ANNA BADINA x THE TATTOO WRITER
The artist Anna Badina has created a series of original drawings in ink, pen and brush, inspired by photographs from Akimitsu Takagi’s collection and the world of traditional Japanese tattooing.…
Photographs by the writer Akimitsu Takagi (1920–1995) documenting the tattoo scene in Tokyo in postwar Japan.
Forgotten until its rediscovery, this collection offers a unique and rare glimpse into the underground culture of horimono (irezumi), traditional Japanese tattooing.
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EXHIBITIONS
Since its discovery in 2017, this unique collection of photographs has been featured in several exhibitions - including photography festivals, tattoo conventions, studios, and galleries.
“Tattooing's attraction is not unlike that of opium : once under it's control, any resistance is futile. For victims of its hold, nothing else has any importance.”
Akimitsu Takagi (1920-1995)Writer and photographer
Lecture at the Nicéphore Niépce Museum on 22 April 2026
Lecture at the Nicéphore Niépce Museum on 22 April 2026
Lecture on Japanese photography and tattooing at the Nicéphore Niépce Museum On Wednesday 22 April at 6.45 pm, Pascal Bagot will give a talk at the Nicéphore Niépce Museum in…
Symposium on Japanese Tattooing in Tokyo
Symposium on Japanese Tattooing in Tokyo
A symposium dedicated to Japanese tattooing will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at Aoyama Gakuin University in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. Among the invited researchers, Pascal Bagot…
