John Giorno Foundation

Born in 1936 in New York, NY, U.S.A.
Died in 2019 in New York, NY, U.S.A.

Education

1958
Columbia University, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Solo Exhibitions
2023
'John GiornoDial-A-Poem', Museum of Modern Art, New York US
'I Am A Poet',  Almine Rech Shanghai

2022
'208 Bowery Sign Project', New York, US
'Cherry Blossoms are Razor Blades', Morán Morán, Los Angeles, US

2021
‘John Giorno’, Almine Rech Gallery, London, UK
‘John Giorno’, Sperone Westwater, New York, US

2019
‘John Giorno: DO THE UNDONE’, Sperone Westwater, New York, US

2017
'John Giorno', Elizabeth Dee, New York, USA
‘UGO RONDINONE: I LOVE JOHN GIORNO’, a cross-institutional exhibition (Artists space, High Line, Howl, The Kitchen, Red Bull Studios, Sky Arts, Swiss Institute, White Columns, Hunter College), New York, NY, US
‘John Giorno’, Cahiers d’Art, Paris, France
‘SPACE FORGETS YOU’, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich, Switzerland

2016
Le Case D’Arte, Milan, Italy

2015
‘GOD IS MAN MADE’, Almine Rech Gallery, Paris
'I love John Giorno - an exhibition by Ugo Rondinone’, Palais de Tokyo, Paris
‘Un mois autour de la poésie - John Giorno’, Flux Laboratory, Carouge, Switzerland
'Space forgets you’, Elizabeth Dee, NY, U.S.A. 

2014
John Giorno, Max Wigram at Independent Projects, New York, US

2013
‘Le cri du mur’, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France

2012
‘Interventions sur le bâtiment’, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
‘John Giorno Paintings’, Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, France
‘Thanx 4 Nothing’, Faux Mouvement Centre d’Art contemporain, Metz, France

2011
‘Star 69: Dial-A-Poem Relics’, The Bauer Hotel, Campo San Moise, Venice, Italy

2010
‘Eating the sky’, Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
‘Diagonales’, Centre National des Arts Plastiques, Puteaux, France
‘Sonopoetics (de la parole à l’image, de la poésie au son)’, Institut Supérieur pour l’Étude du Langage Plastique, Brussels, Belgium

2009
‘Thanx 4 Nothing: Drawings and Print Poems’, Galerie du Jour Agnès b, Paris, France
‘LIFE IS A KILLER’, Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, France

2007
LA SAGEZZA DELLE STREGHE / WISDOM OF THE WITCHES / LA SAGESSE DES SORCIERES, Kaplan’s Project n°3, Napoli, Italia

2005
‘Millions of Stars Come into my Heart, Welcome home’, Galerie du Jour Agnès b., Paris, France

Group Exhibitions

2021
'Rites of Spring', LongHouse Reserve, East Hampton, New York, USA

2020
'Feel the Sun in Your Mouth: Recent Acquisitions', Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, USA

2019
'Artists Need to Create on the Same Scale that Society Has the Capacity to Destroy: Mare Nostrum', Complesso della Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Penitenti, Venice, Italy

'You Got To Burn To Shine', Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome, Italy

2018
'Je m'appelle Cortana', Frac Franche-Comté, Besançon, France

2017
‘Voyage d’hiver’, Château de Versailles, Versailles, France

2016
'The Seeable and the Sayable', Stiftelsen Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
'III Seen III Said', White Flag Projects, Saint Louis, USA
'The Power and The Glory', Charles Riva Collection, Brussels
'Beat Generation’, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
'Looking Back / The 10th White Columns Annual' - Selected by Matthew Higgs, White Columns, New York, USA

2015
'Greater New York', MoMA PS1, New York
'Ugo Rondione: I <3 John Giorno', Palais de Tokyo, Paris
'The exhibition of a Film', by Matthew Copeland, Centre Pompidou, FR
'Maurizio Nannuci - Top Hundrer’, Museion Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
'Artists and Poets', Secession, Wien, AT

