John Giorno
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Selected Works40

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Harvard Art Museums
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Pompidou
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Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo Museum of Art

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For Sale 6

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$10.6K – $42.8K
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$26.0K
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$33.0K
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Nov 2024 · $42.8K
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Paintings: $33.0K medianWorks on paper: — medianEditioned prints: $20.9K median
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Education1

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Publications2

Monograph 2

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Hatje Cantz · 2021
Thames & Hudson · 2003
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Current Exhibitions2

John Giorno: No Nostalgia

John Giorno

724 S Spring St suite 1202

Oct 25, 2025 — Jul 18, 2026

John Giorno: No Nostalgia

John Giorno

4357 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010, USA

Oct 25, 2025 — Jul 18, 2026

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Cultured magazine's Pride month feature profiles 17 queer collectors, highlighting how their personal collections—ranging from art and fashion to foun…
cultureJun 12, 2026
Swiss landscape architect Enzo Enea, founder of the Enea Tree Museum near Zurich, will transform the Rundhof courtyard at Art Basel in Basel into an i…
exhibitionsMay 27, 2026
The article is an interview with Ramuntcho Matta about the exhibition "Brion Gysin: The Last Museum" at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris. It explores …
exhibitionsMay 22, 2026
Ndayé Kouagou, an artist from Montreuil (1992) based in Paris, presents his first solo exhibition in Italy, "Heaven's truth," at Collezione Maramotti …
exhibitionsMay 20, 2026
Frieze New York kicked off its preview day at the Shed in Manhattan with strong sales and high energy, as many attendees arrived fresh from the Venice…
marketMay 13, 2026
Giorno Poetry Systems (GPS), the New York-based nonprofit founded in 1965 by artist John Giorno, has announced the twelve inaugural recipients of its …
newsMay 7, 2026
This article highlights three art exhibitions in Hong Kong for May 2026. 'Seeds of Wishes' at JPS Gallery features black-and-white and colorful drawin…
exhibitionsMay 5, 2026
The article lists the best art exhibitions opening in Miami in May, including group shows at Voloshyn Gallery featuring musicians Brian Eno and Malibu…
exhibitionsApr 30, 2026
Giorno Poetry Systems, the nonprofit founded by artist John Giorno in 1965, has launched a new need-based grant program called the Treat a Stranger Gr…
newsApr 29, 2026
A major retrospective exhibition dedicated to John Giorno, titled "The Performative Word," has opened at MAMbo, the Museum of Modern Art of Bologna. T…
exhibitionsApr 20, 2026
Bologna is set to host a diverse array of major art exhibitions throughout the spring 2026 season, spanning photography, street art, and contemporary …
exhibitionsApr 16, 2026
The Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris is hosting the first major Parisian retrospective of the multi-disciplinary artist Brion Gysin, running f…
exhibitionsApr 9, 2026
The estate of American painter Martha Diamond, who died in 2023, has been signed for representation by the international gallery Thaddaeus Ropac. The …
peopleMar 24, 2026
The Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst in Bremen has announced its 2026 exhibition program, featuring three major shows. The collection exhibition "Th…
exhibitionsDec 9, 2025
Curator Omar Lopez-Chahoud has launched his first independent project since leaving his role as artistic director of Untitled Art Miami Beach. Titled …
exhibitionsDec 4, 2025
Former Sotheby's rainmaker Brooke Lampley, now a director at Gagosian, discusses the art market's loss of control over pricing, citing a failed $70 mi…
marketNov 19, 2025
John Giorno's 1969 conceptual artwork "Dial-A-Poem," originally a phone-based poetry service featured in MoMA's landmark 1970 exhibition "Information,…
cultureSep 23, 2025
Christian Marclay's latest supercut film, "Doors," is now on view at the Brooklyn Museum after stops in Boston and Europe. The 50-minute looped video …
reviewJul 18, 2025
CULTURED revisits four collector questionnaires from Pride Month, featuring Rob and Eric Thomas-Suwall (the Icy Gays), Chad Leat, and Ilan Cohen. Each…
cultureJun 27, 2025
A new group exhibition titled "Merci! John Giorno" has opened at Almine Rech Paris, celebrating the life and career of the late American artist John G…
exhibitionsMay 1, 2025
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Past Exhibitions7

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John Giorno: The Performative Word

John Giorno

Feb 5, 2026 — Mar 3, 2026

John Giorno: No Nostalgia

John Giorno

4719 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041, United States

Oct 25, 2025 — Jan 23, 2026

John Giorno: No Nostalgia

John Giorno

רחוב ראשי, Qalansuwa, 0040640, Israel

Oct 25, 2025 — Jan 23, 2026

John Giorno - Jasmine Burn

John Giorno

516 W 20th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Mar 7, 2024 — Apr 13, 2024

space forgets you

John Giorno

Maag Areal

Feb 18, 2017 — Mar 25, 2017

Ugo Rondinone: I ♥ John Giorno

Ugo Rondinone, John Giorno

11 Cortlandt Alley, New York, NY 10013, USA

Aug 30, 2017

Ugo Rondinone, John Giorno — June 21 – August 30, 2017

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Art Fair Appearances3

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Art Basel — Basel
2025
Frieze Seoul — Seoul
2024
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2019
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