In a landscape dominated by "concepts," and the idea that
femininity is reduced to an object when depicted iconically,
Iannone's work has for decades been either censored or ignored.
Perhaps at last we can overcome these limitations, and revel in the
glory that (still) is Dorothy.
*Bomb Magazine*
Iannone was always a little too silly to be contemporary and too
sybaritic to be feminist, yet her gaze stays proudly female, secure
enough to be benevolent, even godlike.
*Bookforum*
You Who Read Me With Passion Now Must Forever Be My Friends is a
unique, exhilarating work of nonfiction told through bold art and
raw language. The eroticism in Iannone’s work is expressed not just
in her daring and beautiful sexual images, but also in the risks
she takes. Iannone reveals herself entirely, allowing the reader to
see the artist exposed. This creates a thrilling and intimate
relationship: her narrative is told in a voice so rare in its
honesty, it's tantric. Indulging in You Who Read Me... is to be
immersed fully in Iannone’s story. It’s an extremely active mode of
reading, wherein the reader is so highly involved—sometimes
scouring for words within images—that the story becomes the
reader’s own. In this way, Iannone’s bravery is contagious: the
reader takes a solo journey and finds unity with and peace from a
narrative full of heart and color.
*The Improbable*
"Grande dame," "sex," "Dieter Roth," "femininity," "proximity,"
"censored," "folkloric": these are but a handful of platitudinous
words that often describe American Dorothy Isnnone's decade-long
practice.
For Iannone, it is precisely the subjective, biographical and
narrative approach to her practice that continues to be so
revelational.
*Flash Art*
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