tattoo culture
The Movement Towards a More ‘Tattoo Friendly’ Japan
Tattoos have long been stigmatised in Japan, with tattooed individuals being turned away from establishments. Female tattoo enthusiast Miho Kawasaki is helping change all that.
these hong kong youth aren't afraid to show off their ink
i-D talks to five artists that are trying to break the stigma around tattoo culture.
these hong kong youth aren't afraid to show off their ink
i-D talks to five artists that are trying to break the stigma around tattoo culture.
Learn About Tattoo History While Getting Inked at This Museum
The Field Museum in Chicago is currently showing an exhibition that explores the 5,000-year-old history of tattooing across the globe. It's also literally bringing ink to the museum world in the form of a pop-up tattoo shop.
The Owner of New York's Oldest Tattoo Shop Says the Industry 'Exploded Overnight'
Since it illegally opened in 1976, Fineline Tattoos has lived through multiple sea changes in NYC tattoo culture. On the 40th anniversary of the shop opening on the Bowery, we talked to the longtime owners about ink in the Big Apple.
The History of Tattooed Ladies from Freakshows to Reality TV
We talked to academic Anni Irish about how tattooed women have been objectified and fetishized since the days of the 19th century.
The Visual Encyclopedia of Russian Prison Tattoos
We spoke to the publisher of a book about Soviet prison ink about what tattoos would mark you as a thief, a homosexual, or a high-ranking criminal.