Book on Japanese tattooing in the 1950s photographed by Akimitsu Takagi

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”"The tattoo has an attraction comparable to that of opium: once under its control, all resistance becomes futile. For those who fall prey to it, nothing else matters."

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22 November 2023

Interview with Japanese photographer Masato Sudo, author of the book ‘Ransho’.

Masato Sudo (1955-) is a major contemporary photographer in the history of tattoo photography in Japan in the 20th century. He has been intent on capturing the beauty of Japanese…
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15 September 2023

Akimitsu Takagi in the “Tatouages du Monde Flottant” exhibition at the Musée des Arts asiatiques in Nice.

Until 3 December, several photographs and a copy of Akimitsu Takagi's first book are on show in the Musée des arts asiatiques de Nice exhibition on Japanese tattooing.   For…
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15 September 2023

‘the tattoo writer’ exhibition at the Barcelona tattoo convention on 6, 7 and 8 October 2023

Join us at the Baum Fest and its tattoo convention in Barcelona for the first exhibition of the tattoo writer in Spain. The 25th edition of the Barcelona tattoo convention…
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