John Giorno (1936-2019) was an American performance artist and poet. Holding close friendships with William Burroughs, Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg, he organised a number of early pioneering poetry experiments and events.
His series Poem Paintings contain short excerpts from his writings and often set phrases that have continually haunted him. He was represented by Almine Rech.
He, along with Frahm & Frahm, donated 'Words Come From Sound' (2017) to Art of Wishes for auction in 2017.
Portrait of John at 222 Bowry c. 1969 - Photo by Gianfranco Mantegna
