John Giorno’s Dial-a-Poem at Frieze New York 2026

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]Among different booths at Freeze New York, this one at Grey Manzutto felt strangely intimate.

[00:00:08]It's John Giorno's Dial-A-Poem Project, which started in 1968 and lasted until his death in 2019.

[00:00:16]By dialing a 917 [clears throat] number, you can get one of hundreds recordings by poets, artists, and musicians.

[00:00:24]At the fair, all you do is pick up the phone, press any key, and voila.

[00:00:31]was the rap.