John Giorno

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/john-giorno

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was John Giorno born?December 4, 1936
2. When did John Giorno die?October 11, 2019
3. What is John Giorno known for?Pioneering multimedia poetry, 'Dial-A-Poem', performance art, and his association with Andy Warhol
4. How did John Giorno use the telephone to share poems?He set up phone numbers that people could dial to hear recorded poems, a project called Dial‑A‑Poem.
5. Who did John Giorno work with in his art?He collaborated with many famous artists, including Andy Warhol, Patti Smith, Laurie Anderson, and Philip Glass.

Avant-garde: New and experimental ideas and methods in art, music, or literature.
Conceptual Audacity: Boldness and innovation in the underlying idea or concept behind an artwork.
Decentralized Platform: A system or network that is not controlled by a single central authority.
Appropriation (Art): The use of pre-existing objects or images with little or no transformation applied to them.