- A survey of over 300 of the best international tattoo artists working today. Included are established practitioners ... and lesser-known emerging talents, all of whom work towards pushing the boundaries of the art form. A selection of essays and features examines the history and scholarship of tattooing and reveals how it has evolved differently around the world. Exploring the connections between tattoo culture today and seminal figures and developments in the recent past, the book examines how the historical styles of this most enduring art form blend into new ones. Contents : TTTism: defining tattoing today -- The Leu family -- Into you -- New wave tattoo. Tattooers : Akseli Aro -- Alexander Heir: death/traitors -- Alvaro Flores -- Amy Savage -- André Malcolm -- Antoine Elvy -- Apro Lee -- Ashley Love -- Bartosz Wojda -- B.J. Betts -- Bobeus -- Bugsy -- Chad Koeplinger -- Charlie Lacroix -- Dan Frye -- Dan SInnes -- Dnaiel Matsumoto -- David Co^té -- David Schiesser -- DotsToLines -- Duncan X -- El Monga Sasturain -- Eric Marcinizyn -- Ernest Graves -- Fergus Purcell -- Frank Armstrong -- Frederico Lopes Rabelo -- Gakkin -- Gotch -- Grindesign (Ro´bert Borba´s) -- Han Shinko -- Hanumantra -- Herman IX -- Iain Sellar -- James McKenna -- Jason Corbett -- Jaya Suartika -- Jeb Maykut -- Jeremy Ross Armstrong -- Joe Chatt -- Joseph Bryce -- Josh Russell -- Julian Bast -- Kane Trubenbacher -- Karrie Arthurs -- Kenji Alucky -- Lesya Kovalchuk -- Lewisink -- Luca Font -- Luca Mamone -- Lupo Horiokamo -- Luxiano31 -- Mai¨ka Zayagata -- Martin Jahn -- Matt Black -- Maud Dardeau -- Michael Joss -- Mishla Nacho Lassalle -- Nazareno Tubaro -- Nissaco -- Nomi Chi -- Norm -- Otto D'Ambra -- Pablo Dalas -- Pietro Sedda -- Raph Cemo -- Rich Hardy -- Ruco -- Sailor Bit -- Sarah Herzdame -- Sasha Masiuk -- Savannah Colleen -- Sean from Texas -- Seth Wood -- Shane Gallagher Coley -- Silly Jane -- Slawomir Nitschke -- Soto Gang -- Stacey Ann -- Stizzo -- Super Timor -- Talley Matthew -- Tanya De Souza-Meally -- Todd Noble -- Todd Tattooer -- Tomas Tomas -- Tony Nilsson -- Toothtaker -- Totemica -- Touka Voodoo -- UNIV ERSE STUDIO -- Valentin Hirsch -- Vitaly Pozharsky -- Will Geary -- Woohyun Heo -- Yann Black -- York Yeh -- Zumiism. Studios : 1770 -- 2Spirit Tattoo -- AKA Berlin -- Atlas Tattoo -- Biribi -- Blut & Eisen -- Captured Tattoo -- The Circle -- Cloak and Dagger Tattoo -- Cult Classic Tatto -- Dharma Tattoo -- Divine Canvas -- Downtown Tattoo -- East River Tattoo -- Frith Street Tattoo -- Good Times Tattoo -- Hand in Glove -- Happypets -- Hidden Moon Tattoo -- Noly Noir -- Idle Hand -- Kids Love Ink East -- Kings Avenue -- Kosmos Tattoo -- LTW -- Modern Classic Tattoo -- New York Adorned -- Old Crow Tattoo -- Old Habits Tattoo -- Rag & Bone -- Rock of Ages Tattooing -- Rose Tattoo Parlour -- Sacred Electric Tattoo -- Sacred Yantra -- Sang Bleu London -- Sang Bleu Zurich -- Saved Tattoo -- Saved L.A. -- State of Grace -- Swan Song Tattoo -- Tattoo Paradise -- Three Tides Tattoo -- Tin-Tin Tatouages -- Two Hands Tattoo. Tattoo copyright -- Accelerating the art -- Ever-evolving tattoo machines -- Tattoo scholarship -- On the road -- Western tattoo history -- Glossary -- Directory -- Index