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Whatever window is your pleasure
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4750687
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Prints / graphics
Title
Whatever window is your pleasure
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Year
1991
Print run
70
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112 x 76 cm
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John Giorno was the subject of Warhol's 1963 film "Sleep". The American poet and performer, born in New York in 1936, composes his poems and poetic works of art with texts from newspapers, among others. These poems can be admired on paper and canvas, as well as on LPs, cassettes and videos. After graduating from Columbia University in New York in 1958, Giorno worked briefly as a stockbroker in New York in 1962. The same year he met Andy Warhol during his first solo exhibition at the Stable Gallery. They became romantically involved and Warhol influenced Giorno's developments in poetry, performances and recording.
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John Giorno was het onderwerp in Warhols film ‘Sleep’ uit 1963. De Amerikaanse dichter en performer, geboren in 1936 te New York, stelt zijn gedichten en poëtische kunstwerken samen met teksten uit onder meer kranten. Deze dichtwerken zijn zowel op papier en doek, als op lp’s, cassettes en video’s te bewonderen. Nadat Giorno was afgestudeerd aan de Columbia University te New York in 1958, werkte hij in 1962 voor korte tijd als effectenmakelaar in New York. In datzelfde jaar ontmoette hij Andy Warhol tijdens diens eerste solotentoonstelling in de Stable Gallery. Ze kregen een relatie en Warhol beïnvloedde Giorno’s ontwikkelingen in de poëzie, performances en opnames.