{"id":37713,"date":"2016-09-01T16:00:49","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T20:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/?p=37713"},"modified":"2016-09-08T09:51:58","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T13:51:58","slug":"see-the-royal-ontario-museums-tattoos-exhibit-before-it-closes-september-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/2016\/09\/see-the-royal-ontario-museums-tattoos-exhibit-before-it-closes-september-5\/","title":{"rendered":"See The Royal Ontario Museum\u2019s \u201cTattoos\u201d Exhibit Before It Closes September 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/08\/tattoo-exhibit.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-37714 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/08\/tattoo-exhibit.jpg\" alt=\"tattoo exhibit\" width=\"545\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/08\/tattoo-exhibit.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/08\/tattoo-exhibit-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re fascinated by body art or simply curious about the culture behind ink, the Royal Ontario Museum\u2019s <em>Tattoos<\/em> exhibition may be worth a visit. Although the ROM temporary exhibit launched back in April, it officially draws to a close on September 5. The Toronto installation has made its way from the mus\u00e9e du quai Branly in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Exploring themes of ritual, identity and self-expression, <em>Tattoos <\/em>takes an artistic look at the often controversial world of tattooing. The exhibition delves into the historical significance of tattoos, which have developed from tribal markings to modern day artistic decorations.<\/p>\n<p>Although tattoos were first popularized by sailors, they also evolved and were inspired as a result of Japanese irezumi (or traditional tattoo art). While the exhibit claims that Asian cultures shifted away from tattooing in the 19<sup>th<\/sup> century, tattoos slowly grew in popularity and later became accepted across the world.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tattoos <\/em>takes a look at the significance of ink in various communities, including Mexican-American culture and present day China. For those who are passionate about tattooing as an alternative art form, this cultural exhibit can help to inform you about the back story behind permanent ink.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo:\u00a0Tattooed design on a women&#8217;s torso. Silicone. \u00a9 Tin-Tin. France, 2013. Image: \u00a9 Mus\u00e9e du quai Branly, photo Thomas Duval.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you\u2019re fascinated by body art or simply curious about the culture behind ink, the Royal Ontario Museum\u2019s Tattoos exhibition may be worth a visit. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":37714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20189],"tags":[15152,24957,15241,24956,24954,24955,24958],"class_list":["post-37713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-rom","tag-rom-exhibits-2016","tag-royal-ontario-museum","tag-tattoo-art","tag-tattoos-exhibit-rom","tag-tattoos-exhibit-royal-ontario-museum","tag-toronto-exhibits-2016"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37713"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37717,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37713\/revisions\/37717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}