Introduction
IANNONE’S FEMINISM HAS ALWAYS BEEN NUANCED; NOT FOR HER THE SEPARATISM OF 1970S RADICALISM. HER ART IS MORE CHILDLIKE AND INNOCENT THAN STRIDENT. AND IANNONE OBVIOUSLY LIKES MEN. “YOU WILL NOT BE VANQUISHED ALTHOUGH YOU ARE A MAN,” READS ONE OF MANY ANNOTATIONS THAT LITTER HER WORK. “CENTURIES OF GAZING AT YOUR FRAGILITY HAVE AUGMENTED MY LOVE FOR YOUR SEX.”
– ADRIAN SEARLE, THE GUARDIAN, 2013
Dorothy Iannone (b. 1933 Boston, US – d. 2022 in Berlin, Germany) is best known for her vivid and energetic paintings, drawings, prints, videos, and objects portraying female and male figures in situations of physical union and ecstasy, which she has been making since the 1960’s. In Iannone’s world there are no rules, limits or sense of time. With her continuous fight for freedom and her challenges to contemporary culture and censorship, Iannone offers us a vision of feminine sexuality which is not repressed or exploited, but radiantly alive.
Works
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The Statue of Liberty, 2019Painting - Acrylic on wallDimensions variable
As shown, 355 x 265 cm (140 x 104 in)Edition of 3 plus 1 AP -
Always Alluring, 2019Painting - Acrylic on wood173.5 x 143 cm (69 x 57 in)
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Luminous, 2012Painting - Acrylic on wood190 x 150 cm (75 x 59 inches)
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The Sheltering Sky, 2010Sculpture - Gouache and acrylic on paper on wood53 x 52 x 16 cm (21 x 20 x 6 inches)
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Brokeback Mountain, 2010Sculpture - Gouache and acrylic on paper on wood53 x 54 x 18 cm (21 x 21 x 7 in)
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The Queen of the Amazons and Achilles, 2007Print - Color silkscreen on paper53.5 x 63.5 cm (21.06 x 25 inches)
Framed dimensions: 62 x 72 cm (24 x 28 in)Edition of 180 plus 10 AP -
Unusual Report on the American Woman, 1977Mixed media - Acrylic, india ink and collage on canvas coated cardboard50 x 40 cm (20 x 16 in)
Framed Dimensions:
72 x 61 cm (28 x 24 in) -
Flora and Fauna, 1973Painting - Color silkscreen on paper59 x 72 cm (23 x 28 in)
Framed Dimensions: 70 x 83 x 4 cm (28 x 33 x 2 in)AP1, Edition of 30 + 5 AP -
I Love To Beat You, 1969/70Painting - Acrylic on linen mounted on canvas190 x 150 cm (75 x 59 inches)
Exhibitions
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Lady Liberty Meets Her Match
Dorothy Iannone 15 Mar - 19 Apr 2019 BerlinPeres Projects is pleased to present Lady Liberty Meets Her Match, Dorothy Lannone’s fourth exhibition at Peres Projects. The exhibition is comprised of new works including wall paintings, a sound...Read more -
Strange Messengers
Group Show 14 Sep - 26 Oct 2018 BerlinPeres Projects presents Strange Messengers, a group exhibition presenting strategies and reflections on navigating contemporary life including works by Dorothy Iannone, Ad Minoliti, Donna Huanca, Rebecca Ackroyd, Manuel Solano, Jack...Read more -
Wild Style: Exhibition of Figurative Art
Group Show 10 Jun - 5 Aug 2016 BerlinPeres Projects is pleased to present Wild Style: Exhibition of Figurative Art, a group exhibition exploring depictions of the human figure by contemporary artists and unidentified African artists active from...Read more -
My Heroine And Her Mate
Dorothy Iannone 17 Jan - 28 Feb 2015 BerlinPeres Projects is pleased to present early abstract works by Dorothy Iannone, exhibited together for the first time since 1989 in West Berlin.Read more -
Group Spirit
Group Show 28 Jun - 9 Aug 2014 BerlinPeres Projects is very pleased to present Group Spirit, an exhibition of works by contemporary artists along with works of unidentified African artists from the Bassa, Gola, Mende, and Vai...Read more -
Sunny Days and Sweetness
Dorothy Iannone 17 Mar - 21 Apr 2012 BerlinPeres Projects is very pleased to present Sunny Days and Sweetness, the second solo exhibition by American artist Dorothy Iannone (b. Boston, 1933, lives/works Berlin) at Peres Projects .Read more -
Get behind me Satan and push
Group Show 17 Apr - 19 Jun 2010 BerlinPeres Projects is pleased to present Get behind me Satan and push, a group exhibition with works by Frank Benson, Spartacus Chetwynd, Mariechen Danz, Amie Dicke, Kaye Donachie, Iris van...Read more -
This Sweetness Outside of Time
Dorothy Iannone 9 Apr - 29 May 2010 Los AngelesJavier Peres is very pleased to present the first Los Angeles solo exhibition by American artist Dorothy Iannone (b. Boston, 1933, lives/works Berlin).Read more -
Read My Lips
Group Show 26 Jan - 23 Feb 2008 BerlinPeres Projects is pleased to present Read My Lips, a group exhibition with works by Nobuyoshi Araki, Dan Attoe, Dan Colen, Colt Studios, Joe Bradley, Bruce LaBruce, Amie Dicke, Kathryn...Read more
Press
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The passion projects of Dorothy Iannone
Hettie Judah, Apollo Magazine, January 2, 2024 -
Censorship, masturbation: who is Dorothy Iannone, the transgressive and feminist artist exhibited at M HKA?
