Travel Tip: Art and Archaeology in United States
Max Snow in Tattoo

According to the curatorial statement for this show, "tattoo art has been clasped to the bosom of the art world precisely because of its intercession between the arenas of popular and high culture. The symbolism and impact of tattoos varies in different places and cultures. Anglicized from the Polynesian tatau and Tahitian tatu, tattoos have served as rites of passage, marks of status and rank, symbols of religious and spiritual devotion, decorations for bravery, sexual lures and marks of fertility, pledges of love, punishment, amulets and talismans, protection, and as the marks of outcasts, slaves and convicts."

"When the imagery of the tattoo is isolated from the human canvas, or when the “tattooed” becomes the subject of art, the ink can become a distinct portrait of the subject, revealing histories, ethnicities, personality quirks, fetishes, addictions, conquests, allegiances, and tragedy. This show presents the tattoo and the tattooed within the realm of fine art, "

The exhibition will include works by Max Snow, Crumb, Tom of Finland, Patrick Lee, Lina Bertucci, Richard Renaldi, Aaron Cobbett, Assume Vivid Astro-Focus, Ted Nemeth, Ron Athey, Kiki Smith, Alix Lambert,