The Tattoo Book

　　全球限量10,000本，每本印有專屬限量編號。
    「刺青鐵粉必收經典」---時尚文化媒體HYPEBEAST
 
　　身為國際知名紋身藝術家與收藏家的漢克．希夫馬赫(Henk Schiffmacher)，獲得全球數千萬聽眾點閱率TEDx Talks冠予「刺青王(Tattoo King)」稱號；是女神卡卡、芮塔歐拉、羅比．威廉斯、嗆辣紅椒合唱團等多位國際巨星的御用刺青師；曾獲2017年荷蘭皇家授予奧蘭耶-納梭軍官勳章（Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau）榮譽。他不僅從事刺青工作，也投入畫布、木材、紙張材質繪圖創作，同時是多本刺青書籍的作者。此外，因為對收藏的熱愛和對刺青歷史的興趣，希夫馬赫還是一位傑出的收藏家，曾到世界各地旅行，收藏許多橫跨年代、地區的重要刺青作品。
 
　　由希夫馬赫領路，第一次完整呈現及評述珍藏40年、令人嘆為觀止的刺青藝術作品，帶讀者一探1730至1970年代的全球刺青歷史及設計演變。

　　希夫馬赫傾注心力收集世界各地的刺青紋樣、設計、照片及工藝品。書中共分五章，每一章都有從未曝光的亮點：例如石版印刷、蝕刻版畫、紋身工具、繪畫、照片、海報、商店招牌、繪畫原稿以及業界口中「Flash」紋身設計圖庫－其中包括罕見的西方早期老式Flash紋樣。

　　本書收錄逾700張世界各地多樣化的刺青藝術圖片，好比毛利人和南太平洋島民的土著刺青、亞洲傳統刺青，以及西方古老刺青的起源。希夫馬赫十幾幅獨特風格刺青設計原稿也散見書中，並詳細介紹影響希夫馬赫從地下藝術走向主流藝術，做為藝術家和收藏家的個人經歷與見解。

　　畫冊由國際藝術出版社TASCHEN出版，全球限量1萬本，每本印有專屬限量編號。29 x 38公分超大尺寸，700張照片，共440頁，重達6公斤。
 
※本書為2020/12/19-2021/5/2法國勒芒歷史文化博物館Carré Plantagenêt同名展覽‘’TATTOO. 1730s-1970s. Henk Schiffmacher's Private Collection‘’特展專書。

One part history book, one part art book, and one part fascinating memoir, this book is an overview of more than two centuries of tattoo history intermixed with an intimate look at the lives of tattoo artists, and the personal struggles and triumphs, occupational hazards, and artistic courage that have defined so much of this history.

For the last forty years, Henk Schiffmacher has poured his heart and soul into his collection, amassing tattoo drawings, designs, photographs, and artifacts from around the world. Each of the book’s five chapters features many never-before-seen highlights from this collection and includes lithographs, etchings, tattooing instruments, paintings, photographs, posters, shop signs, original drawings, and tattoo designs known in the business as flash, among them extremely rare vintage flash sheets from major players in early Western tattooing.
The vastness and variety of tattooing around the world is chronicled in the book’s 700+ images, including the indigenous tattooing of the Māori and South Pacific islanders, the ancient traditions of Asia, and the origins of old-school Western tattooing in Europe and the United States. The book also features a dozen original illustrations by Schiffmacher in his inimitable style, as well as a personal introduction describing Schiffmacher’s own journey as both an artist and a collector that has shaped his view of the art’s journey from the underground to the mainstream.

Schiffmacher brings a fascinating perspective to tattoo history through his personal reflections and wild tales of adventure. In this book, we learn not only about the history of tattooing, but also about the adventures behind the making of one of the largest tattoo collections in the world, by a self-taught tattoo artist in love with the art and its innovators.

　　Amsterdam-based tattoo artist and historian Henk Schiffmacher is a living legend in the tattoo world. Traveling the world since the 1970s, Schiffmacher has amassed one of the largest collections of contemporary and historical tattoo ephemera in the world, known as the Schiffmacher Tattoo Heritage. He has tattooed many rock and pop stars, and his tattoo shop attracts countless tattoo pilgrims. A director and writer, he has published over twenty books, including TASCHEN’s 1000 Tattoos, and designed for many brands. In 2017, he was decorated by the king and queen of the Netherlands as an Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau, a Dutch order of chivalry and the highest recognition given to a civilian.