Events, exhibitions, meetings, presentations. And, above all, moments of exploration and debate, spanning the past and present of tattooing. It aims not just to be a showcase but a real preview of the Rome Tattoo Museum, set to open in the spring in the capital. The event, Contatto, dedicated to the world of tattooing, opened last night at…

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Lyle Tuttle’s professional tattoo career spans seven decades and began in San Francisco in 1948. His 7th St. shop ran from 1960-’89 and was a hotspot for the Summer of Love generation and where he tattooed many stars including The Allman Brothers, Joan Baez and Janis Joplin. His cover feature on Rolling Stone magazine on…

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I do tattoos, or rather, I have been a tattoo artist for almost 30 years. I come from a bourgeois family where even the word tattoo was considered taboo. I chose this profession like some of my colleagues, risking being humiliated and even marginalized. Back then, tattoos were not well regarded by many; indeed, they were considered...

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I began tattooing out of passion between 1988 and 1989. Those were the years during which tattooing was slowly shedding its pioneering attire to embark on a journey that would first lead to its acceptance and then to it becoming a cultural phenomenon. Having professionally started during this transitional phase and...

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Rome celebrates tattooing at the Cappella Orsini Study Center (via di Grottapinta), in collaboration with Tattoing Demon Studio. The schedule includes a series of events, meetings, an exhibition of drawings, photographs, work tools, memorabilia, and videos. This event is a prelude to the opening of the 'Roma Tattoo Museum' scheduled for spring. Thus, the Cappella Orsini will be...

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