Richard Mutz

It has become a common practice in our contemporary culture for individuals to tattoo their skin with images and text that trace their own unique history. Borrowing from this tradition, I will hire a tattoo artist to tattoo the Blatz logo on willing participates during the duration of the opening for the exhibition taking place in the Blatz Building in downtown Milwaukee. After the opening, documentation will remain in the form of a video installation allowing viewers to witness the event that had taken place. My intension is that the participants, as well as the other individuals in attendance, will take from this exhibition the experience of sharing in the intimate process of tattooing while creating a conversation and memory that will transcend the gallery and live on with the individuals, adding to the narrative of their lives.