linguistics of the flesh
no this isn’t about bad splatter horror.
To many’s dislike, the bodymod and tattoo cultures have gone mainstream but like any fine popart there’s been an influx of culture and art preservators who want to exhibit the art on the museum floors.
One of these exhibitions is taking place at the Whitney Museum of American Art, it explores the viewpoints of bodymodification, how it relates as a disguise, a metaphore. and how some use it to record time’s passed by.
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