News
Venezuelan Migrants Allegedly Labeled as Gang Members Based on Tattoos
Immigration lawyers report that their clients are being deported or held in custody over innocuous tattoos of roses, crowns, and other symbols.
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Art
Uncovered Medieval Tattoos Flesh Out a Misunderstood Practice
Archaeologists discovered the second known example of Medieval Nubian tattoos in Sudan, bringing us closer to unraveling the art form’s longer history.
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Salvadoran Man Denied Visa Partly Over His Tattoos
The Supreme Court decided against an LA woman who said her husband’s tattoos were incorrectly interpreted as gang symbols.
Art
Jewish Tattoos for Radical Visibility
Artist Nick F sees tattoos as a way to “mark our bodies as a holy place and create a clear sign of our commitment and pride of our Jewishness.”
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Would You Get a Rembrandt Tattoo?
At Amsterdam’s Rembrandt House Museum, visitors can get some sweet ink inspired by the Dutch Old Master’s portraits and etchings.
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Meet the Tattoo Artists Who Champion Body Positivity
Young, queer, and non-White tattoo artists are exploring how the artform can complement the body’s natural curves and colors.
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Local Politician Tattooed Teen’s “I Voted” Sticker on Her Arm
The deputy mayor of New Paltz, New York, tweeted that she would get a 14-year-old’s design tattooed if it won Ulster County’s "I Voted" sticker contest. She actually did it
Books
A Tattoo Artist’s History of Tattoos
TATTOO: 1730s-1970s. Henk Schiffmacher’s Private Collection is strong on the presentation of images, but says very little about their meaning.
Art
Tattoo Artist Ed Hardy Enters Museum Doors
“It’s a terrific affirmation, not only for myself, but for a lot of the old bandits and pirates that helped me in the business.”
Art
Researchers Believe They've Identified the World's Oldest Tattoo Kit
The findings lend insight into ancient Native American inking traditions.
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An Artist Borrows from Obscure Books for a Pop-Up Tattoo Shop
For her tattoo designs, Doreen Garner mined the Reanimation Library, a collection of obscure books, finding hand signals and "the occasional escalator going up into a vagina."
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World’s Oldest Figural Tattoos Found on Two Ancient Egyptian Mummies
The 5,000-year-old mummies, which have been at the British Museum, have tattoos of a wild bull, sheep, and alphabet-like motifs.