2014
‘Sed Tantum Dic Verbo (Just Say The Word)’, Blain Southern, Berlin, Germany

2013
'Ceremonie', Melinda Gloss Gallery, Paris, France
‘Futur simple: saison I’, Frac Bourgogne, Dijon, France
'Kilomètres / heure', Musée du Château des ducs de Wurtemberg, Montbéliard, France
'Futur simple: saison I', Frac Bourgogne, Dijon, France
'39 Great Jones', Eva Presenhuber Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland

2012
‘Le paysage, l’art et le fleuve’, Estuaire 2007.2009.2012 Nantes, Saint-Nazaire, France
‘Ecstatic Alphabets / Heaps of Language’, MoMA, NY, U.S.A.
‘Les Maîtres du désordre’, Musée du quai Branly, Paris, France

2011
‘15 Minutes: Homage to Andy Warhol’, Pollock Krasner House & Study Center, East Hampton, NY, U.S.A.
‘It’s For You: Conceptual Art and the Telephone’, Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, CT, U.S.A.
‘Star 69: Dial-A-Poem Relics’, The Bauer Hotel, Campo San Moise, Venice, Italy
WE GAVE A PARTY FOR THE GODS AND THE GODS ALL CAME, last party, Kaplan’s Project, Napoli, Italy

2010
‘It’s All American, Inaugural exhibition’, New Jersey Museum of Contemporary Art, NJ, U.S.A.
‘Rip It Up and Start Again’, Artists Space, New York, NY, U.S.A.

2009
‘Modern modern’, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY, U.S.A. 

2008
‘Traces du Sacré’, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
‘Printed in France’, Jordan Seydoux Gallery, Berlin, Germany
‘Martian Museum of Terrestial Art’, Barbican Centre, London, U.K.
LA CHUTE OU LA LUTTE / LA CADUTTA O LA LOTTA / FALL OR FIGHT, Kaplan’s Project N°3, Napoli, Italy
KAPLAN’S PROJECTION dans un monde de plus en plus sombre / in a darker and darker mood / in contesto sempre piu buio, Kaplan’s Project N°3, Napoli, Italy

2007
Galerie d’art Contemporain, Hôtel de Ville de Besançon, Besançon, France
‘WELCOMING THE FLOWERS’, Senior & Shopmaker Gallery, New York, NY, U.S.A.
‘Words and Music’, Michael Berger Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.

2006
‘Renegades 25 Years of Performance at Exit Art’, Exit Art, New York, NY, U.S.A.

2005
‘Multiplo – 3’, N.O.Gallery - Giannattasio, Milan, Italy
‘Multiplo – 1’, N.O.Gallery - Giannattasio, Milan, Italy

2004
‘Multiple Strategies’, Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
‘c neal ephemeras’, Centre National de l’Estampe de l’Art Imprimé, Chatou, France

2003
‘Zona People 1974-1985 Non profit art space – Firenze’, Musée d´Art Moderne et Contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland

2002
‘Lowland Lullaby’, SI Swiss Institute, New York, NY, U.S.A.

1997
Städtische Galerie, Rosenheim, Germany

1993
Galerie Donguy, Paris, France
Artist’s Space, New York, NY, U.S.A.

1992
Kunstwerke Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Marcel Sitcoske Gallery, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Performances 

2012
Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, France

2011
‘Star 69: Dial-A-Poem Relics’, The Bauer Hotel, Campo San Moise, Venice, Italy

2010
Garca Lorca Centre, Granada, Spain
Woodlan Pattern 30th Anniversary, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A
‘Readings in Contemporary Poetry at Dia Chelsea’, Dia Chelsea, New York, NY, U.S.A
‘This Is Not A Reading Series’, Tornoto, Canada
‘Oil Kills Poets Spill’, Marble Cemetery, New York, NY, U.S.A
‘Gysin’s Ghost: Poetry Marathon’, New Museum, New York, NY, U.S.A
HOWL! Festival, Tompkins Square Park, New York, NY, U.S.A

2009
‘Festival d’Automne’, 104, Paris, France
Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, France

2008
‘Manifesto Marathon’, Serpentine Gallery, London, U.K. 

