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SKIN: a film by Ryan Hope

31 January 2012

Author : reba

Ryan Hope reveals Garage magazines ambitious project which tattooed pieces of the most contemporary and prestigious artwork on to willing volunteers. With the likes of Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Raymond Pettibon images being tattooed by other tattooers this project brought up many interesting questions about ownership and prices of the tattoos made.

Other than bringing up these intriguing questions the film has been made in the most detailed and achingly stylistic way. The film also gives a voice to the tattooed and their own personal experiences rather than the hugely famous artists who created the images.

Watch it here:

http://vimeo.com/33031556



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