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Almine Rech

John Giorno God is Man Made

Nov 21 — Dec 19, 2015 | Paris

In parallel with the exhibition ‘UGO RONDINONE : I ♥ GIORNO’ at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, Almine Rech Gallery is pleased to present ‘GOD IS MAN MADE’, John Giorno's fourth solo exhibition at the gallery. The exhibition will feature exclusively new works from his recent series ‘Rainbow Paintings’.

John Giorno was born in 1936 in New York. After graduating from Columbia University, Giorno moved to the Bowery in the mid-1960s where he joined a vibrant art scene. He quickly became close with Brion Gysin, William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg and Andy Warhol, featuring in the latter's famous movie ‘Sleep’ (1963). At the crossroads between poetry, visual arts, music and performance, the work of this key figure of the American underground scene has been an influence on several generations of artists such as Elizabeth Peyton, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Pierre Huyghes and Ugo Rondinone.[…]

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Selected artworks

  • John Giorno,                                      GOD IS MAN MADE, 2015

    John Giorno GOD IS MAN MADE, 2015

    Screeprint and enamel on linen
    101,6 x 101,6 cm

  • John Giorno,                                      SPACE FORGETS YOU, 2015

    John Giorno SPACE FORGETS YOU, 2015

    Screenprint and enamel on linen
    101,6 x 101,6 cm

  • John Giorno,                                      EVERYONE GETS LIGHTER, 2015

    John Giorno EVERYONE GETS LIGHTER, 2015

    Screenprint and enamel on linen
    101,6 x 101,6 cm

  • John Giorno,                                      A HURRICANE IN A DROP OF CUM, 2015

    John Giorno A HURRICANE IN A DROP OF CUM, 2015

    Screenprint and enamel on linen
    101,6 x 101,6 cm

  • John Giorno,                                      PREFER CRYING IN A LIMO TO LAUGHING ON A BUS, 2015

    John Giorno PREFER CRYING IN A LIMO TO LAUGHING ON A BUS, 2015

    Screenprint and enamel on linen
    101,6 x 101,6 cm

  • John Giorno,                                      LIFE IS A KILLER, 2015

    John Giorno LIFE IS A KILLER, 2015

    Screenprint and enamel on linen
    101,6 x 101,6 cm

  • John Giorno,                                      BAD NEWS IS ALWAYS TRUE, 2015

    John Giorno BAD NEWS IS ALWAYS TRUE, 2015

    Screenprint and enamel on linen
    101,6 x 101,6 cm

  • John Giorno,                                      I WANT TO CUM IN YOUR HEART , 2015

    John Giorno I WANT TO CUM IN YOUR HEART , 2015

    Screenprint and enamel on linen
    101,6 x 101,6 cm

  • John Giorno,                                      EATING THE SKY, 2015

    John Giorno EATING THE SKY, 2015

    Screenprint and enamel on linen
    101,6 x 101,6 cm

  • John Giorno,                                      EVERYONE IS A COMPLETE DISAPPOINMENT, 2015

    John Giorno EVERYONE IS A COMPLETE DISAPPOINMENT, 2015

    Screenprint and enamel on linen
    101,6 x 101,6 cm

  • THANX 4 NOTHING, 2015

    THANX 4 NOTHING, 2015

    Screenprint and enamel on linen
    101,6 x 101,6 cm

  • John Giorno,                                      THE WORLD JUST MAKES ME LAUGH, 2015

    John Giorno THE WORLD JUST MAKES ME LAUGH, 2015

    Screenprint and enamel on linen
    101,6 x 101,6 cm

  • John Giorno,                                      DON’T WAIT FOR ANYTHING, 2015

    John Giorno DON’T WAIT FOR ANYTHING, 2015

    Screenprint and enamel on linen
    101,6 x 101,6 cm

  • John Giorno,                                      SUICIDES ARE SONGS OF ASPIRATION, 2015

    John Giorno SUICIDES ARE SONGS OF ASPIRATION, 2015

    Screenprint and enamel on linen
    101,6 x 101,6 cm

  • John Giorno,                                      FILLING WHAT IS EMPTY EMPTYING WHAT IS FULL, 2015

    John Giorno FILLING WHAT IS EMPTY EMPTYING WHAT IS FULL, 2015

    Screenprint and enamel on linen
    101,6 x 101,6 cm

  • John Giorno,                                      CHACUN EST UNE DÉCEPTION TOTALE, 2015

    John Giorno CHACUN EST UNE DÉCEPTION TOTALE, 2015

    Screenprint and enamel on linen
    101,6 x 101,6 cm

  • John Giorno,                                      WE GAVE A PARTY FOR THE GODS AND THE GODS ALL CAME, 2015

    John Giorno WE GAVE A PARTY FOR THE GODS AND THE GODS ALL CAME, 2015

    Screenprint and enamel on linen
    101,6 x 101,6 cm

  • John Giorno,                                      WORDS COME FROM SOUND SOUND COMES FROM WISDOM WISDOM COMES FROM EMPTINESS, 2015

    John Giorno WORDS COME FROM SOUND SOUND COMES FROM WISDOM WISDOM COMES FROM EMPTINESS, 2015

    Screenprint and enamel on linen
    101,6 x 101,6 cm

  • John Giorno,                                      EVERYTHING IS DELUSION INCLUDING WISDOM, 2015

    John Giorno EVERYTHING IS DELUSION INCLUDING WISDOM, 2015

    Screenprint and enamel on linen
    101,6 x 101,6 cm

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