exhibition at the national maritime museum cornwall is devoted our arts editor will gompertz has been to falmouthto take a look. tattoos, as you know, are all the rage nowadays. you have the geometric all—over design, the star wars stormtropper and, of course, your classic love heart. do you know what, lal, i'm as pleased as punch with that. thanks very much. you're welcome. each: in the lateg'fis?! lal hardy made his living tattooing iconoclastic punks. today he's taking part in a major museum exhibition, celebrating his artform. times have changed. i think the perception of tattoos has changed because there is so much fantastic artwork out there. i mean, every genre and subject is covered with tattooing now. there's so much beautiful stuff, you know there isn't a stigma like there used to be attached to it any more. are common misconceptions. tattooing back to britain. british people had been tattooed for hundreds of years before. we start to see evidence of that in the pilgram tattoos that people were going to have in the middle east, when they were going out in the pilgramages in the 1600s. th

our arts editor will gompertz has been to falmouth to take a look.s, as you know, are all the rage nowadays. there is more choice than ever. you've got the geometric, all—over design, the star wars stormtropper, and of course, your classic love heart. do you know what, lal, i'm as pleased as punch with that. thanks very much. you're welcome. back in the late ‘70s, lal hardy made his living tattooing iconoclastic punks. celebrating his artform. times have changed. i think the perception of tattoos has changed, because there is so much fantastic artwork out there. i mean, every genre and subject is covered with tattooing now. there's so much beautiful stuff. you know, there isn't a stigma, like there used to be, attached to it anymore. charts, as well as taking on what the curators feel are common misconceptions. we start with disspelling the myth that captain cook brought tattooing back to britain. british people had been tattooed for hundreds of years before. and we start to see evidence of that in the pilgram tattoos that people were going to have i

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