Ugo rondinone and john giorno at gladstone gallery new york. In all, giorno produced more than 50 books, records and other media. Ugo rondinone, thanx 4 nothing, 2015, multichannel film installation. John giornos latest book was the anthology, subduing demons in america. In 1965, he founded the not for profit production company giorno poetry systems with the goal of connecting poetry and related art forms to a larger audience using innovative ideas, such as communication technology, and audiovisual materials and techniques. Thanx 4 nothing on my 70th birthday in 2006 poem by john giorno. May you smoke a joint with william, and spend intimate time with his mind, more profound than any book he wrote, i give. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from john giorno at the discogs marketplace. I love john giorno was an adulation of the american counterculture icon as a poet, artist, friend, lover, activist, archivist, muse, and inspiration.
Burroughs, jasper johns, glenn branca, robert moog, and john ashbery. In his seminal work thanx 4 nothing transgressive beat poet john giorno who told us to say no to family values exposes some of the hypocrisies of the american dream and pays thanks, instead, to a healthy tradition of us counterculture that has been a lifeline for those who dont fit in. I john giorno includes an opportunity to see giorno in performance, doing thanx 4 nothing. Poems by john giorno, mother press 1964 the american book of the dead. Put the two together and you have an allaround winner. In 1965, the only venues for poetry were the book and the magazine, nothing. John giorno, on his 75th birthday tour, performs at the words aloud 8 spoken word festival at the durham art gallery, durham, ontario. Art world fights back in us culture crisis the art newspaper.
The us artist and activist john giornos thanx 4 nothing. Tvf release thanx 4 nothing, soundtrack to ugo rondinones fourchannel video projection. On december 4, 2006, the day of his seventieth birthday, giorno began to write the poem thanx 4 nothing, which has become one of his best known and. John giorno december 4, 1936 october 11, 2019 was an american poet and performance artist. John giorno, poet and organizer of the dialapoem project, setting up a. Thanx 4 nothing on my 70th birthday in 2006 john giorno i want to give my thanks to everyone for everything, and as a token of my appreciation, i want to offer back to you all my good and bad habits as magnificent priceless jewels, wishfulfilling gems satisfying everything you need and want, thank you, thank you, thank you, thanks.
Edward dahlbergwhen asked what five books he would take with him to a desert island, george bernard shaw replied that he would take five blank books. John giorno, thanx 4 putting your antiestablishment thoughts into such striking language. Thanx 4 nothing on my 70th birthday in 2006 poem by john. New york based artist, john giorno, is best known for his work as a poet and performance artist. Ugo rondinone, thanx 4 nothing detail, 2015, still from the 2k video component blackandwhite, sound, 24 minutes 14 seconds of a. Publie le 29 mars 2016 29 mars 2016 par tonino rizzoboyce. Thanks for nothing, john giorno birthday poem i want to give my thanks to everyone for everything, and as a token of my appreciation, i want to offer back to you all my good and bad habits as magnificent priceless jewels. While giorno has always published in books and magazines, he finds their audience limited. From the indian mathematicians to the grecian philosophers, many in the ancient world tried to define zero.
Lecture by john giorno, poet and performance artists. My mind was traveling the same rails that johns was. John giorno alum of warhols factory, friend of william burroughs, punk icon, and poet met the artist ugo rondinone in 1997 at a reading. However, nothing s seemingly humble origins hold an amazing story. When i asked my friend john giorno to sit for a portrait in 2003, his answer was yes. John giorno chinese fortune game 1968 available for. Past their mortal toil, the dead do not read books, look at photographs, watch films, or listen to recordings. An innovator of poetry and performance, john giorno s career spans fifty years of radical brilliance and is intertwined with collaborators such as andy warhol, william s. John giorno, thanx 4 putting your antiestablishment thoughts. The installation of thanx 4 nothing is surrounded by the john giorno archive 1936ongoing, a facsimile of giornos original archive made up of 15,147 documents.
In any given decade of his life in new york, john giorno could be. Closing on 11820 at gladstone gallery in chelsea is ugo rondinones thanx 4 nothing, a multichannel video installation that pays tribute to the artists late husband, the poet and performance artist, john giorno. Oct 21, 2015 rondinones own blackandwhite film, thanx 4 nothing, in which giorno recites a poem of the same title, opens the show, but with the inclusion of 12 works that giorno made with his. I particularly am fond of his word play books such as who ordered the jumbo shrimp. More than one million people used the service, which inspired a range of artistic and commercial applications such as dialajoke, dial sports and dialahoroscope. Closing on 11820 at gladstone gallery in chelsea is ugo rondinones thanx 4 nothing, a multichannel video installation that pays tribute to the artists late husband.