2007
‘The Third Mind: Carte Blanche to Ugo Rondinone’, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France

2002
‘Lowland Lullaby, Ugo Rondinone’, Swiss Institute, New York, NY, U.S.A 

1999
Central Park SummerStage, New York, NY, U.S.A

 1997
‘Raspberry & Pornographic Poem’, Loeb Student Center and University, New York, NY, U.S.A

1994
‘Fabulous Sex/Compassion’, AIDS Treatment Project Benefit, Beacon Theater, New York, NY, U.S.A

1987
‘Where the Road Meets the Rubber’, AIDS Treatment Project Benefit, Beacon Theater, New York, NY, U.S.A 

1978
‘The Nova Convention’, New York, NY, U.S.A

1970
‘The First Annual New Year’s Eve Benefit’, St. Mark’s Church, New York, NY, U.S.A

1969-70
The Release Benefits, St. Mark’s Church, New York, NY, U.S.A
Between 1984-1988, The John Giorno Band performed in New York City, NY at the Beacon Theater, the Bottom Line, CBGB’s, and toured extensively in cities throughout the U.S. and Canada including Boston,
Detroit, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Houston, Miami, Tallahassee, Atlanta, and Montreal, USA

Giorno Poetry Systems Performances

2008
Kosmopolis Festival, Barcelona, Spain
Nagano Festival, Neon Hall, Nagano, Japan
Yokohama Festival, ZAIM, Yokohama, Japan
ENSA, Limoges, France
Fondation Cartier, Paris, France
Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
‘Mind Opener’, Dijon, France

2007
‘Mind Opener’, Besançon, France

2006
Festival Living Voice, Marseille, France

2005
‘Mind Opener’, Dijon, France, Besançon, France

1994
Fabulous Sex/Compassion, AIDS Treatment Project Benefit, Beacon
Theater, New York, NY, U.S.A. 1987

1989
Where the Road Meets the Rubber, AIDS Treatment Project
Benefit, Beacon Theater, New York, NY, U.S.A

1981
The Red Night Tour

1971-80
The Nyingmapa Buddhist Benefits

1978
The Nova Convention

1970
The First Annual New Year’s Eve Benefit, St. Mark’s Church, New York, NY, U.S.A

1969-70
The Release Benefits, St. Mark’s Church, New York, NY, U.S.A

1968
Central Park Poetry Events, New York, NY, U.S.A
Public collections
Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, United States
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris, France
Artworks, The progressive collection, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, QLD
MUDAM, Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg
MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York city, NY
Pérez Art Museum Miami, Miami, FL

Catalogs and Press

2023
Sheng Luoying, 'The Shining Poet and Muse from the Golden Age of New York's Underground Art：John Giorno', Art Ba Ba, September 19, 2023-1

2021

Ralf Webb, ‘He’s a poet and the FBI know it: how John Giorno’s Dial-a-Poem alarmed the Feds’, The Guardian, October 18th
Gareth Harris, ‘London's calling: John Giorno’s seminal project inviting people to 'Dial-a-Poem' goes on show during Frieze’, The Art Newspaper, October 12th
Thom Waite, ‘Artist and poet John Giorno’s iconic Dial-A-Poem project arrives in the UK’, Dazed, October 14th
Fay Cornes, ‘Memories of the Welsh Dial-a-Poem service’, The Guardian, October 25
Gabrielle Schwarz, ‘Frieze week highlights: poetry on demand and Duchamp’s readymades’, Apollo Magazine, October 6
Samuel Reilly, ‘Beyond Frieze – London’s galleries put their best foot forward and 1-54 returns’, Apollo Magazine, October 7
Ghys, Clément. ‘À New York, au 222 Bowery: Sexe, Drogue et ePoésie’. Lee 
Monde, M Magazine no. 515, 31 . July. 
Gerlis, Melanie. ‘John Giorno's Dial-A-Poem comes to the . UK.’ Financial Times, 22 . July. 
Dorris, Jesse. ‘Hearing Voices: Jesse Dorris on Kristin Oppenheim’s t Night Run: : Collected Sound Works 1992-1995.’
Artforum, 21 . May. 
Harris, Gareth. ‘Trailblazing some late all great.” Financial , Times, 22 March.
MacAdam,  Barbara.  ‘John Giorno.’  Brooklyn Rail,  11  May.
Westall, Mark. ‘Morán Morán Present John Giorno and Dash Snow for t Art Basel : OVR: Pioneers.’ FAD Magazine, 23 March.
Westall, Mark. ‘The John Giorno Foundation Announces the t First Posthumous 
Presentations of the Artist’s Work in New York & . London.’ DFAD Magazine, 11 February. 
Yau, John. ‘John Giorno’s Beautifully Disgruntled Poem-Paintings. ’ Hyperallergic, 424 . April. 

