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NYC Tattoo Convention , one of my favorite shows--with its diversity of top tattoo artists and crowd of beautiful freaks--all in the historic Roseland Ballroom in Times Square. For the past ten years, I could easily be found at the main-floor bar, but this weekend, I'll be spending most of my time at the Father Panik booth , off to the side of the stage, selling my Black Tattoo Art tomeCool Hunting Video above from a few years back, which has great shots from the convention floor as well as stellar sound bits from Lucky Diamond Rich , the world's most tattooed person. I also interviewed legendary tattoo artist and activist Spider Webb who offers his infamous Webb-isms like, "Once you drop the whole idea that you care about something, then you're really free." I feel this way about pants.Daredevil's booth-eye view of the convention from last year.Fourth Annual Athens Tattoo Convention in Greece. The economy has tanked but tattooing is booming and it's very exciting to see all this wild new art in a country that is just experiencing its tattoo renaissance. When I'm there this summer, I'll add more to my Tattoos in Greece posts--found here and here .Hell City Tattoo Fest in Killumbus, Ohio. Once again, Durb and the HC crew gather the very best tattoo artists from around the world, offer seminars, art shows, music performances and tons of tattoo goodness. It has really become one of the best shows in the country. Looking forward to it.Other upcoming conventions we love Art shows opening this weekend... Flesh to Canvas group show Masterworks of Body Art . Oceanside Museum of Art in North San Diego, CA will feature a live tattoo runway show where 45 collectors will model the work of about ten tattooists while Master of Ceremonies Jade Winn will discuss the symbolism and history behind the tattoo imagery. Artists featured include Fip Buchanan of Avalon Tattoo, Rob Benavides of Flying Panther Tattoo, Roy "Loy-Loy" Leyva of Classic Traditions Art Company, Opie Ortiz of World Famous Tattooing in Long Beach, Louis Perez II of Will Rise Tattoo in Hollywood, and Bill Canales of Full Circle Tattoo. Bill's tattoo work shown above--which we first posted here in February--will be part of the exhibit.
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