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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 Foundation,                                      GOD IS MAN MADE, 2015

    John Giorno Foundation GOD IS MAN MADE, 2015

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

  • John Giorno Foundation,                                      SPACE FORGETS YOU, 2015

    John Giorno Foundation SPACE FORGETS YOU, 2015

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

  • John Giorno Foundation,                                      EVERYONE GETS LIGHTER, 2015

    John Giorno Foundation EVERYONE GETS LIGHTER, 2015

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • John Giorno Foundation,                                      LIFE IS A KILLER, 2015

    John Giorno Foundation LIFE IS A KILLER, 2015

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

  • John Giorno Foundation,                                      BAD NEWS IS ALWAYS TRUE, 2015

    John Giorno Foundation BAD NEWS IS ALWAYS TRUE, 2015

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

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

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

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

  • John Giorno Foundation,                                      EATING THE SKY, 2015

    John Giorno Foundation EATING THE SKY, 2015

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

  • John Giorno Foundation,                                      EVERYONE IS A COMPLETE DISAPPOINMENT, 2015

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

    John Giorno Foundation THE WORLD JUST MAKES ME LAUGH, 2015

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

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

    John Giorno Foundation DON’T WAIT FOR ANYTHING, 2015

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

  • John Giorno Foundation,                                      SUICIDES ARE SONGS OF ASPIRATION, 2015

    John Giorno Foundation SUICIDES ARE SONGS OF ASPIRATION, 2015

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

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

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

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

  • John Giorno Foundation,                                      CHACUN EST UNE DÉCEPTION TOTALE, 2015

    John Giorno Foundation CHACUN EST UNE DÉCEPTION TOTALE, 2015

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

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

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

    John Giorno Foundation 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 Foundation,                                      EVERYTHING IS DELUSION INCLUDING WISDOM, 2015

    John Giorno Foundation EVERYTHING IS DELUSION INCLUDING WISDOM, 2015

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