2020

“Elizabeth Dee Named Director of Newly Established John Giorno Foundation.” Artforum, August 3. “Great Demon Kings: A Memoir of Poetry, Sex, Art, Death, and Enlightenment.” Publishers Weekly. “Great Demon Kings: A Memoir of Poetry, Sex, Art, Death, and Enlightenment.” Kirkus Review, March 10.
“John Giorno: an intimate and revolutionary call to poetry.” Fahrenheit, December 4.
“So How Was Your 2020, Thurston Moore?” Rolling Stone, December 3.
“Stream: 7 Pieces for John Giorno curated by Guillaume Sorge,” Wire, September.
“Welcoming the Flowers by Anne-James Chaton.” Passa Porta, November 22.
Basciano, O. “Work of the Week: John Giorno, ‘Great Demon Kings: A Memoir of Poetry, Sex, Art, Death, and Enlightenment.” ArtReview, August 6.
Dafoe, T. “A New Foundation Dedicated to the Late Artist John Giorno Will Transform His Bowery Home Into an Archive and Grant-Giving Hub.” Artnet News, July 20.
Dery, M. “John Giorno: Fighting the Battle of Gay Liberation in a Homophobic World.” Literary Hub, 14 August.
Davies, Lillian. “Rirkrit Tiravanija.” Artforum, December 6.
Dusigne, M. “Hommage à John Giorno.” Clicanoo, September 24.
Espitia, Edward. “How One Artist’s Legacy Lives On.” Dujour, October 22.
Fallowell, D. “Part Beat, part hippy, part punk: the gay life of John Giorno.” The Spectator, August 8.
Frantz, C. “The Two Sides of the Bowery.” The New Yorker, July 19.
Giorno, J. “’Very Pop!’: An Excerpt from the Memoir of John Giorno, Andy Warhol’s ‘60s Muse and Lover.” Vogue, August 3.
Giorno, J. “In a New Memoir, John Giorno Recalls the Night Andy Warhol Conceived of an Epic Anti-Film While Watching Him Sleep,” Artnet News, September 3.
Giorno, J. “‘Very Pop!’: an Excerpt from the Memoir of John Giorno, Andy Warhol’s ‘60s Muse and Lover.” Vogue, 3 August 2020. 
Giorno, J. “Sleeping With Andy Warhol” in “One Great Story.” New York, July 20.
Hainey, M. “Great Demon Kings: A Memoir of Poetry, Sex, Art, Death, and Enlightenment” in “The Shortlist.” The New York Times Book Review, August 9.
Hainey, M. “Three New Memoirs Offer a Glimpse Into the Writer’s Mind". The New York Times, August 7.
Harris, G. “Art, enlightenment, and plenty of sex: life according to John Giorno.” Book Club, August 4. Hoptman, L. “John Giorno: 1936-2019.” Artforum, February 2020.
Kerr, Theodore. “Ricardo Montez with Theodore Kerr.” Brooklyn Rail, November 1.
Lavrador, J. “John Giorno, La poésie bat le pave.” Libération, September 17 2020.
Marine, B. “Exclusive: Miranda July Spices Up Kajillionaire Press Run with a Zoom Performance.” W Magazine, October 1.
McShane, J. “Warhol exhibit explores roles off gender and sexuality in his life and art.” NBC
Mehalakes Lucks, Elaine. “Color & Complexity: 30 Years at Durham Press.” Exhibition catalogue. Allentown: Allentown Art Museum, 2020 Portwood, J. “RS Recommends: John Giorno’s ‘Great Demon Kings’ Memoir.” Rolling Stone, August 10.
Potter, Terry. “Great Demon Kings: A Memoir of Poetry, Sex, Art, Death, and Enlightenment by John Giorno.” The Letterpress Project, October 13.
Rathe, A. and Cantrell, L. “The Must-Read Books of Summer 2020.” Town & Country, May 22.
Rosen, Miss. “Andy Warhol’s Rarely Seen Drawings of Queer Love, Sex, and Desire.” AnOther, October 23.
Rosen, Miss. “Sensual Scenes of Sexual Self-Discovery in 1980s New York.” AnOther, November 13. Selvin, C. “With Aim to Celebrate Artist’s Creative and Political Legacy, John Giorno Foundation Names Elizabeth Dee as Director.” ARTnews, July 20.
Smith, J. “Pop Art.” Times Literary Supplement, August 21.
Spivack, E. “John Giorno on his Most Precious Possession.” The New York Times Style Magazine, September 14.
Steeber, M. “Infinite Canvas documentary explores Today at Apple’s augmented reality collaboration.” 9to5Mac, August 19.
Thaddeus-Johns, J. “New York confidential - John Giorno’s Memoir, reviewed.” Apollo, August 27. Vitale, Tom. “Giorno Worked 25 Years On His Memoir. It’s Being Released Posthumously.” NPR.org, 3 August 2020. 

