John Giorno / Documentazione





Biografia selezionata

Raccolte di poesie
La Saggezza Delle Streghe, Stampa Alternativa, Milano, 2006
La Sagesse Des Sorcieres, Al Dante, Parigi, 2006
Everyone Gets Lighter, Le Residencia des Estudiants, Madrid, 2005
You Got To Burn To Shine, Serpent's Tail Press, New York/Londra, 1994
Per Risplendere Devi Bruciare, City Lights Italia, Firenze, 1998
Du Musst Brennen Um Zu Strahlen, Stop Over Press, Berlino, 1992
Grasping At Emptiness, Kulchur Foundation, New York, 1985
Suicide Sutra, Christian Bourgois Editions, Parigi, 1980
Shit, Piss, Blood, Pus, & Brains, The Painted Bride Press, Philadelfia, 1977
Cancer In My Left Ball, Something Else Press, New York, 1973
CUM, Adventures In Poetry, New York, 1971
Cunt, Marz Verlag, Dharmstadt, 1970
Balling Buddha, Kulchur Press, New York, 1970
Johnny Guitar, Angel Hair Books, New York, 1969
Poems By John Giorno, Mother Press, New York, 1967
The American Book Of The Dead, 1964

GIORNO POETRY SYSTEMS Compact Discs, LP, cassette e video
The Best Of William Burroughs, 4-CD in un unico contenitore, Mercury/Polygram, 1998
Cash Cow, CD 1993
Paul Alberts, Shubert/Mozart CD, 1992
Like A Girl, I want You To Keep Coming LP, CD, Cassette, 1989
Smack My Crack, LP, CD, Cassette, 1987
A Diamond Hidden In the Mouth Of a Corpse, LP, Cassette, 1986
Better An Old Demon Than A New God, LP, 1984
Lenny Kaye Connection, LP, 1984
You're A Hook, The 15 Year Anniversary of Dial-A-Poem, LP, 1983
Life Is A Killer, LP, 1982
Who You Staring At? Glenn Branca/John Giorno, LP, 1982
Polyphonix, LP, 1982
One World Poetry, 2-record LP, 1982
You're The Guy I Want To Share My Money With: Laurie Anderson,
William Burroughs, John Giorno, 2-record LP, CD, Cassette, 1981
Sugar, Alcohol, & Meat, 2-record LP, 1980
The Nova Convention, 2-record LP, 1979
Big Ego, 2-record LP, 1978
John Giorno & Anne Waldman, 2-record LP, 1977
Totally Corrupt, 2-record LP, 1976
William Burroughs/John Giorno, 2-record LP, 1976
Biting Off the Tongue Of A Corpse, LP, 1975
Disconnected, 2-record LP, 1974
The Dial-A-Poem Poets, 2-record LP, 1972
Raspberry & Pornographic Poem, LP, 1967
Life Is A Killer, DVD, Hanno Baethe Zaki Omar, 1999
Giorno Video Pak 4, Gang Of Souls by Maria Beatty, VHS, 1990
Giorno Video Pak 3, It's Clean It Just Looks Dirty, VHS, 1987
Giorno Video Pak 2, Burroughs, the Movie by Howard Brookner, VHS, 1985
Giorno Video Pak 1, VHS, 1984

Selezione di Performance, tour ed eventi di beneficienza
John Giorno ha eseguito performace con William S. Burroughs per oltre trent’anni, tra queste si ricordano: The Nova Convention, 1974 e The Red Night Tour, 1981
Lowland Lullaby, Ugo Rondinone, Swiss Institute, New York, 2002
Central Park SummerStage, New York, 1999
Fabulous Sex/Compassion, AIDS Treatment Project Benefit, Beacon Theater, New York, 1994
Where The Rubber Meets The Road, AIDS Treatment Project Benefit,
Beacon Theater, New York, 1987
The Nova Convention, Entermedia Theatre, New York, 1978
Tibetan Nyingma Buddhist Benefits, 1971-80
The First Annual New Year's Benefit, St. Mark's Church, New York, dal 1969 al 1970, (durata: 34 ore senza interruzioni)
The Release Benefits, St. Mark's Church, New York, 1969-70
Cum, 98 Greene Street, New York, 1970
Johnny Guitar, St. Mark's Church. New York,1969
Central Park Poetry Events, New York, 1968
Purple Heart, Festival of Art & Technology, Toronto, 1968
Chromosome, The School of Visual Arts, New York, 1967
Raspberry & Pornongraphic Poem, Loeb Student Center, N. Y. U., 1997; Filmmakers' Cinemathique, New York, 1967
Subway Sound, Paris Biennale at Le Musee D'Art Moderne, 1965

