Dorothy Iannone

Dorothy Iannone is a pioneering image-text artist who has created an epic and intensely personal iconography. Her works often resemble graphic novels, with hand-lettered texts and images working together to tell the story. Central themes include liberated sexuality and romantic relations, with erotic scenes drawing from historical representations of ecstatic unions across times, cultures, and religions. This catalog presents some of Iannone's most important work, alongside an introduction by Barbara Casavechia, the artist's own writing, and an illustrated biography.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 108 pages
Publication date: 24 March 2023
Publisher: Louisiana

Dorothy Iannone, a visionary artist born in 1933, has created an iconic body of work that spans six decades. Her art is a captivating blend of epic grandeur and deeply personal expression, reminiscent of graphic novels. Iannone's creations often feature hand-lettered texts and images that harmoniously convey the story, employing both verbal and visual humor in exquisite detail. At the heart of her artistic vision lies a celebration of liberated sexuality and romantic relationships. The erotic scenes in Iannone's work draw inspiration from historical representations of ecstatic unions across different times, cultures, and religions. These references encompass ancient civilizations, such as antiquity, Greek vases, Egyptian art, Roman and Pompeian murals, the Kama Sutra and Tantra, Icelandic sagas, Christian theology, Buddhism, world literature, and the history of film. As muses, the artists' lovers play prominent roles in her narratives. Several of her works prominently feature the artist Dieter Roth, who was Iannone's partner from 1967 to 1974. This meticulously illustrated catalog showcases some of Iannone's most significant masterpieces, accompanied by an insightful introduction by Italian art historian Barbara Casavechia. Additionally, the artist's own writing and an illustrated biography provide further insight into her remarkable journey.

Weight: 680g
Dimension: 242 x 336 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9788793659568