John Giorno
Department: Acting
Biography
John Giorno was an American poet and performance artist. He founded the not-for-profit production company Giorno Poetry Systems and organized a number of early multimedia poetry experiments and events, including Dial-A-Poem. He became prominent as the subject of Andy Warhol's film Sleep.
Known For
Nine Poems in Basilicata
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The Final Academy Documents
1984
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
2013
Sleep
1964
Carrefour de la chaussée d'Antin
1973
IDn4
1991
Screen Test: John Giorno
1964
Burroughs: The Movie
1984
Poetry in Motion
1982
Screen Test #3
1966
Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road
2007
John Washing
1963
Andy Warhol
1987
A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol
2015
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
1989
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
1965
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
2010
Uncle Howard
2017
Connections: Ray Johnson On-Line
2001
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
2007
Just Say NO to Family Values
2011
Nova '78
2025