Roma Tattoo Expo #16 (2015)

Roma Tattoo Expo #16 (2015)

The sixteenth edition of the Roma Tattoo Expo #16 (2015) kicks off from May 8th to 10th. A three-day event where art uses skin to express itself, held at the Palazzo dei Congressi in EUR (Piazzale Kennedy).

One of the largest tattoo conventions in the world, 400 international tattoo artists will meet, hailing from St. Petersburg, Beijing, Austin, Las Vegas, San Diego, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Montreal, Oakland, Barcelona, ​​Gran Canaria, Malaga, Stockholm, Hamburg, Bremen, Paris, London, Budapest, Debrecen, and Berlin.

The prestige of the artists present confirms the Rome edition as one of the most sought-after tattoo conventions on the international scene, allowing the curious to get tattooed by their idols: for example, Sarah Miller, star of the American television show “Ink Master,” Los Angeles phenomenon Matt Arriola, or the world-famous Chicanos of Low Rider. In the previous edition, Asia Argento took to the stage showing off her new tattoo by Marco Manzo, as a competitor in the 2015 Tattoo Contest.

Guests of a similar caliber are expected this year: 400 of the world’s most renowned artists will be present. To name just a few, expected are Off The Map Tattoo, Alex De Pase, Famous Spotlight, Matt Arriola, Barcelona Electric, Javi Castano, Great wave, Ben Siebert, Invisible-NYC, Matt Vancura, Tattoo 13, Hektor Fong, Invictus, Gyula Szilvasi, Zsofia Belteczky, Attila Teglas, László Vígh, Antikorpo, Andrea Lanzi, Nirvana tattoo, Jorge Lopez, Aloha Tattoo, Rotor, David Tejero, Tai Iglesias, Animal Farm, Johannes Der Gruene Salon, Black Dragon Tattoo, Eduardo Lascano, Blood & Tears, Maximo Lutz, Brass Buddha Tattoo, Ewan Robertson & Alan Beveridge, Camden Town, Antonio Proietti, Sarah Miller, Nik Barabash, Core Latino Tatuaggi, Krom & Livia Nati, Great Tang Tattoo, Meng Xiangwei, Los muertos art studio, Homero Reyes, Low Rider Jose Lopez, Pablo Aponte & Che Crook, Locomotiv, Nyiri, Sandor Pongor, Studio Yorick, Yuliya Volpe, Ultimi Romantici, Giulia Bongiovanni.

Specifically, starting at 4:00 PM on Friday, May 8th, the Indian dance Aspara Bollywood, the illusionism of Guru the Magician, will take place, followed by the burlesque duo Sophie d’Ishtar and Giuditta Sin. The Tattoo Contest will begin at 7:30 PM.

The same goes for Saturday, May 9th, which, starting at 3:30 PM, features Paolo Danesi‘s tightrope and balancing act, Isabella Bo‘s burlesque, and Marco Rea‘s tap dance. Following this, cabaret with Madame Messamouche and the Tattoo Contest, again starting at 7:30 pm.

To conclude, the program on Sunday, May 10th, will begin with the Tattoo Circus, immediately followed by the final round of the Tattoo Contest.

Admission: €15.