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The explicit nature of
Iannone's work frequently fell foul of censors in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. The artist said of the early censorship of her work: "When my work was not censored outright, it was either mildly ridiculed or described as folkloric, or just ignored." In 1969, the
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in 2009. Her work was featured in numerous group and solo exhibitions across Europe throughout her career, and recently a substantial number of her works were collected in
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Iannone's muse and features in much of her artwork. His nickname for her was "lioness." One of her most noted works involving Roth is her book
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