INTRODUCTION
WE LOVE JOHN GIORNO
By Laura Hoptman and Mónica de la TorreUgo Rondinone: I ♥ John Giorno is a sprawling, multipart exhibition that presents the extraordinary life and work of poet, artist, activist, and muse John Giorno. Encompassing nine nonprofit venues around Manhattan and a total of fifteen partnering institutions, the exhibition features paintings, films, sound installations, drawings, archival presentations, performances, and a video environment by both Giorno himself as well as by others whom he has inspired.
WIDE STEPS UP (FOR JOHN GIORNO)
By Fanny HoweShifting scale of persons to surroundings The white rocks shrink and grow Gravely in the night
who is john giorno?
By ugo rondinonea map of the human soul? an object of desire? an imaginary friend? a belief?