2019

“John Giorno (1936–2019).” Artforum, October 12. “John Giorno (1936–2019).” ArtReview, October 14.
“John Giorno (1936–2019).” The Allen Ginsberg Project, October 12.
“John Giorno, Who Pushed the Limits of Multimedia Poetry, Dies at 82.” Frieze News Desk, October 14. Arcade, Penny. “The Life and Death Of A Poet: Penny Arcade on John Giorno.” The Poetry Project Newsletter #259, November and Brooklyn Rail, December.
Basciano, O. “John Giorno – the New York radical who broke art and poetry’s boundaries.” The Guardian, October 15.
Dee, Elizabeth. “John Giorno,” The Art Newspaper, No 318, December. Goldstein, C. “From New Perspectives at MoMA to the Death of John Giorno: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week.” Artnet News, October 18.
Kennedy, R. “John Giorno, Who Moved Poetry Beyond the Printed Page, Dies at 82.” The New York Times, October 13. 
Pes, Javier. “The Beloved New York Artist, Beat Poet, and Warhol Film Star John Giorno Has Died.” Artnet News, October 14.
Riordan, E. “The Remarkable John Giorno.” University of Iowa Libraries, October 20.
Russeth, A. “John Giorno, Storied Artist Who Expanded Poetry’s Possibilities, Is Dead at 82.” ARTnews, October 12.
Seymour, T. “In memoriam: John Giorno (1936–2019).” Wallpaper*, October 15. 

2018

Giorno, J. “Sleeping With Andy Warhol” in “One Great Story.” New York, NY
“Noteworthy: John Giorno Now Represented by Sperone Westwater Gallery,” Durham Press, December 1.
Palatucci, M. “John Giorno: We Gave A Party for the Gods.” Office, November 19.
Russeth, A. “John Giorno Joins Sperone Westwater.” ARTnews, November 29. Stewart, C. “In conversation with John Giorno.” TANK Magazine.

