"Twenty-five years in the making, and completed shortly before John Giorno's death in 2019, 'Great Demon Kings' is the memoir of a cultural pioneer: an openly gay man at a time when many artists remained closeted and shunned gay subject matter, and a devout Buddhist whose faith acted as a rudder during a life of tremendous animation, one full of fantastic highs and frightening lows. ... [details]
Single fold program for John Giorno's memorial celebration held in New York City, January 26, 2020. The memorial featuring readings, music and performances. Featuring: "spiegel im spiegel," by Arvo Pärt; greetings by Laura Hoptman; a blessing by Venerable Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche; "Gotham Lullaby" by Meredith Monk; readings from John's memoir by Verne Dawson, Bob Holman, Elizabeth Peyton, Charles Ruas, Linda Yablonsky, Penny Arcade, Bob Bielecki, Anne Waldman, Lynne Tillman, Vivian Kurz, Ilka Scobie and Fanny Howe; "we all go back to where we belong," by Michael Stipe; "After the Gold Rush," performed by Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye; "thanx 4 nothing," by John Giorno; closing remarks by Kyle Dacuyan, and a reception with a dj set by Matthew Higgs. ... [details]
Risographed exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held April 7 - May 12, 2019. Artists / bands in the exhibition included: A Band, Vito Acconci/New Humans, Rita Ackermann/Jutta Koether, Richard Aldrich, Kai Althoff, Art & Language with the Red Crayola, Darren Bader, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Thomas Bayrle/Bernhard Schreiner, David Bellingham, Harry Bertoia, Carol Bove, Luke Calzonetti/Albert Oehlen, Bonnie Camplin, Rutherford Chang, Billy Childish, Tony Conrad with Faust, Tony Conrad/Angus Maclise/Jack Smith, Bjorn Copeland, Martin Creed, Hanne Darboven, Vaginal Davis, Jeremy Deller, Destroy All Monsters, DJ Sid with Sylvie Fleury, Jean Dubuffet, Marcel Duchamp, Mark Flood, Forcefield, Terry Fox, Katharina Fritsch, Poul Gernes, John Giorno/Ugo Rondinone, Jack Goldstein, Kim Gordon, Rodney Graham, Richard Hamilton and Dieter Roth, James Hoff, Lonnie Holley, Arthur Jafa, Chris Johanson, Allan Kaprow, Mike Kelley, Martin Kippenberger, Christopher Knowles, Jutta Koether/Steven Parrino, William Leavitt, Mark Leckey, Le Tigre (Sadie Benning, Johanna Fateman, Kathleen Hanna), Servane Mary, Adam McEwen, Paul McMahon, Jason Moran, Bruce Nauman, Dennis Oppenheim, Kristin Oppenheim, Virginia Overton, Charlemagne Palestine, Steven Parrino, Oliver Payne/Brian Degraw, Raymond Pettibon, Policeband, Seth Price, Stephen Prina, Richard Prince, RAMMELZEE, Lee Ranaldo and Leah Singer, Allen Ruppersberg, Jim Shaw, Xaviera Simmons, Steven Stapleton, Wolfgang Tillmans, Cosey Fanni Tutti, UJ3RK5 (Rodney Graham, Jeff Wall, Ian Wallace), Andra Ursuta, Don van Vliet, Lawrence Weiner, David Wojnarowicz, B. ... [details]
"Edited by Walter Robinson, Edit DeAk, and Joshua Cohn, Art-Rite was published in New York City between 1973 and 1978. The periodical has long been celebrated for its underground/overground position and its cutting, humorous, on-the-streets coverage and critique of the art world. ... [details]
Anthology of records by artists from 1958 - 1990 organized and with an essay by Giorgio Maffei. Artists / bands include: Marina Abramovic, Yaakov Agam (Jacob Gipstein), Albrecht D., Lucio Amelio, Cy Twombly, Robert Mapplethorpe, Charles Amirkhanian, Laurie Anderson, Karel Appel, Art & Language, The Red Crayola, Richard Artschwager, Robert Ashley, Attersee, Gerhard Rühm, Vittore Baroni, Robert Barry, François Baschet, Bernard Baschet, Jacques Lasry, Georg Baselitz, Cathy Berberian, Harry Bertoia, Marco Bertoni, Enrico Serotti, Joseph Beuys, Henning Christiansen, Nam June Paik, Bill Bissett, Eric Bogosian, Claus Böhmler, Christian Boltanski, Jean-François Bory, Glenn Branca, Jean-Louis Brau, Gil J. ... [details]
A complete compendium of all Great Bear Pamphlets. Originally published between 1965 and 1967 by Something Else Press, the Great Bear Pamphlet contributors were a who's who of the sixties avant-garde: George Brecht, John Cage, Al Hansen, Allan Kaprow, Claes Oldenburg, Nam Jun Paik, Dieter Rot and Emmett Williams, were just but a few of the artists / authors in the series. ... [details]
A complete compendium of all Great Bear Pamphlets. Originally published between 1965 and 1967 by Something Else Press, the Great Bear Pamphlet's contributors were a who's who of the sixties avant-garde: George Brecht, John Cage, Al Hansen, Allan Kaprow, Claes Oldenburg, Nam Jun Paik, Dieter Rot and Emmett Williams, were just but a few of the artists / authors in the series. ... [details]
Large-scale exhibition catalogue for show held August 21 - November 27, 2005 in Bremen; May 16 - October 1, 2006; and traveling to Museu Serralves, Porto, Autumn 2007. Exhibition and catalogue indexes over 3,000 records and record covers by artists published from 1950s through 2004. ... [details]
Single fold program for Billy Klüver's memorial celebration held at Judson Memorial Church, New York City, March 19, 2004. Speakers included Madeline Piel, Jonathan Piel, Elsa Garmire, Theodore W. Kheel, John Giorno, Mimi Gross, Pauline Oliveros, Robert Whitman, Robert Breer, Julie Martin and Becky Howland. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held March 13 - April 12, 2003. Traveled to Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, Scotland, April 19 - May 25, 2003. Texts by John Giorno and Donna De Salvo. [details]