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In 1979, Morris created the logo for the band [[Public Image Limited]] and the innovative ''[[Metal Box]]'' album packaging.<ref>metal box stories from John Lydon's public image limited book by Phil Strongman published by Helter Skelter - ISBN 978-1-900924-66-5</ref> He then became Art Director of [[Island Records]]<ref>"Destroy: Sex Pistols 1977" [http://www.guardian.co.uk/gall/0,,724129,00.html] [[The Guardian]] London 7 June 2002 retrieved 2010-04-21</ref> and designed album covers for [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]], [[Marianne Faithfull]] (''Broken English'') and [[Bob Marley]].
In 1979, Morris created the logo for the band [[Public Image Limited]] and the innovative ''[[Metal Box]]'' album packaging.<ref>metal box stories from John Lydon's public image limited book by Phil Strongman published by Helter Skelter - ISBN 978-1-900924-66-5</ref> He then became Art Director of [[Island Records]]<ref>"Destroy: Sex Pistols 1977" [http://www.guardian.co.uk/gall/0,,724129,00.html] [[The Guardian]] London 7 June 2002 retrieved 2010-04-21</ref> and designed album covers for [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]], [[Marianne Faithfull]] (''Broken English'') and [[Bob Marley]].


In mid-1979 Morris replaced [[Don Letts]] as vocalist of [[Basement 5]], the avant-garde punk rock reggae band. He created their logo, image, photography and graphics and gained a recording contract with Island Records; their albums (''Basement 5 - 1965 to 1980'' and ''Basement in Dub'') were produced by [[Martin Hannett]].<ref>[http://www.nme.com/artists/basement-5 ]{{dead link|date=June 2016}}</ref>
In mid-1979 Morris replaced [[Don Letts]] as vocalist of [[Basement 5]], the avant-garde punk rock reggae band. He created their logo, image, photography and graphics and gained a recording contract with Island Records; their albums (''Basement 5 - 1965 to 1980'' and ''Basement in Dub'') were produced by [[Martin Hannett]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/artists/basement-5 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=April 21, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110101214156/http://www.nme.com:80/artists/basement-5 |archivedate=January 1, 2011 }}</ref>


He has held exhibitions worldwide ([[Sydney Opera House]],{{Citation needed|date=June 2016}} [[Laforet Museum]], Tokyo,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2004/EBB5 |title=TAB イベント - 「DESTROY」セックス・ピストルズ写真展 |language={{ja icon}} |publisher=Tokyoartbeat.com |date= |accessdate=2016-06-01}}</ref> Contact Toronto and in galleries in London, New York, Paris,{{Citation needed|date=June 2016}} San Francisco,{{Citation needed|date=June 2016}} and Stuttgart).{{Citation needed|date=June 2016}}
He has held exhibitions worldwide ([[Sydney Opera House]],{{Citation needed|date=June 2016}} [[Laforet Museum]], Tokyo,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2004/EBB5 |title=TAB イベント - 「DESTROY」セックス・ピストルズ写真展 |language={{ja icon}} |publisher=Tokyoartbeat.com |date= |accessdate=2016-06-01}}</ref> Contact Toronto and in galleries in London, New York, Paris,{{Citation needed|date=June 2016}} San Francisco,{{Citation needed|date=June 2016}} and Stuttgart).{{Citation needed|date=June 2016}}

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Dennis Morris

Dennis Morris is a British photographer best known for his images of Bob Marley and the Sex Pistols.[1][2]

Life and work

In 1979, Morris created the logo for the band Public Image Limited and the innovative Metal Box album packaging.[3] He then became Art Director of Island Records[4] and designed album covers for Linton Kwesi Johnson, Marianne Faithfull (Broken English) and Bob Marley.

In mid-1979 Morris replaced Don Letts as vocalist of Basement 5, the avant-garde punk rock reggae band. He created their logo, image, photography and graphics and gained a recording contract with Island Records; their albums (Basement 5 - 1965 to 1980 and Basement in Dub) were produced by Martin Hannett.[5]

He has held exhibitions worldwide (Sydney Opera House,[citation needed] Laforet Museum, Tokyo,[6] Contact Toronto and in galleries in London, New York, Paris,[citation needed] San Francisco,[citation needed] and Stuttgart).[citation needed]

In June 2005, the Spectrum London gallery had a show of photographs by Morris documenting the daily lives, ceremonies and rituals of the Mowanjum Community Aborigine community.[7] The gallery was blessed by Aboriginal tribe leader, Francis Firebrace, wearing body paint and tribal dress.[7]

He was commissioned to show a new body of work at the Today Art Museum in Beijing in 2008 to coincide with the Olympic Cultural programme.[8]

A large installation of his punk images (part of the I am a cliché, Echoes of the Punk Aesthetic exhibition curated by Emma Lavigne) was shown at the 41st Rencontres d'Arles (France) during the summer of 2010.[9] His photographs have become highly collectable,[citation needed] including one body of work (Southall – a home from home) bought by English Heritage, on permanent display at Gunnersbury Park Museum in London.[citation needed]

In 2013, he collaborated with Shepard Fairey on a body of work titled S.I.D (Superman Is Dead), culminating in an exhibition at Subliminal Projects (LA- USA).[10][11]

In April 2014, he exhibited, to critical acclaim, a large collection of his Bob Marley photographs at the Known Gallery in Los Angeles.[12][13]

Growing Up Black a collection of his photographs from the Black community in Hackney is part of the permanent collection of the Hackney Museum.[14] The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, also acquired some photographs from this series.[15][15]

In 2016, the ICA is presenting an exhibition of his design, marketing, art direction and photography of Public Image Ltd (PiL).[16]

His photographs have appeared in publications including Rolling Stone, Time, People, V, GQ, I-D, Vogue and the Sunday Times.[citation needed]

Morris' work has been used in books such as: Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century, by Greil Marcus, published by Harvard University Press; Century, by Bruce Bernard, published by Phaidon Press; Punk by Steven Colgrave and Chris Sullivan; Rolling Stone: The Complete Covers 1967-1997. He has been the subject of documentaries and TV programmes in the UK and America.

