Inked Bodies

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

Inked Bodies
Inked Bodies
July 12, 2024–December 15, 2024
Gallery 404, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

“Inked Bodies” considers tattooing as creative storytelling and self-expression.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Bokuteno Riō and Botsusharan Bokkō in Combat, Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Bokuteno Riō and Botsusharan Bokkō in Combat, circa 1827–1830, Edo period (1600–1868)
Lady Bug, Tony Fitzpatrick; Big Cat Press
Tony Fitzpatrick; Big Cat Press
Lady Bug, 2001
Grasshopper, Tony Fitzpatrick; Big Cat Press
Tony Fitzpatrick; Big Cat Press
Grasshopper, 2000
Wonder Bug, Tony Fitzpatrick; Big Cat Press
Tony Fitzpatrick; Big Cat Press
Wonder Bug, 2001
four actors from the play, "The 4 Modern Guardians Kings Return from Mt.Oyama", Utagawa Kunisada
Utagawa Kunisada
My name's Johnson. I thought we ought to know each other, seeing that we have a mutual friend, Richard Lindner
Richard Lindner
untitled, Mishima Go
Mishima Go
untitled, 1972
untitled, Mishima Go
Mishima Go
untitled, 1972
Caterpillar, Tony Fitzpatrick; Big Cat Press
Tony Fitzpatrick; Big Cat Press
Caterpillar, 2000
Wavy Hair, Don Ed Hardy
Don Ed Hardy
Wavy Hair, 2002
Jewel Bug, Tony Fitzpatrick; Big Cat Press
Tony Fitzpatrick; Big Cat Press
Jewel Bug, 2000
Lopea, Tony Fitzpatrick; Big Cat Press
Tony Fitzpatrick; Big Cat Press
Lopea, 2000
Profile of Melvin Miller, Greensburg, Kansas, Summer, 2000, Larry Schwarm
Larry Schwarm
untitled (June calendar), Alberto Vargas
Alberto Vargas
Tattooed Guy, Nick Bubash
Nick Bubash
Tattooed Guy, 2000
Wolfie, the Preta, Don Ed Hardy
Don Ed Hardy
Dancing Bug, Tony Fitzpatrick; Big Cat Press
Tony Fitzpatrick; Big Cat Press
Dancing Bug, 2000
Saint of Rain, Tony Fitzpatrick; Landfall Press
Tony Fitzpatrick; Landfall Press
The Funnies, Don Ed Hardy
Don Ed Hardy
The Funnies, 2002
untitled (gatefold), Alberto Vargas
Alberto Vargas
untitled (gatefold), circa 1945
痛そう:寛政年間女郎の風俗 Ita sō: Kansei nenkan jorō no fūzoku (Looking in Pain: The Appearance of a Kansei-era Prostitute), 月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; 和田彫勇 Wada Hori Yu; 綱島亀吉 Tsunashima Kamekichi
月岡芳年 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; 和田彫勇 Wada Hori Yu; 綱島亀吉 Tsunashima Kamekichi
Cicada, Tony Fitzpatrick; Big Cat Press
Tony Fitzpatrick; Big Cat Press
Cicada, 2001
untitled, Mishima Go
Mishima Go
untitled, 1972
Harlequin, Tony Fitzpatrick; Big Cat Press
Tony Fitzpatrick; Big Cat Press
Harlequin, 2000
David Yarritu and unidentified man, Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Jack Dracula, the Marked Man, Diane Arbus
Diane Arbus
Tattooed Man at a Carnival, Md., Diane Arbus
Diane Arbus
Green Bug, Tony Fitzpatrick; Big Cat Press
Tony Fitzpatrick; Big Cat Press
Green Bug, 2000
untitled, Mishima Go
Mishima Go
untitled, 1972

Events

August 8, 2024
Talk
Inked Bodies
10:15–11:00AM
Spencer Museum of Art, 404 Marshall Balcony
August 30, 2024
Activity
Tattoos for You
11:00AM–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 305 Goddard Study Center, 404 Marshall Balcony
September 12, 2024
Social
Representation, Physical Expression, and Human Connection
4:00–6:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St
September 21, 2024
Activity
Tattoo You
1:00–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 404 Marshall Balcony
October 10, 2024
Talk
Tattoo Artist Panel Discussion
5:30–6:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 404 Marshall Balcony
November 1, 2024
Talk
Drawing on East Asian Art and Tattooing Traditions with Ed Hardy
3:00–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 404 Marshall Balcony
November 15, 2024
Activity
Spencer Student Advisory Board Presents: A Tattoo Design Workshop
3:00–4:30PM

Resources

Documents

Exhibition Labels (Formatted)
Location Code Map
Media Coverage
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