A Permanent Mark: The Impact of Tattoo Culture on Contemporary Art, Project Overview and Collateral

Shane Fitzgerald

Showcasing works drawn from public and private collections nationally and internationally, A Permanent Mark is the first major exhibition developed and presented in Australia that explores and reconciles how two distinct industries - tattooing and contemporary art - are becoming increasingly interconnected. Tattoos and body art are central to many ancient cultures and civilisations, but it is the more recent popularisation and acceptance of tattoos in Western culture that has resulted in the artform permeating into the contemporary art sphere. The enclosed documentation provides an insight into the exhibition, including complete copies of the exhibition publication, education resources and exhibition collateral.