Tattoo

As an aesthetic form, a tattoo causes a contradictory attitude from traditional cultural institutions. Being a space that contributes to the creation and dissemination of new ideas and knowledge. The tattoo is of great importance in history in Asian and African countries, where it had social, religious and mystical roles. Meanwhile, in the West, tattoos have long become a symbol of crime, and then became a symbol of identity for various city groups. Among the illuminated topics are the publications-tattoos of the indigenous Americans of North America, American tattoos from the revolution to the 1980s, Soviet criminal tattooing, tattoo boom in Japan during the EDO period, tattoos on the Marquis Islands, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand, tattoos as The language of contemporary art.
Modern tattoo artists, along with stories about old practitioners of tattoos (presented through rare artifacts, paintings and archival photographs) and modern cultural trends in the tattoo, the book pays tribute to the pioneers of the modern era, those who are responsible for its transformation into mainstream . The book ends with a series of photographs showing the latest currents in a modern tattoo.
The publication was prepared for the exhibition Tattoo at the State Museum of Fine Arts named after A.S. Pushkin. The book will tell you about the stages of development of tattoos in different regions of the world on the example of various materials: from objects of traditional art to works of contemporary artists. The book Tattoo becomes an unprecedented journey, familiarizing with the world of tattoos