New york is celebrating john giorno, one of last great. Thanx 4 nothing and john giorno archive ugo rondinone sky art 10 sleep and other works andy warhol swiss institute 11 audio and visual works of john giorno with works by john giorno and ugo rondinone red bull arts new york 12 john giorno and tibetan buddhism and aids treatment project with works from the collec. The archive mixes his private life and artistic life through remnants of family albums, travels, social engagements, and documentation of poetry, performance and visual work. Barrow, barrow explores the real story behind zero. The last time i saw the performance poet john giorno, who died on october 11 at the age of 82, he reminded me more than ever of a roman emperor. Thanx 4 nothing on my 70th birthday in 2006 by john giorno. In 1966, as john giorno was moving into an abandoned ymca on the bowery in lower manhattan, i was moving into a joint at 36 bowery, a few blocks away. An alternative thanksgiving message from new york beat poet. Dec 22, 2015 john giorno, dont wait for anything 2012 john giorno, courtesy of the artist and almine rech gallery giornos poetry, a highly original interpenetration of avantgarde practices. John giorno, on his 75th birthday tour, performs at the words aloud 8 spoken word festival at the durham art gallery, durham, ontario, canada, november 5, 2011. John giorno, who turned to the world of art and the mechanisms of mass media to shake poetry loose from the page and embed it more deeply in the fabric of. Johnny guitar, angel hair books, new york, ny 1967 poems by john giorno.
In a 2006 poem titled thanx 4 nothing, written on his 70th birthday, mr. In a 2006 poem titled thanx 4 nothing, written on his 70th birthday. Oct, 2019 john giorno, who turned to the world of art and the mechanisms of mass media to shake poetry loose from the page and embed it more deeply in the fabric of everyday life, died on friday at his home. Dec 23, 2015 john giorno alum of warhols factory, friend of william burroughs, punk icon, and poet met the artist ugo rondinone in 1997 at a reading. I had a dog named woofer, about three friends, and a typewriter to keep me going. How much i appreciate jon agee, his books always amuse, enlighten, and entertain. He founded the not for profit production company giorno poetry systems and organized a number of early multimedia poetry experiments and events, including dialapoem. Jun 21, 2017 on december 4, 2006, the day of his seventieth birthday, giorno began to write the poem thanx 4 nothing, which has become one of his best known and loved of recent years. Ugo rondinones immersive video installation features legendary beat poet john giorno performing thanx 4 nothing. Giorno was also a pioneering aids campaigner, and om 1984 founded the aids treatment project, an organization which was effective in raising the publics awareness of aids long before it became an issue often addressed in public. Drawings and print poems, galerie jordan seydoux, berlin, germany solo. Situated in a comfortable old wicker chair with a purple and green floral cushion, he was looking out a glass door onto a small apple orchard. Thanx 4 nothing, faux mouvement centre dart contemporain, metz, fr.
Rondinones own blackandwhite film, thanx 4 nothing, in which giorno recites a poem of the same title, opens the show, but with the inclusion of 12 works that giorno made with his. Since 1962, john giorno has been disseminating his streetwise, pioneering poetry to audiences worldwide. Ugo rondinone john giorno thanx 4 nothing lp soundohm. In 1965, he founded the notforprofit production company giorno poetry systems with the goal of connecting poetry and related art forms to a larger audience using innovative ideas, such as communication technology, and audiovisual materials and techniques. I want to give my thanks to everyone for everythingand as a token of my appreciationi want to offer back to you all my good and bad habits. It is a terrific collection of his poetry and a book beautifully produced by dick. He said he hoped it would communicate the possibilities of a life radically open to art and to others. Bellemeade books, 105 hollie street, athens, ga 2020. Its worse than i thought, everyone is a complete disappointment, thanx for nothing, life is a killer. In this poem written on his 70th birthday, giorno looks back at his life and the people and events that shaped it with humour and compassion. Thanx 4 nothing john giorno i want to give my thanks to everyone for everything, and as a token of my appreciation, i want to offer back to you all my good and bad habits as magnificent priceless jewels, wishfulfilling gems satisfying everything you need and want, thank you, thank you, thank you, thanks. John giorno, who moved poetry beyond the printed page. Perhaps like an american genet, giorno speaks aggressively, sticking out his chin, forcefully enunciating each word and rising and falling on his toes. John giorno, dont wait for anything 2012 john giorno, courtesy of the artist and almine rech gallery giornos poetry, a highly original interpenetration of avantgarde practices.
John giorno thanx 4 nothing john giorno i want to give my thanks to everyone for everything, and as a token of my appreciation, i want to offer back to you all my good and bad habits as magnificent priceless jewels, wishfulfilling gems satisfying everything you need and want. My favorites are just say no to family values and thanx 4 nothing. A show of love for john giornos poetry, art, and life hyperallergic. A video of giornos 70thbirthday performance of his poem, thanx 4 nothing, plays in a separate room.
In any given decade of his life in new york, john giorno could be found right in the middle of whatever the new scene might be, hanging out with the eras defining figures and embodying the moment. A show of love for john giornos poetry, art, and life. An innovator of poetry and performance, john giornos career spans fifty years of radical brilliance and is intertwined with collaborators such as andy warhol, william s. I john giorno, a crossinstitutional exhibition artists space, high line. Oct 26, 2018 john giorno reading thanx for nothing. John giorno s latest book was the anthology, subduing demons in america. John giorno performs thanx for nothing the melting pot. On its 70th birthday he distilled the essence of a lifetime experience in a 10 minutes poetry masterpiece. Giorno was a john the baptist figure, spreading the word with unabashed vigour. John giorno born 1936 is an american poet and performance artist. A memoir of poetry, sex, art, death and enlightenment. Giorno did not start writing in the style of the dominant the new york. Shortly before he passed away john giorno completed his epic memoir, great demon kings.