Honolulu Museum of Art

Tattoo Honolulu

Tattooing is art. After decades of being viewed as a mark of the marginal, tattoos have gone mainstream and are winning over the art establishment—including the Honolulu Museum of Art. The lines between ink on skin and paint on canvas or pencil on paper have been blurred with tattoo artists reaching the skill level of other artists. Now the Honolulu Museum of Art breaks new ground with an exhibition focusing on Hawai‘i’s high quality of tattoo art—and how it sprouted from the islands’ mix of cultures rich with tattoo traditions.

Credits

Museum Director – Stephan Jost

Director of Communications – Lesa Griffith

Graphic design – Jared Stone

Exhibition installation – Larry Maruya

Vinyl installation – Kahi and Diana Ching (K&D Signs)

Exhibition Photographs – Shuzo Uemoto