KAWS wrestles with death…

A tight-knit group of modern masters including KAWS, DASH SNOW, MICHAEL BEVILACQUA, DAN COLEN, FAILE, NOEL HENNESSEY, HOUSTON, BRAD KAHLHAMER, WES LANG, JEREMIAH MADDOCK, BRIAN MONTUORI, and BRUCE RICHARDS took a fresh look at the history of tattooing when the “Tattoo Flash” group show opened at the venerated SAVED TATTOO on Saturday, September 15th. Owned and operated by Supertouch’s own SCOTT CAMPBELL, the shop played host to the show of art inspired by the visual legacy of tattoo flash and its rich lexicon of coded imagery and sacred icons, giving visually addicted hipsters a shot at owning original artwork by an increasingly untouchable group of their “A-List” peers. HAVE A LOOK:

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Nick Zinner with girlfriend Aliyah and Saved’s Scott Campbell…

Wes Lang and Michael Bevilacqua in situ…

Wes Lang’s “Summer of Roses”…

KAWS talks shop with Nick Zinner and Scott Campbell…

Michael Bevilacqua…

Brian Montuori…

The array of Bruce Richards…

Bruce Richards flowers of death…

Houston’s death wish…

Stuntboy gets cuddly with Elizabeth Huey. Wes Lang disapproves…

Brad Kahlhamer’s gore girls…

Brad Kahlhamer…

Dash Snow…

Faile…

Faile…

Dan Colen’s lipstick traces…

No kissing and telling…

Bruce Richards stacks the deck…

Jeremiah Maddock…

…Can’t be stopped

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