I want to say that I hate to give a bad review to something, but that’s just crap… I love it. However, it does pain me a bit when the bad review is going to the Arts Center since I have quite a fondness for them. Unfortunately, despite being uber excited about their Skin City show I finally got around to going and I must pass the following information on as a good citizen: it sucks balls.

No, really, it is bad. The only thing that stood out in my mind was the photography of John Wyatt which was impressive not only technically, but also the people he chose to shoot. Buy that book for someone for Christmas, it kicks ass. It also prevents you from having to go to the Skin City show. You’re welcome!

It is a bit disappointing that the Arts Center was poised to elevate tattooing to a respected art form in our little neck of the woods and instead they’ve most likely turned people off by choosing amateur looking material. Oh well, guess they can’t get everything right. I’ll just have to keep heading over the bridge to the shows in Tampa that do a whole lot better earning real artists respect.