Nothing is as lovely on Valentine’s Day as a beautiful love poem.
Amanda Wachob is a Brooklyn-based tattoo artist who is currently doing a 9-day-long residency where she is tattooing a love poem on strangers in the spirit of Valentine’s Day.
Wachob will work from inside the Whitney Museum Shop, tattooing 30 strangers over the course of the 9 days. The poem is inspired by artists Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Byron Kim, both featured at the Whitney Museum.
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Although her time slots for the week are sold out, visitors can still go and watch her work inside the shop (and spend a wonderful day at the Whitney Museum as well).
featured image source: Photograph by Alec Kugler for Whitney Museum Shop
