One of the modern art world´s ongoing controversies are the tattooed pigs of Belgian artist Wim Delvoye. Here we take a closer look at this high-debated expression of skin art.

Writing about body art takes a lot of research, but it can lead to having a great tattoo and piercing library. Here are just some of the books I have that talk about circus freaks, specialty magazines and publications and tattoo fiction.

The big question that many people have either before or after they pick a tattoo design is "Where should I put my tattoo?" Here are some things to consider when you think about where to put that new piece of ink.

What began as a Master´s thesis morphed into a book on body art for psychology major Maureen Mercury. Here we take a look at her take on modern body art with PAGAN FLESHWORKS, The Alchemy of Body Modification.

For the month of October, there´s a all-women tattoo artist art show in Seattle, "As We´d Decorate Her." Learn more about the tattoo ´herstory.´

A really fun tattoo song is "Bluebird Tattoo" by jazz singer Circe Link. Get the song lyrics and see her perform it live in Japan.

If you thought George Clooney had some cool tattoos on him in FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, you might want to check out the skin art he sports in the comedy crime film WELCOME TO COLLINWOOD.

If rock star tattoos are your thing, then you´ll want to take a look at the ROCK STAR TATTOO ENCYCLOPEDIA by photographer Patricia Steur. Her photos showcase tattoos in the European and Los Angeles music scenes of the early 1980s.

In this 1991 drama written and directed by Sean Penn, actor Viggo Mortensen plays an ex-Vietnam vet with a criminal streak. See a great example of late 1960s military and prison tattoos in this film.

If you´re a fan of prison style tattoos, you´ll want to make sure to catch FELON, now out on DVD.