Spectacular Bodies

""Head, trunk and upper left limb of an adult male with vessels and nerves, 1804, wax""; ""Amputation Saw, 1650-84, wood and wroght iron""; and Bill Viola's ""The Space Between the Teeth, 1976, videotape"" are just three anatomical parts of Spectacular Bodies: The Art and Science of the Human Body from Leonardo to Now, the catalogue of a recent exhibition at London's Hayward gallery. Curated by Oxford art historian Martin Kemp and Marina Wallace of the Central St. Martin's College of Art and Design, the exhibition and book show the human body in various states of disrepair and the differing postures scientists and other spectators tale towards it. The book's 100 color and 60 b&w illustrations are further revealed by careful research and clear exposition. (Feb.)