{"product_id":"modern-primitives-an-investigation-of-contemporary-adornment-ritual-paperback","title":"Modern Primitives: An Investigation of Contemporary Adornment \u0026 Ritual - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eV. Vale\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEd Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e (Other), \u003cb\u003eLyle Tuttle\u003c\/b\u003e (Other)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst published 20 years ago, \u003ci\u003eModern Primitives\u003c\/i\u003e is still called \"the bible of the tattooing-piercing underground.\" Here is a celebratory reprinting, complete with a new introduction by original editor\/publisher V. Vale.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eInterviews with 15 tattoo and body modification artists. Modern \u003cbr\u003ePrimitives examines a vivid contemporary enigma: the growing revival of \u003cbr\u003ehighly visual (and sometimes shocking) \"primitive\" body modification \u003cbr\u003epractices - tattooing, multiple piercing, and scarification.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFakir Musafar: \u003c\/b\u003e By the time he was twelve, Fakir had begun a systematic, personal exploration of virtually every body modification and ritual practice known to man--all done clandestinely until the '80s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the release of the 1985 film \u003ci\u003eDances Sacred and Profane\u003c\/i\u003e (in which he did the primitive rituals of a Sun Dance and a Kavandi\u003cbr\u003eBearing), Fakir has given numerous lectures accompanied by slide shows, \"live\" demonstrations of rituals and practices, and showings of \u003ci\u003eDances Sacred and Profane\u003c\/i\u003e for which he is the booking agent. He has published a series of\u003cbr\u003epublications titled \u003ci\u003eBody Play\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been featured in several videos by Charles Gatewood and others. Fakir is now world-renowned for his workshops, performances and publishing. What follows is a condensation of conversations\u003cbr\u003econducted 1982 to 1986, and is representative of his philosophy and thought to that date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e: One of the foremost practitioners of the ancient art of tattoo is Don Ed Hardy, a philosopher, historian, painter and innovator who, on a global scale, has greatly advanced the cultural credibility of his profession. As editor of \u003ci\u003eTattootime\u003c\/i\u003e he chronicled and disseminated little-known mythology, anthropology, history, and photo documentation about tattoos. He also spotlights current innovative trends both in technique and content. His goal: to raise artistic standards and extend the range and complexity of symbolism depicted, while reinvestigating and preserving past traditions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonte Cazazza: \u003c\/b\u003eA founding theoretician of the Industrial Culture movement, Monte Cazazza has continued producing videos (having recently completed a successor to \u003ci\u003eTrue Gore\u003c\/i\u003e); music (with his band the Atom\u003cbr\u003eSmashers); media studies (Marshall McLuhan being a perennial favorite); film screenplays; and other project\/collaborations with Psychic Television (PTV) and artist Deborah Valentine.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGenesis and Paula P-Orridge \u003c\/b\u003ewere known for their music and video projects under the names \u003ci\u003ePsychic Television\u003c\/i\u003e (PTV) and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003eTemple of Psychic Youth\u003c\/i\u003e (TOPY). Previously, Genesis had been a prime innovator in the Industrial Culture Movement, producing dozens of albums as part of the groundbreaking quartet, Throbbing Gristle, as well as releasing\u003cbr\u003erecordings by SPK and others on the Industrial Records label. In the following interview Genesis and Paula reveal motivations and philosophical imperatives for their tattooing, piercing and scarification explorations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 11.06 x 8.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47398188646578,"sku":"9781889307268","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/7ad7ee759bcb996e49548e2dff115ed9_0c2eb287-c609-4be1-9b9a-1e0a5d4a0368.webp?v=1778046316","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/modern-primitives-an-investigation-of-contemporary-adornment-ritual-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}