In the 1960s, the New York cultural scene was revolutionized by a group of friends and artists, notably Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, William S. Burroughs, John Cage, Allen Ginsberg, Jasper Johns, Patti Smith and John Giorno. This exhibition, held in Cuore, Triennale’s research, study and archive center and on the Scalone d’Onore, explores the life and work of the poet John Giorno. Born in 1936, Giorno was a central figure in the New York underground, known for his powerful stage presence. He reached a crucial turning point in his career in 1962 when he met Warhol and launched the fusion of poetry, visual art and music that defined his future artistic output. He reinterpreted poetry in a postmodern language in The American Book of the Dead (1964) and supported artists, poets and musicians through his organization Giorno Poetry Systems. He also created pictorial works in which words become images, generating a sensory experience that goes well beyond the written word.