{"product_id":"modern-primitives-20th-anniversary-deluxe-hardback-9781889307275","title":"Modern Primitives: 20th Anniversary Deluxe Hardback","description":"\u003cp\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso added is a new community section, where current practitioners have been invited to have their cards displayed. \u003ci\u003eModern Primitives\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e was the first book to investigate not only the \"how\" but also the \"why\"\u003cbr\u003e of body modification practices. It reaches far back into history to \u003cbr\u003emultiform cultural traditions to illuminate one of today's most \u003cbr\u003ewide-spread youth culture visual signifiers. Heavily illustrated with \u003cbr\u003edetailed, contemporary photographs, as well as archival anthropological \u003cbr\u003eimages and drawings of ancient tattoo traditions, \u003ci\u003eModern Primitives\u003c\/i\u003e was ground-zero for today's body-modification trends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFakir Musafar: \u003c\/b\u003eBy the time he was twelve, Fakir had begun a systematic, \u003cbr\u003epersonal exploration of virtually every body modification and ritual practice\u003cbr\u003eknown to man--all done clandestinely until the '80s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the release of the 1985 film \u003ci\u003eDances Sacred and\u003cbr\u003eProfane\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\"\u003cbr\u003edemonstrations of rituals and practices, and showings of \u003ci\u003eDances Sacred and\u003cbr\u003eProfane\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\u003cbr\u003eby Charles Gatewood and others. Fakir is now world-renowned for his workshops, \u003cbr\u003eperformances and publishing. What follows is a condensation of conversations\u003cbr\u003econducted 1982 to 1986, and is representative of his philosophy and thought to\u003cbr\u003ethat date. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e: One of the foremost practitioners of the ancient art of\u003cbr\u003etattoo is Don Ed Hardy, a philosopher, historian, painter and innovator who, on\u003cbr\u003ea global scale, has greatly advanced the cultural credibility of his profession.\u003cbr\u003eAs editor of \u003ci\u003eTattootime\u003c\/i\u003e he chronicled and disseminated little-known\u003cbr\u003emythology, anthropology, history, and photo documentation about tattoos. He\u003cbr\u003ealso spotlights current innovative trends both in technique and content. His\u003cbr\u003egoal: to raise artistic standards and extend the range and complexity of symbolism\u003cbr\u003edepicted, while reinvestigating and preserving past traditions... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonte Cazazza: \u003c\/b\u003eA founding theoretician of the Industrial\u003cbr\u003eCulture movement, Monte Cazazza has continued producing videos (having recently\u003cbr\u003ecompleted 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\u003cbr\u003escreenplays; and other project\/collaborations with Psychic Television (PTV) and\u003cbr\u003eartist Deborah Valentine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGenesis and Paula P-Orridge \u003c\/b\u003ewere known for their\u003cbr\u003emusic 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\u003cbr\u003einnovator in the Industrial Culture Movement, producing dozens of albums as\u003cbr\u003epart of the groundbreaking quartet, Throbbing Gristle, as well as releasing\u003cbr\u003erecordings by SPK and others on the Industrial Records label. In the following\u003cbr\u003einterview Genesis and Paula reveal motivations and philosophical imperatives\u003cbr\u003efor their tattooing, piercing and scarification explorations.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Re\/Search Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50528391758098,"sku":"9781889307275","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_632ba8d7-9252-402f-aa3c-36780eca79b7.jpg?v=1731325096","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/modern-primitives-20th-anniversary-deluxe-hardback-9781889307275","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}