2017

“9 Art Events To Attend In New York City This Week,” ARTnews, June 21.
Anderson, S. “Behind the Exhibit: I ♥ John Giorno Talks About Career Of Collaboration,” Dujour, June 23.
Barone, J. “A Kaleidoscopic John Giorno Retrospective, Sprinkled Around New York,” The New York Times, May 6.
Brumfitt, S. “John Giorno Takes New York,” Amuse, June 20.
Collaboration,” Forbes, June 21. Dawson, V. “John Giorno,” BOMB, Summer. Eckardt, S. “Michael Stipe On How the Artist John Giorno (and Kirsten Dunst) Came to Star in R.E.M’s Final Music Videos,” W Magazine, June 22.
Fitzpatrick, J. “Love Poems: John Giorno around New York,” Art in America, June 29.
Freeman, N. A. “Spin Through All 13 Venues of ‘Ugo Rondinone: I ♥ John Giorno’ in New York,” ARTnews, June 21.
Galbraith, L. “Everything is Joyous – An interview with John Giorno,” Lion’s Roar, July 18.
Gotthardt, A. “Why Everyone Loves Poet, Warhol Muse, and Underground Hero John Giorno,” Artsy, July 20.
Jovanovich, A. “John Giorno,” Artforum, July 25.
Kane, Daniel. “Giorno Poetry Systems” in Do You Have A Band?: Poetry and Punk Rock in New York City, New York: Columbia University Press.
Krasinski, J. “Everybody ♥S John Giorno,” The Village Voice, June 21.
McStay, C. “I ♥ John Giorno and So Should You.” The Paris Review, August 29.
Pini, G. “The 10 Must-See Art Shows Opening This Week,” The Paper Magazine, September 14. Schilling, M.K. “New York is Celebrating John Giorno, One of the Last Great Underground Artists,” Newsweek, June 10.
Spice, A. “Legendary beat poet John Giorno’s I’m Rock Hard is a snapshot of NYC’s hedonistic ’80s underground,” The Vinyl Factory, September 14.
Tazartes, J. “‘I Heart John Giorno’: An Homage of Two Decades,” Women’s Wear Daily, June 23. 
Thayer, K. “At Launch Of First Major U.S. Exhibition, John Giorno Talks About Career Of Thomas, C. “Prolific Gay Artist John Giorno Reflects on His New Retrospective, Andy Warhol & AIDS,” OUT Magazine, July 19. 

2016

Becky Elmquist, ‘John Giorno, John Is Loved By All’, Muse, Issue 43, Spring/Summer 
Laurent Buffet, ‘J’aime « I love John Giorno », Zérodeux, January 9th
Andrew Hultkrans, ‘Watching the mind’, Frieze, January-February

2015

Roxana Azimi, ‘Ugo Rondinone rend hommage à John Giorno au Palais de Tokyo’, Le Quotidien de l’Art, November 23rd
Elisabeth Couturier, ‘John Giorno - En vers et contre tous’, Paris Match Online, November 20th
Élisabeth Franck-Dumas, ‘John Giorno, l’A(i)mant’, Libération, November 16th
Thibaut Wychowanok, ‘Love story’, Numéro (n°168), November
Judith Benhamou-Huet, ‘John Giorno: lettre à un (encore) jeune poète au Palais de Tokyo’, Les Echos, November 5th
Jean-Max Colard, ‘we <3 you too’, les inRockuptibles, 4th to 9th November
Thibaut Wychowanok, ‘Love Story’, Numéro, November
‘Rétrospective John Giorno - Quand la poésie devient un spectacle magique...’, Beaux Arts Magazine, November
Ted Loos, ‘John Giorno’s New Show in Paris Was Organized by His life Partner’, New York Times Online, October 27th
Roxana Azimi, ‘Giorno sans ego’, Le Magazine du Monde, October 24th
Eléonore Susler, ‘John Giorno, jeune poète de 78 ans’, Le Temps, April
Julie Earle-Levine,’ John Giorno’s Half-Century on the Bowery’, TMagazine, April 1st, 2015

2014

Ilari Valbonesi, ‘Una Nuova Età Della Poesia/a New Age of Poetry’, Arteecritica, February-March

2013

L.B, ‘John Giorno’, L’Officiel Arts, January-February

2012

Sylvain Desmille, ‘Tombeau de Giorno’, Digital Magazine, September
Jean-Pierre Frimbois, ‘Le désordre selon Jean de Loisy’, Art Actuel, N°81, Summer 2012, pp. 24 - 27
‘Faux Mouvement’, CNAP.fr, May 24th
‘Live Forever : Elizabeth Peyton’, Essays by Iwona Blazwick, John Giorno and Laura Hoptman, Co-published by the New Museum, New York, U.S.A. and Phaidon Ltd, London, U.K.