Books

  • Destroy: Sex Pistols 1977. Creation Books, 1998. ISBN 1-84068-058-X.
  • Bob Marley: A Rebel Life: A Photobiography 1973-1980. Plexus Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-85965-268-8.
  • Southall - a Home from Home. Olympus, 1999. ISBN 1-84068-054-7.
  • A Bitta PIL. Parco Publishing, 2011. ISBN 978-4-89194-890-0.
  • Growing Up Black. Autograph ABP, 2012. ISBN 978-1-899282-14-2.
  • This is the one: a photo essay on the rise of the Stone Roses. WSI, 2012. ISBN 978-0-9572471-0-9.
  • The Bollocks: a photo essay of the Sex Pistols. Zero + Publishing, 2014. ISBN 978-1-937222-40-6.

Album sleeves photography and design

Exhibitions

  • 2008: Timeless, Mori Tower Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.[22]
  • 2008: 8 Visions, one Dream, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China.[23]
  • 2009: Growing Up Black, Hackney Museum, London, UK.[24]
  • 2009: Marianne Faithfull: unseen images from the Broken English session, Snap Galleries, London, UK.[19]
  • 2010: Rencontres d'Arles festival, Arles, France.[citation needed]
  • 2011: A Bitta PIL, PARCO Factory, Tokyo, Japan.[25]
  • 2012: No, collaboration with Tim Noble and Sue Webster, Vinyl Factory, London, UK.[26]
  • 2013: SID (Superman Is Dead), collaboration with Shepard Fairey, Subliminal Projects, Los Angeles, USA.[27]
  • 2014: Bob Marley: Giant, Known Gallery, Los Angeles, USA.[28]
  • 2014: The Bollocks, Known Gallery, Los Angeles, USA.[29]
  • 2015: Staying Power, V&A Museum, London, UK (group show) [30]
  • 2016: PiL first issue to Metal Box, ICA, London, UK [16]

References

  1. ^ "Marley snapper captures Jamaica's jukebox of music". BBC News. 7 July 2002. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  2. ^ "Shooting the Sex Pistols". BBC News. 28 September 1998. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  3. ^ metal box stories from John Lydon's public image limited book by Phil Strongman published by Helter Skelter - ISBN 978-1-900924-66-5
  4. ^ "Destroy: Sex Pistols 1977" [1] The Guardian London 7 June 2002 retrieved 2010-04-21
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "TAB イベント - 「DESTROY」セックス・ピストルズ写真展" (in Template:Ja icon). Tokyoartbeat.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. ^ a b "Gallery is blessed by Aborigine", BBC, 6 June 2005. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  8. ^ "8 Visions One Dream - British Contemporary Art Exhibition - artron.net". En.artron.net. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  9. ^ "Les Rencontres d'Arles expositions, stages photo / exhibitions, photo workshops". Rencontres-arles.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  10. ^ Brown, August (23 December 2013). "Sid Vicious and the aesthetics of punk rock". Los Angeles Times.
  11. ^ Leahey, Andrew (2013-12-16). "15 Photos of Shepard Fairey's 'Superman Is Dead' Exhibit Opening Pictures". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  12. ^ Leahey, Andrew (2014-03-25). "Bob Marley: The Stories Behind 17 Rare and Unseen Images Pictures". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  13. ^ "Bob Marley: Giant - Documentary". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  14. ^ http://www.hackney.gov.uk/museum-newsletter-winter-2009.pdf
  15. ^ a b "Staying Power - Dennis Morris - Victoria and Albert Museum". Vam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  16. ^ a b "Dennis Morris: PiL - First Issue to Metal Box | Institute of Contemporary Arts". Ica.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  17. ^ "XTC - White Music (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2001-06-11. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  18. ^ "Public Image* - Public Image (First Issue) (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  19. ^ a b Maev Kennedy. "Photographer attributes booze and banter to memorable image of Marianne Faithfull | Art and design". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  20. ^ "Linton Kwesi Johnson - LKJ In Dub (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  21. ^ "Simply Red - Money's Too Tight (To Mention) (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  22. ^ [2][dead link]
  23. ^ "Visions, one Dream | exhibition | ARTLINKART | Chinese contemporary art database". Artlinkart. 2008-07-16. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  24. ^ "Hackney Museum presents Growing Up Black – a photographic exhibition by Dennis Morris". News.hackney.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  25. ^ "TAB Event - Dennis Morris "A Bitta PIL"". Tokyoartbeat.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  26. ^ "Tim Noble & Sue Webster - Dennis Morris Portraits". Timnobleandsuewebster.com. 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  27. ^ "SID: Superman Is Dead | Art in Los Angeles". Timeout.com. 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  28. ^ "Juxtapoz Magazine - Dennis Morris "BOB MARLEY: GIANT" @ Known Gallery, LA". Juxtapoz.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  29. ^ Greene, Andy (2014-08-21). "The Sex Pistols: Rarely Seen Photos Pictures". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  30. ^ "Staying Power: Photographs of Black British Experience - in pictures | Art and design". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
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