Desmond Morris on Joan Miro | TateShots

Zoologist and tv presenter Desmond Morris achieved worldwide fame in 1967 with his book ’The Naked Ape’, exploring human behaviour. He is also known as a surrealist painter and exhibited alongside Joan Miró. He tells TateShots about the time he took Miró on a tour of London Zoo, and of Miró’s fascination for Congo the painting chimpanzee. A major retrospective of Joan Miró was held at Tate Modern in 2011.