Dorothy Iannone
Encyclopedia
Dorothy Iannone is an American
-born, Berlin
-based self-taught artist
famous for her psychedelic
, erotically-charged work.
in 1957 with a B.A. in American Literature. She went on to study English Literature at the graduate level at Brandeis University
. In 1958 she married the painter James Upham and the couple moved to New York City
. The following year, Iannone began to paint alongside her husband. Iannone exhibited her work frequently between 1963 and 1967 at the Stryke Gallery, an exhibition space she ran with her husband in New York when they were not traveling and working in Europe and Asia. On a trip to Reykjavik, Iceland in 1967, Iannone met the artist Dieter Roth
. She and her husband separated and Iannone lived with Roth in Düsseldorf
, Reykjavik, Basel
and London
until 1974. She spent two years in southern France
before relocating to Berlin
in 1976 where she continues to live and work today. Her work has been featured in numerous group and solo exhibitions in the United States and across Europe throughout her life.
United States
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-born, Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
-based self-taught artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
famous for her psychedelic
Psychedelic art
Psychedelic art is any kind of visual artwork inspired by psychedelic experiences induced by drugs such as LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin. The word "psychedelic" "mind manifesting". By that definition all artistic efforts to depict the inner world of the psyche may be considered "psychedelic"...
, erotically-charged work.
Biography
Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1933, Iannone graduated from Boston UniversityBoston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
in 1957 with a B.A. in American Literature. She went on to study English Literature at the graduate level at Brandeis University
Brandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...
. In 1958 she married the painter James Upham and the couple moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. The following year, Iannone began to paint alongside her husband. Iannone exhibited her work frequently between 1963 and 1967 at the Stryke Gallery, an exhibition space she ran with her husband in New York when they were not traveling and working in Europe and Asia. On a trip to Reykjavik, Iceland in 1967, Iannone met the artist Dieter Roth
Dieter Roth
Dieter Roth was an Icelandic artist of Swiss German origin best known for his artist's books and for his sculptures and pictures made with rotting food stuffs. He was also known as Dieter Rot and Diter Rot....
. She and her husband separated and Iannone lived with Roth in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Reykjavik, Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
until 1974. She spent two years in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
before relocating to Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
in 1976 where she continues to live and work today. Her work has been featured in numerous group and solo exhibitions in the United States and across Europe throughout her life.
Recent Exhibitions
- 2009 "Dorothy Iannone: Lioness," New Museum of Contemporary ArtNew Museum of Contemporary ArtThe New Museum, founded in 1977 by Marcia Tucker, is the only museum in New York City exclusively devoted to presenting contemporary art from around the world...
, New York NY - 2009 "Rebelle. Art and Feminism 1969-2009," Museum vor Moderne Kunst, Arnhem, The Netherlands
- 2008 "Follow me," September Gallery, Berlin, Germany
- 2006 "Seek the Extremes: Dorothy Iannone and Lee LozanoLee LozanoLee Lozano was an American painter, and visual and conceptual artist.-Early years:Born Lenore Knaster in Newark, New Jersey, she started to use the name "Lee" at the age of fourteen, often preferring to go by the simpler, if more enigmatic "E." She attended the University of Chicago as an...
," Kunsthalle, Vienna, Austria - 2006 "Féminine mystique," Galerie Steinek, Vienna, Austria
- 2005 "Dieter RothDieter RothDieter Roth was an Icelandic artist of Swiss German origin best known for his artist's books and for his sculptures and pictures made with rotting food stuffs. He was also known as Dieter Rot and Diter Rot....
& Dorothy Iannone," Sprengel MuseumSprengel MuseumThe Sprengel Museum in Hanover houses one of the most significant collections of modern art in Germany. It is located in a building designed by Peter and Ursula Trint and Dieter Quast , adjacent to the Maschsee...
, Hanover, Germany - 2005 "Day for Night: Whitney Biennial," Whitney Museum of American ArtWhitney Museum of American ArtThe Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney", is an art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art. Located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street in New York City, the Whitney's permanent collection contains more than 18,000 works in a wide variety of...
, New York NY
Public collections
- Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France
- Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany
- Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien (MUMOK), Vienna, Austria
- The Living Art Museum (NYLO) Reykjavik, Iceland
External links
- Dorothy Iannone at Peres Projects, Berlin & Los Angeles
- Dorothy Iannone at Anton Kern Gallery, New York
- "Dorothy Iannone: Lioness" exhibition website, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York NY (2009)