Jacksonville — 2 new exhibits are now open at the CummerMuseum in Riverside! It’s been a while that an exhibit keeps my interest for almost two hours, let alone have me planning out my next visit before even leaving the museum. Museum exhibits are obviously for everyone to enjoy, but these 2 neighboring exhibits should especially be seen by my artist friends in the city (particularly those keen on Japanese / Filipino cultures). The richness in the details - and the stories behind the images - is just *chefs kiss* 🤌😍 1. ‘Tattoos in Japanese Prints’ - Oct 27th until Jan 14, 2024. Some of the world's most popular tattoo motifs trace back to early 19th-century Edo (modern Tokyo), where tattoo artists took inspiration from color woodblock prints known as ukiyo-e (shown in slides). This exhibit looks closely at the social background, iconography, & visual splendor of tattoos through the printed media that helped carry them from the streets of Edo-period Japan to 21st-century tattoo shops...