2011

Holger Liebs, ‘Buon Giorno’, MONOPOL, July
Schwendener Martha, ‘Celebrating Warhol at a Shrine to Pollock’, New York Times, October 8
Holger Liebs, ‘Buon Giorno’, Monopol, July 2011, pp 64-73

2010

David Cohen, ‘Twister: John Giorno at Nicole Klasbrun’, Artcritical, June 10th
Claude Laurent, La Libre Belgique - Arts Libre, n°80 November 19th-25th
Bruce Benderson, ‘John Giorno and the Half-full Glass’, Vogue homme international, spring summer, n° 11, p.137 - 139
Nicole Klagsbrun, ‘John Giorno’, Art in America, October
Maul, Tim, ‘Exhibition Reviews’, Art in America, October
«John Giorno: 222 Bowery (1966-present)», Bowery Artist Tribute,  Volume 2
Cohen, David, ‘Twister: John Giorno at Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery’, artcritical, June 10th
Gartenfeld, Alex, ‘The Painted Word’, Art in America, May 
Swan, Ethan, ‘222 Bowery: The Bunker’, ANP Quarterly, Volume 2, Number 4
Kley, Elizabeth, ‘Gotham Art& Theater’, Artnet, www.artnet.com/magazine, January 5th

2009

Charles Barachon, ‘Les coquelicots magiques’, Technikart, February, p.92
Schneiderman, Jason, ‘Reality is Very Haunting: Reevaluating the Ouvre of John Giorno’, CUNY Graduate Center Advocate, May
Volmers, Eric, ‘Activist poet still burns for craft: John Giorno a headliner at poetry festival’, Calgary Herald, April 1st
Velasco, David, ‘John Giorno’, Artforum, January 10th
Eli-sabeth Lebovici, ‘Just say no to family values : John Giorno dit ses textes’, Le Beau Vice, January
Emmanuel Posnic, ‘John Giorno’, Paris-art.com, February
Natalie Hegert, ‘You Got to Burn to Shine’, ARTslant.com, January

2008

Boon, Marcus, ‘John Giorno’, BOMB, Issue 105, Fall
Hefland, Jessica, ‘Second in a Series: Completion’, The Design Observer Group, www.designobserver.com/observatory, September 18th
Ritts, Madeleine, ‘Dial-a-Poet: Verses for the Masses’ The McGill Daily
Olivier Meyer, ‘Fiac de Paris – 35ème Edition (John Giorno)’, Journal Sous Officiel 8ème Année, Fall, n°038, p.43-45
‘Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art’, FRIEZE, June – July - August, n° 116, p.230
Daphné Le Sergent, ‘Recherche – Traces du sacré sous toutes sortes de pistes. Panorama de l’art du 20ème siècle, sous l’angle du sacré. Du correct et de l’incorect’, Art Actuel, May - June, n° 56, 

p.12 – 14

2005

‘Giorno, le sage sorcier’ Le Matricule des anges’, Revue n 068, November – December

2004

Speers Mears, Emily, ‘John Giorno’, Artforum, June 9th

2003

Cotter, Holland ‘Art Review; Finding Surprise as They Are Turned Up by the Karma Wheel’, The New York Times, November 7th

2002

Obrist, Hans U, ‘Hans Ulrich Obrist Interviews John Giorno’, www.undo.net. October 7th

Books of Poems

2007
‘Subduing Demons in Amercia’, Soft Skull Press, New York

2006
‘La Saggezza Delle Streghe’, Stampa Alternativa, Milano
‘Everyone Gets Lighter’, National Library of Albania, Tirana

2005
‘La Sagesse Des Sorcieres’, Al Dante, Paris
‘Everyone Gets Lighter’, Le Residencia des Estudiants, Madrid