La JOHN GIORNO BAND ha eseguito performance a New York presso Bottom Line, Ritz, Beacon, Palladium, and CBGBs, eventi che si sono successivamente ripetuti tra il 1984 e il 1989 a Boston, Toronto, Montreal, Detroit, Kansas City, Okalhoma City, Fort Worth, Tallahasse, Atlanta, Miami …

Radio
Tra il 1967 e il 1998 la Giorno Poetry è stata distribuita attraverso il lancio di oltre 40 LP e CD album su emittenti radiofoniche nazionali, tra cui:
WPAX, 1971, John Giorno con Abbie Hoffman: registrazione di uno show radiofonico eseguito a New York e trasmesso dalla Radio Hanoi alle truppe americane stanziate in Vietnam
Satellite Radio Poets, 1981
The Poetry Experiment, WBAI, una serie di show settimanali, 1976 -'79
Radio Free Poetry, 1969, The Software Show, The Jewish Museum, New York

Film
Nine Poems In Basilicata, Antonello Faretta, 2005
No Accident, Michel Negroponte, 1995
Loving Kindness, Peter Ungerleider, 1995
Poetry In Motion, Ron Mann, 1982
September On Jessore Road and Allen Ginsberg, prodotto e diretto da John Giorno, 1971

Teatro
Samuel Beckett, EH JOE, John Giorno interpreta Joe La Mama E.T.C. Theatre, New York, 1995; Teatro Dell'Angelo, Rome, 1995

Mostre
cipm, Marsiglia, Francia, 2000
Stadtische Galerie, Rosenheim, Germania, 1997
Artists Space, New York, 1993
Galerie Donguy, Parigi, 1993
Kunstwerk Gallery, Berlino, 1992
Marcel Sitcoske Gallery, New York, 1992
Information Show, the Museum of Modertn Art, New York, 1970
Software Show, The Jewish Museum, New York, 1969

Dial-A-Poem
John Giorno ha ideato nel 1968 Dial-A-Poem (digita il numero telefonico per ascoltare una poesia). Per la prima volta le telecomunicazioni sono state impiegate per trasmettere a un vasto pubblico un messaggio culturale. Dial-A-Poem ha successivamente ispirato un’ampia industria.

DIAL-A-POEM, The Architectual League of New York, 1968
DIAL-A-POEM, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1969
DIAL-A-POEM, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1970
DIAL-A-POEM, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1971
Operaesji Fers (Frisian language), Leewarden, Olanda, 1969
DIAL-A-POEM, (Dutch), Amsterdam, Olanda, 1970
DIAL-A-POEM, Cardiff, Wales, 1970
DIAL-A-POEM, Londra, 1970
DIAL-A-POEM, Bruxelles, Parigi, Zurigo e Basilea, anni Settanta e Ottanta
DIAL-A-POEM, Berlino e altre dodici città tedesche, tra cui Francoforte, Amburgo, Monaco e Dusseldorf, 1983
DIAL-A-POEM, Albany, NY, 1973
Phone-A-Poem, Cambridge, MA, 1975
DIAL-A-POEM, Milwaukee, WI, 1976
DIAL-A-POEM, Indianapolis, IN, 1976
Telepoem, Venice, CA, 1976
DIAL-A-POEM, Louisville, KY, 1976
DIAL-A-POEM, Amberson, PA, 1980
DIAL-A-POEM, Providence, RI, 1980
DIAL-A-POEM, Montreal, Canada, 1985
Poemfone, New York, 1992


Consumer Product Poems
Tra il 1968 e il 1974, Giorno ha inoltre stampato poesie sulla superficie di oggetti ordinari tra cui magliette (T-Shirt Poems), confezioni di cioccolato (Chocolate Bar Poems), bandiere (Flag Poems), tende (Window Curtain Poems) e pacchetti di sigarette (Cigarette Package Poems)

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