Matthieu Jacquet, Numéro Magazine, December 22, 2023 -
M HKA Presents a Retrospective Exhibition Featuring the Extensive Oeuvre of American Artist Dorothy Iannone
Kame Hame, Widewalls, October 18, 2023 -
Dorothy Iannone at M HKA: art’s original bad girl
Sofie Van Hyfte , De Morgen, October 13, 2023 -
Remain Forever True
Gesine Borcherdt, Ursula Magazine, May 1, 2023 -
In the studio with… Dorothy Iannone
Apollo Magazine, June 20, 2022 -
From Studio to Dinning Table: Dorothy Iannone
Julia Keller, Schirn Magazine, May 16, 2021 -
Dorothy Iannone and Juliette Blightman
Camilla McHugh, Artforum, May 1, 2021 -
What is honest sexual liberation? What do pure pleasure and gender equality freedom look like?
Numéro Berlin, April 1, 2021 -
The Future is Female
Sebastian C. Strenger, Weltkunst, January 1, 2021 -
Dorothy Iannone, artiste non exclusive
Guillaume Lasserre, Mediapart, December 29, 2019 -
Dorothy Iannone is Lady Liberty
Angela Hohmann, Der Tagesspiegel, April 14, 2019 -
The Next Great Moment in History is Ours: Dorothy Iannone
Kasia Redzisz, Mousse Magazine, April 1, 2019 -
The Transformation of the Historic Gropius Bau Embodies Everything That’s Wonderful About Berlin
Kate Brown, Artnet News, February 14, 2019 -
7 Booths not to miss at Independent New York 2018
Cultured Magazine, September 3, 2018 -
Art shows to leave the house for this month
Ashleigh Kane, Dazed Digital, July 13, 2018 -
Dorothy Iannone: COS x Serpentine Park Nights
Dorothy Iannone, Port Magazine, July 13, 2018 -
New High Line installation is an ode to the Statue of Liberty
Ameena Walker, Curbed, March 16, 2018 -
An Alternative History of Art: Dorothy Iannone
Hans Ulrich Obrist, BBC Radio 4, March 15, 2018 -
8 Must-See Artists at New York’s Independent Art Fair 2018
Jillian Billard, Artspace, March 9, 2018 -
The Golden Door: Dorothy Iannone Brings Three Statues of Liberty to the High Line in New York
Andrew Russeth, ARTnews, February 23, 2018 -
Dorothy Iannone
Trinie Dalton, PINE Magazine, January 1, 2018 -
Cook for you
Barbara Casavecchia, Spike Art Magazine, April 1, 2017 -
Dorothy Iannone’s ‘Linage of Love’ at KIOSK, Ghent
Blouin Artinfo, January 23, 2017 -
Curator Wim Waelput on Dorothy Iannone’s current show at KIOSK in Ghent
Sophie Verhulst, The Word Magazine, January 19, 2017 -
On Dorothy Iannone
Trinie Dalton, The Massachusetts Review, June 1, 2015 -
My Heroine and Her Mate
Pablo Larios, Spike Art Magazine, April 1, 2015 -
Ekstatisch feminin
Ruthe Ingeborg, Berliner Zeitung, January 26, 2015 -
My Heroine and Her Mate
Ana Bambic, Widewalls, December 29, 2014 -
Making Muses: Dorothy Iannone’s Erotic Art Was Inspired by Dieter Roth
Nicole Rudick, Hyperallergic, December 14, 2014 -
An Ecstatic Unity
Karen Archey, Flash Art International, September 29, 2014 -
The Whole Truth
Kirsty Bell, Frieze, September 1, 2014 -
For 50 years, this free love pioneer has painted the beauty of female sexuality
Katherine Brooks, The Huffington Post, June 4, 2014 -
Critcs Picks
Ana Finael Honigman, Artforum, April 10, 2014 -
Wir schaffen die Welt
Kia Vahland, Die Suddeutche Zeitung, April 9, 2014 -
What is ecstatic unity?
