Modern Primitives by V Vale
First published 20 years ago, Modern Primitives is still called the bible of the tattooing-piercing underground. Here is a celebratory reprinting, complete with a new introduction by original editor/publisher V. Vale. Also added is a new community section, where current practitioners have been invited to have their cards displayed. Modern Primitives was the first book to investigate not only the how but also the why of body modification practices. It reaches far back into history to multiform cultural traditions to illuminate one of today's most wide-spread youth culture visual signifiers. Heavily illustrated with detailed, contemporary photographs, as well as archival anthropological images and drawings of ancient tattoo traditions, Modern Primitives was ground-zero for today's body-modification trends.
The New York Times, NPR, and other major culture and news outlets have recognized Vale as a popular-culture investigator. He's been self-publishing for 40 years and currently hosts the San Francisco talk show The Counter Culture Hour.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781889307268 |
| ISBN 10 | 1889307262 |
| Title | Modern Primitives |
| Author | V Vale |
| Series | Re Search |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Re/Search Publications |
| Year published | 2010-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 228 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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