Great demon kings : a memoir of poetry, sex, art, death, and enlightenment /
"Memoir of the poet and performance artist John Giorno"--
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "Memoir of the poet and performance artist John Giorno"-- When he graduated from Columbia in 1958, Giorno knew poetry didn't pay the bills, so he worked on Wall Street, spending his nights at the happenings, underground movie premieres, art shows, and poetry readings that brought the city to life. After relationships with Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg and later Jasper Johns, he became a renowned poet in his own right, working at the intersection of literature and technology, freely crossing genres and mediums. This is his memoir: an openly gay man at a time when many artists remained closeted and shunned gay subject matter; a devout Buddhist whose faith acted as a rudder during a life of tremendous animation. Completed shortly before Giorno's death in 2019, his book offers a joyous, life-affirming, and sensational look at New York City during its creative peak. -- Adapted from jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780374166304 0374166307 1250798752 9781250798756 |