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Body Art at the V&A: Tattoos
From: The Victoria and Albert Museum
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Shaun Cole |
EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION |
On Saturday 29 April 2000 the V&A staged its first "Day of Record", a proposed series of events cataloguing applied and decorative
arts in relation to the body. Over 1,500 tattooed people visited the Museum on that day to have their artworks photographed for
inclusion in the V&A digital archive of tattoos.
In this interview with Fathom, V&A curator Shaun Cole discusses the business of taking tattoos seriously, with particular attention to artist Lee Wagstaff, whose exploration of the connection between tattooing and printmaking has resulted in a full-body shroud on display at the V&A until January 6, 2002. |
Shaun Cole discusses the art of tattooing at the V&A.
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