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Tattooing

Ace Harlyn, Charlie Wagner tattooing Millie Hull, 1939.

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.
By Alanna Martinez
Temporary tattoos by True Hand, inspired by the Philadelphia Museum of Art's "Ink and Gold: Art of the Kano" exhibition. (Photo via @truehandsociety Instagram)

The Philly Museum of Art Hosts a Pop-Up Parlor Where Tattoo Artists Ink Visitors

This April, the Philadelphia museum will be home to a pop-up tattoo parlor inspired by its current exhibition “Ink and Gold: Art of the Kano,” featuring hand-drawn temporary tattoos by some of Philadelphia’s most sought-after local artists.
By Alanna Martinez

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