1998
‘Per Risplendere Devi Bruciare’, City Lights Italia, Florence

1994
‘You Got To Burn To Shine, Serpent’s Tail Press’, New York/London

1992
‘Du Musst Brennen Um Zu Strahlen’, Stop Over Press, Berlin

1985
‘Grasping At Emptiness’, Kulchur Foundation, New York

1980
‘Suicide Sutra’, Christian Bourgois Editions, Paris

1977
‘Shit, Piss, Blood, Pus, & Brains’, The Painted Bride Press, Philadelphia

1973
‘Cancer In My Left Ball’, Something Else Press, New York

1971
‘CUM’, Adventures In Poetry, New York

Dial-a-poem

1968
Giorno created DIAL-A-POEM using a telephone service to communicate poetry in a modern idiom. More than one million people used the service, which inspired a range of artistic and commercial applications such as Dial-A-Joke, Dial Sports and Dial-A-Horoscope. The project lives on at www.ubu.com/sound/gps.html. Dial-A-Poem projects were featured in programs and projects around the globe.

1992
Poemfone, New York, NY

1983
Berlin and 12 Cities in West Germany

1976
TELEPOEM, Venice, CA  DIAL-A-POEM, roll outs in Milwaukee, WI Indianapolis, IN,  Louisville, KY

1975
PHONE-A-POEM, Cambridge, MA

1972
The Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA

1970
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cardiff, Wales
London, England

1969
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Operaseji Fers, (Frisian Language), Leeuwarden, Netherlands

1968
The Architectural League of New York, New York, NY
Electronic Sensory Poem Environments (ESPE)

1970
Cum

1969
Johnny Guitar

1968
Purple Heart

1967
Chromosome and Raspberry

1965
Subway Poem
CD, LP’S & K7

1998
The Best of William Burroughs, 4 CD box set

1993
Cash Cow, CD

1992
Paul Alberts, Shubert/Mozart CD

1989
Like a Girl, I Want You to Keep Coming, CD, Cassette, GPS 040
I’m Rock Hard, John Giorno Band LP, GPS 041

1987
Smack My Crack, LP, CD, cassette, GPS 0381

1986
A Diamond Hidden in the Mouth of a Corpse, LP, CD, cassette GPS 035

1984
Better an Old Demon, Than a New God, LP, GPS 033
Lenny Kay Connection, I’ve Got A Right, LP, GPS 032

1983
You’re a Hook, The 15th Year Anniversary of DIAL-A-POEM LP, GPS 030

1982
One Wold Poetry, LP, GPS 028-29
Life is a Killer, LP, GPS 027
Who You Staring At? Glenn Braca/John Giorno LP, GPS 025

1981
You’re the Guy I Want to Share My Money With, Laurie Anderson, William S.
Burroughs, John Giorno, LP, GPS
020-021; cassettes, GPS 022-023

1980
Sugar, Alcohol, Meat, LP, GPS 018-19

1979
The Nova Convention, LP, GPS 014-015; cassettes, GPS 016-017

1978
Big Ego, LP, GPS 012-103

1977
John Giorno & Ann Waldman, LP, GPS 010-011

1976
Totally Corrupt, LP, GPS 008-009
William S. Burroughs/ John Giorno, LP, GPS 006-007

1975
Biting Off the Tongue of a Corpse, LP, GPS 005

1974
Disconnected, LP, GPS 003-004

1972
DIAL-A-POEM Poets, LP, GPS 001-002

1967
Raspberry & Pornographic Poem, LP
Radio
Giorno Poetry Systems released 400 albums per title to FM and college radio stations across the country where they received heavy air play

1981
‘Satellite Radio Poets’

1976-79
‘The Poetry Experiment’, WBAI-FM, Pacifica Radio, a weekly series

1971
WPAX, Radio programs recorded in New York with Abbie Hoffman, and broadcast on Radio Hanoi to American soldiers in South Vietnam

1970
‘Radio Free Poetry’, The Software Show at the Jewish Museum, New York City, NY USA

Films

1995
No Accident, dir. by Michel Negroponte Loving Kindness, dir. by Peter Ungerleider

1982
Poetry in Motion, dir by Ron Mann

1963
Sleep, dir. by Andy Warhol

1979
Dallier, Aline. ‘La Couture et la broderie dans l’art contemporain’. Bulletin des Arts Plastiques, October

1978
Marter, Joan. ‘Elaine Reichek’ Arts Magazine, January, p. 7

1970
Cunt, Marz Verlag, Dharmstadt