Natan Speaking at the Museum of Fine Arts!

Join us this coming Saturday (October 16th) at 12 p.m. for a tour and discussion of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston's “Under the Skin” exhibition with tattoo artist Natan Alexander.

Come and learn about the ways in which traditional Japanese arts, such as wood block prints, have shaped and influenced the arts practiced in modern tattoo studios throughout the world. Natan will be sharing highlights from the exhibition as well as answering questions related to modern day tattooing, design and symbolism.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Gallery Talk: Japanese Art and Contemporary Tattoos
Saturday, October 16th
12 — 1 pm
Sharf Visitor Center
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
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http://www.mfa.org/calendar/event.asp?eventkey=44356&date=10/16/2010

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston notes, in reference to the event:
Led by local tattoo artist Natan Alexander, explore the exhibition “Under the Skin: Tattoos in Japanese Prints” and discuss the history and tradition of Japanese Art and its influence on today's popular tattoo designs.

Free with Museum admission.

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Natan to Speak at Museum Lecture!

Natan will be featured as a guest speaker at an upcoming lecture on tattooing at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art! As part of an upcoming exhibition of renowned tattoo artist, Dr. Lakra, the museum will host a panel discussion of contemporary tattoo culture, the history of tattooing, and the growth and development of the medium. We invite you to join us on Thursday, April 15th, at the Institute of Contemporary Art (100 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA) as we listen in on Natan's personal dissection of tattooing, as informed by his 17 years of experience in the field.

The ICA comments on Lakra:
Jerónimo López Ramírez, also known as Dr. Lakra, is a renowned tattoo artist who lives and works in Oaxaca, Mexico. Under his pseudonym, loosely translating as “Dr. Delinquent,” he draws over vintage printed materials and found objects rather than skin, manipulating images of pin-up girls, 1940s Mexican businessmen, luchadores, and Japanese sumo wrestlers.

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ing diverse body art traditions from Chicano, Maori, Thai, and Philippine cultures, Dr. Lakra layers spiders, skulls, crosses, serpents, and devils over these existing images. Playful, naughty, and often intentionally vulgar, his work challenges social norms by blurring cultural identities.

Dr. Lakra, the artist’s first solo exhibition in the U.S., will present works from a variety of series and a newly-commissioned mural.
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Learn more about the featured Dr. Lakra exhibition and the museum itself at:
http://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/exhibit/lakra/.

We hope to see you there!

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