"Art has always mirrored the zeitgeist of the time. In this Postmodern epoch in which all the art of the past has been assimilated, consumerized, advertised and replicated, the last artistic territory resisting co-optation and commodification by Museum and Gallery remains the Human Body. for a tattoo is more than a painting on skin; it's meaning and reverberations cannot be comprehended without a knowledge of the history and mythology of it's bearer. Thus it is a true poetic creation, and is always more than meets the eye. As a tattoo is grounded on living skin, so it's essence emotes a poignancy unique to the mortal human condition. Likewise, no two piercings can be identical, because no two faces, bodies, or genitalia are alike."

#12: Modern Primitives

An eye-opening, startling investigation of the undercover world of body modifications, tattooing, piercing and scarification.

Tattoo Times

Interviews, scarce fiction, essays: this is a manual of ideas and insights. Strikingly designed, with rare photos, bibliographies, discographies, chronologies & illustrations.

Bob Flanagan: Supermasochist

Bob Flanagan (1952-1996) was born in New York City, grew up with Cystic Fibrosis (a genetically inherited, nearly-always fatal disease). The physical pain of his childhood suffering resulted in his lifelong practice of extreme masochism.

World of Tattoos CD ROM

From the Tattoo Museum in Amsterdam, this CD Rom features more than 1000 pictures of famous rock stars, the most tattooed man in the world, beauties, babes, and bikers, as well as video clips, a screen saver, and a puzzle.