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Bob marley photographer dennis morris
Dennis Morris is a British photographer, best known for his images of Bob Marley and the Sex Pistols.
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- Bob marley photographer dennis morris
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- Life and work
- Books
- Album sleeves photography and design
- Exhibitions
- References
1 2 dennis morris what do artists do all day
Life and work
1974: Morris met Bob Marley, befriended him and went on to take some of the most iconic photos of the Reggae legend till his death in 1981.
1977: Morris spent a year with the Sex Pistols documenting in depth the seminal Punk band.
1978: Morris suggested that John Lydon should accompany him and Virgin boss Richard Branson on a talent-spotting trip to Jamaica.
In 1979, Morris created the logo for the band Public Image Limited and the innovative Metal Box album packaging. He then became Art Director of Island Records 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.
In 2000, Morris travelled to the Philippines to photograph the crucifixion of artist Sebastian Horsley.
In 2002 to mark the 40th anniversary of Jamaican independence, Morris was commissioned by BBC 2 to document reggae superstars, Jamaican street culture and the energy of the dancehall for the award-winning TV series and accompanying book: Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music.
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. The gallery was blessed by Aboriginal tribe leader, Francis Firebrace, wearing body paint and tribal dress.
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.
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.
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).
In April 2014, he exhibited, to critical acclaim, a large collection of his Bob Marley photographs at the Known Gallery in Los Angeles.
Early 2016, BBC 4 made a documentary on Dennis' work part of their ongoing series: "What do artists do all day?"
In 2016, the ICA (The Institute of Contemporary Arts – London) presented an exhibition of his design, marketing, art direction and photography of Public Image Ltd (PiL).
Some of his photos from his Growing Up Black collection are part of Tate Britain collection and are displayed in an exhibition titled "Stan Firm inna Inglan" from November 2016 to November 2017
His photographs have appeared in publications including Rolling Stone, Time, People, V, GQ, I-D, Vogue, "Frieze magazine" and the Sunday Times.
He has held exhibitions worldwide (Sydney Opera House, Laforet Museum, Tokyo, Contact Toronto and in galleries in London, New York, Paris, San Francisco, and Stuttgart).
His photographs have become highly collectable, including one body of work (Southall – a home from home) bought by English Heritage, on permanent display at Gunnersbury Park Museum in London. Growing Up Black a collection of his photographs from the Black community in Hackney is part of the permanent collection of the Hackney Museum. The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, also acquired some photographs from this series.
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.