Customizing the body : the art and culture of tattooing

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Title:

Author:

Sanders, Clinton.

ISBN:

9781592138883

9781592138876

Personal Author:

Sanders, Clinton.

Edition:

Rev. and expanded ed.

Publication Information:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2008.

Physical Description:

xxv, 245 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

General Note:

Previous ed.: published as by Clinton Sanders. 1989.

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Introduction : body alteration, artistic production, and the social world of tattooing -- Becoming and being a tattooed person -- The tattooist : tattooing as a career and an occupation -- The tattoo relationship : risk and social control in the studio -- Conclusion : tattooing and the social definition of art -- Epilogue 2008 : body modification then and now / Clinton R. Sanders with D. Angus Vail.

Subject Term:

Tattooing -- Social aspects.

Tattoo artists.

Added Author:

Vail, D. Angus.

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Summary

Originally published in 1989, this ground-breaking ethnographic exploration of tattooing--and the art world surrounding it--covers the history, anthropology and sociology of body modification practices; the occupational experience of the tattooist; the process and social consequences of becoming a tattooed person; and the prospects of "serious" tattooing becoming an accepted art form. Curiously, despite the greater prevalence of tattoos and body modification in today's society, there is still a stigma of deviance associated with people who get or ink tattoos. Retaining the core of the original book, this revised and expanded edition offers a new preface by the author and a new chapter focusing on the changes that have occurred in the tattoo world. A section on the new scholarly literature that has emerged, as well as the new modes of body modification that have come into vogue are included along with a new gallery of photographs that shows some splendid examples of contemporary tattoo art. A directory of artists' websites invites readers to discover the range of work being done around the world--from "suits" (full body tattoos) to skulls.