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THE ARTS

Hirschmann, Kris

Tattoos, Body Piercings, and Art

80 pp. | ReferencePoint | August, 2013 | Library ISBN 978-1-60152-562-8 $28.95

(4) YA Library of Tattoos and Body Piercings series. This dense volume offers a balanced exploration of the debate surrounding body modification as art, first delving into the traditional artistic uses of tattooing and piercing in world cultures, then addressing the artistic value in contemporary practices. Blandly designed, text-heavy pages are broken up by striking (often provocative) photographs, "Did You Know?" sidebars, and inserts with primary source material. Reading list, websites. Ind.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen