DESMOND MORRIS

NEWS


  • Forthcoming group show:
    THREE SURREALISTS:
    MADDOX, MELLOR AND MORRIS

    TAURUS GALLERY, OXFORD
    DECEMBER 2008


  • Forthcoming solo exhibition:
    Galerie Witteveen, Amsterdam
    18th October - 15th Novenber 2008


  • Forthcoming rerospective exhibition:
    'DESMOND MORRIS; LINES OF THOUGHT'
    WILLIAMSON ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM, BIRKENHEAD.
    12th September TO 9th November 2008.


  • Forthcoming book:
    Baby
    (due for publication in September 2008)
    £25 in hardback.

    Summary:
    Popular science meets parenting in this fascinating and beautiful book. Covering a baby's first two years with retrospective glimpses of life in the womb, it details the incredible changes that occur as development progresses. Desmond Morris's thought-provoking account sets out the astonishing facts with outstanding visual reference to make you marvel at the complexity of the human body and a baby's ability to achieve so much in so little time. Stunning photographs and artwork overlays complement amazing facts about the growth, genes, anatomy, physiology, and learning capacity of babies. An engaging read and enchanting reference, Baby is the ideal gift or self-purchase for new parents, as well as anyone interested in how the human body evolves and works.

  • Interview:
    The Dan Schneider Interview 8: Desmond Morris
    (first posted 16.02.08)
    Dan Schneider interviews Desmond Morris on his youth, surrealism, religion, the origins of art, and human behaviour....

  • New book: Jan. 2008

    THE NAKED MAN
    A study of the male body
    Published by Jonathan Cape. 3 Jan 2008
    [a sequel to THE NAKED WOMAN]

    Publisher's comments:
    No life form has had a greater impact upon this planet than the human male. What is it that has made his legacy so utterly distinct from that of all other life forms, including even the human female? Following on from the international success of The Naked Woman, Desmond Morris investigates this intriguing evolutionary success story. The Naked Man is a study of the masculine body from head to toe, examining biological features of the male anatomy in illuminating detail and describing the many ways in which these features have been modified, suppressed, or exaggerated by local customs and changes in social fashions. This is a natural history of man, viewing him as a fascinating specimen of a far from rare, but nevertheless endangered species.

    As with its companion title, The Naked Man is written from a zoologist’s perspective and packed full of scientific fact, engaging anecdote and thought-provoking conclusions, including a controversial chapter examining male sexuality.

    ISBN: 978-0-224080-42-3
    Order now from Amazon.co.uk
    Order now from Amazon.com

  • New publication:

    DARK INSIDE MY HEAD
    Surrealist Bulletin No. 2.
    Series Editor: Silvano Levy.
    Published by Belgrave Gallery, London.

    A surrealist tract by Desmond Morris
    outlining his feelings about the movement
    and the part it has played in his life, from
    his first surrealist exhibition held in 1948
    to his most recent in 2008, a span of
    60 years.
    Order from: Bruce Holdsworth Books
    Signed copy from: Bruce Holdsworth Books


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