{"product_id":"dorothy-iannone-the-story-of-bern-or-showing-colors-9783037645543","title":"Dorothy Iannone: The Story of Bern, [or] Showing Colors","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA superb facsimile of Dorothy Ianonne's 1970 comic-book tale of censorship, sexuality and female autonomy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs much as Love and Eros have defined my work since its beginnings, so too has censorship, or its shadow, accompanied it, recalls Dorothy Iannone (born 1933) in her introduction to this facsimile publication of her legendary \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Bern,  or] Showing Colors\u003c\/i\u003e. First published by Iannone and her then companion Dieter Roth in 1970, in an edition of 500, the book documents the censorship of Iannone's work \u003ci\u003eThe (Ta)Rot Pack\u003c\/i\u003e (1968-69) and the subsequent removal of all his works by Roth, from a collective exhibition at the Kunsthalle Bern. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor his exhibition titled \u003ci\u003eFreunde, Friends, d'Fr nde\u003c\/i\u003e, legendary curator Harald Szeemann invited Karl Gerstner, Roth, Daniel Spoerri and Andr  Thomkins to exhibit artist friends; Roth chose Iannone. The censorship of Iannone, and Roth's protest, eventually led to Harald Szeemann's resignation as the director of the institution. Telling the story of this act of censorship as well as the context of the exhibition in Bern and its iteration in a non-censored version in D sseldorf, \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Bern\u003c\/i\u003e is emblematic of Iannone's distinctive, explicit and comic-book style, and of her openness about sexuality and the strengthening of female autonomy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jrp Ringier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783037645543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 8.70w x 0.80d","brand":"Dorothy Iannone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38015173656757,"sku":"9783037645543","price":46.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a770b3de-3d0b-4e41-b387-898d188f072e.jpg?v=1609152679","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dorothy-iannone-the-story-of-bern-or-showing-colors-9783037645543","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}