How Tattooing Left a Permanent Mark on New York That’s More Than Skin Deep
A revealing museum show tracks the art form's history from its beginnings as an underground craft to what is now a worldwide, mainstream artistic movement.
Amanda Wachob
Amanda Wachob: Portrait of a Tattoo Artist
Four years ago, I was lucky enough to attend the White House Christmas Party. That’s one of the few occasions where the masses in attendance are allowed to form a line and do a step-and-repeat with the president and first lady. I remember being more nervous than the usual meeting-a-celebrity butterflies in the stomach; and I was relieved, watching the line inch closer and closer to President Barack and Michelle Obama, that it didn’t appear that anyone was given more than a couple seconds to chat before a camera flashbulb went off and the star-struck attendees were escorted out of the room.
