Tattoos and art meet in Harlem
Tattoos and art meet in Harlem
By Zoe So
September 17, 2009
Peony tattoo by Andre Malcolm. Photo credit: Andre Malcolm
Black Ink ‘s storefront on Lenox Avenue, south of 113th Street, does not look much like a tattoo parlor. The sign of a faded cartoon pin-up girl with the word “Tattoos” stands below street level, barely visible from even a few stores away. Flash – sheets of paper filled with small sample designs of roses, skulls, Chinese characters and other standard tattoo parlor fare – are absent from the walls, which have been painted to look like soft brown suede. Instead, framed drawings by famous tattoo artists hang art gallery style in the lobby.
