John Giorno
Grasping At Emptiness
The Kulchur Foundation: New York
1985
Available
Grasping At Emptiness
The Kulchur Foundation: New York
1985
Available
This book features Giorno’s 1978 eponymous poem about a fraught end to a relationship, and 20 drawings by Richard Bosman.
Bosman recalls: “The inspiration for the images came from Chinese comic books that I would get in Chinatown, as well as other comic books such as Creepy, Eerie, and Weird Tales. I made drawings in black ink, but then with the context of the poems, the meaning would change dramatically. It was a lot of fun going to the dark side. I think the poems and images both do that.”
Edited and designed by Lita Hornick
Illustrations by Richard Bosman
Edited and designed by Lita Hornick
Illustrations by Richard Bosman
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