Marie-Sophie Müller, Sleek Magazine, April 1, 2014 -
Kommando Liebe
Yvonne Bialek, Der Freitag, March 6, 2014 -
Körperweltern, so sexy
Annabelle Hirsch, Die Tageszeitung, March 3, 2014 -
This Sweetness Outside of Time
Stefan Bock, Der Freitag, February 26, 2014 -
Das Hohelied des Körpers
Nicola Kuhn, Der Tagsspiegel, February 20, 2014 -
Dorothy Iannone in der Berlinischen Galerie: Erigierte Schwänze, pralle Schamlippen
Susanne Lenz, Berliner Zeitung, February 20, 2014 -
Kurios bunte Feier der Sinnlichkeit
Barbara Wiegand, Deutschlandfunk Kultur, February 19, 2014 -
So eine schamlose Frau
Karin Schulze, Der Spiegel, February 18, 2014 -
Dorothy Iannone: art’s original bad girl
Adrian Searle, The Guardian, March 13, 2013 -
21 Fragen an die Künstlerin Dorothy Iannone
Alexander Forbes, Blouin Artinfo, April 19, 2012 -
Echtachromes
Clemens Krümmel, Frieze Magazine, December 1, 2011 -
I’m Still Game: Dorothy Iannone
Trinie Dalton, Paris, LA, June 1, 2010 -
Erotic passion serves as a guide
Sharon Mizota, Los Angeles Times, April 23, 2010 -
Best of 2009
Amy Sillman, Artforum, December 1, 2009 -
An Iconoclast Who Valorizes the Erotic and Ecstatic
Karen Rosenberg, The New York Times, July 30, 2009 -
Dorothy Iannone: September Gallery
Dominic Eichler, Frieze, November 1, 2008
News
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Dorothy Iannone, On the Continuing Journey, Neue Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin
September 12, 2023Peres Projects is pleased to announce Dorothy Iannone's (b. 1933 in Boston, † 2022 in Berlin) , On the Continuing Journey, at Neue Berliner Kunstverein...Read more -
Dorothy Iannone, 1933 – 2022
February 16, 2023It’s with great sorrow that we announce the death of Berlin-based American artist Dorothy Iannone on December 26, 2022. For six decades, Dorothy Iannone (b....Read more -
Dorothy Iannone | Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, Denmark
November 25, 2022Peres Projects is pleased to announce Dorothy Iannone 's solo exhibition at the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg in Denmark. The exhibition, which was...Read more
Art Fairs
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Art Basel Miami Beach
5 - 8 Dec 2019Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s Art Basel Miami Beach from December 5 – 8, 2019. VIP Preview: December 4...Read more -
FIAC
17 - 20 Oct 2019Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s FIAC from October 17 – 20, 2019. VIP Preview: October 17, 2019.Read more -
Art Basel
13 - 16 Jun 2019Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s Art Basel from June 13 – 16, 2019. VIP Preview: June 11 – 12,...Read more -
FIAC
18 - 21 Oct 2018Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s FIAC from October 18 – 21, 2018. VIP Preview: October 17, 2018Read more -
EXPO Chicago
27 - 30 Sep 2018Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s EXPO Chicago from September 27 – 30, 2018.Read more -
Art Basel Miami Beach
7 - 10 Dec 2017Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s Art Basel Miami Beach, presenting works by Donna Huanca, Dorothy Iannone, Dean Sameshima, Mark...Read more -
Art Basel Miami Beach
3 - 6 Dec 2015Peres Projects is pleased to announce its participation at Art Basel Miami Beach 2015, presenting a solo booth at Art Basel Miami Beach of historic...Read more -
Frieze New York
14 - 17 May 2015Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s Frieze New, presenting works by Dan Attoe, Mike Bouchet, Mark Flood, Dorothy Iannone, Marinella...Read more -
Art Cologne
16 - 19 Apr 2015Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s Art Cologne, presenting works by Dan Attoe, Mike Bouchet, Mark Flood, Leo Gabin, Guillaume...Read more -
Art Basel Miami Beach
4 - 7 Dec 2014Peres Projects is pleased to announces its participation in Art Basel Miami Beach, presenting works by Mike Bouchet and Dorothy Iannone.Read more -
Art Cologne
10 - 13 Apr 2014Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s Art Cologne, presenting works by Dorothy Iannone, Eddie Peake and David Ostrowski .Read more -
MIART
5 - 7 Apr 2013Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s MIART, presenting works by Dorothy Iannone, David Ostrowski, Dean Sameshima, Mark Flood and Dash...Read more -
Art Brussels
19 - 22 Apr 2012Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s Art Brussels, presenting works by Marinella Senatore, Leo Gabin, Kirstine Roepstorff, Joe Bradley and...Read more -
ARCO Madrid
15 - 19 Feb 2012Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s ARCO Madrid from February 15 – 19, 2012.Read more -
Artissima
4 - 6 Nov 2011Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s Artissima, presenting works by Joe Bradley, Amie Dicke, Kaye Donachie, Mark Flood , Leo...Read more -
Frieze London
13 - 16 Oct 2011Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s Frieze London, presenting works by Dan Colen, Leo Gabin, Dorothy Iannone, Alex Israel and...Read more -
Artissima
6 - 8 Nov 2009Peres Projects is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s Artissima from November 6 – 8, 2009.Read more