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JOOPITER<\/strong><\/a>, Pharrell Williams\u2019s<\/a> auction platform, <\/span>ventures into new territory with Inked: Tattoos by Contemporary Artists, its first-ever standalone tattoo<\/strong><\/a> auction featuring commissioned designs by sixteen artists. The sale opens for global bidding from October 22nd to 31st, 2025, at the platform\u2019s website, while select designs will be previewed at Dover Street Market during Art Basel Paris.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Curated by author Sharon Coplan, the project reconsiders what it means to make, wear, and collect artworks that exist not just on walls or in collections, but on skin. Each invited artist was asked to develop a tattoo that stems from a core visual or conceptual thread within their practice, resulting in designs that are meant to be worn yet also stand alone as autonomous works. The diverse roster includes Derrick Adams, Thom Browne, Jeffrey Gibson, Gabriela Hearst, Haroshi, Stephen Jones, Titus Kaphar, Mickalene Thomas, Joel Mesler, Marilyn Minter, Peter Marino<\/strong><\/a>, Dr. Woo, Adam Pendleton, Tavares Strachan, Sarah Andelman, and the late Lawrence Weiner, figures whose participation underscores the cross-disciplinary reach of the project.\u00a0<\/p>\n Joel Mesler, Heart Vines, 2025 | \u00a9 Joel Mesler<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n At the conceptual core of JOOPITER\u2019s Inked lies the reissue of a tattoo by Lawrence Weiner, created during his lifetime and released posthumously by his estate. Weiner\u2019s contribution points to a longer lineage of artists using the body as both surface and site, where tattoos and printmaking share a material logic of transfer, reproduction, and permanence. \u2018With Lawrence Weiner\u2019s historic tattoo project as my starting point, it has been an honor to work with this illustrious group of artists to bring Inked: Tattoos by Contemporary Artists to life with JOOPITER,\u2019<\/em> says curator Sharon Coplan.<\/strong> \u2018This project offers collectors a unique way of engaging and living with art designed for the body.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Caitlin Donovan, Global Head of Sale at the digital-first commerce platform<\/strong><\/a>, describes the initiative as \u2018the ultimate convergence of contemporary art, fashion and collectibility.\u2019<\/em> She adds: \u2018It offers a new kind of engagement with artwork: not just to hang or hold, but to inhabit \u2014 an invitation to live with art not in your space, but on your body.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n Dr. Woo, Remaining Feature, 2025 | \u00a9 Dr. Woo 2025<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Each unique tattoo design will be accompanied by a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity, along with any artist-provided notes for execution by a tattooer. One edition of each design will be auctioned individually, while a complete set will be reserved for institutional donation. Artists will retain an Artist\u2019s Proof and may direct part of their proceeds to a charity of their choice.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Select designs from Inked: Tattoos by Contemporary Artists will be previewed at Dover Street Market Paris to coincide with Art Basel Paris, offering a rare opportunity to view these editions in person before they are acquired and, ultimately, transferred onto skin.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Lawrence Weiner HEAD OVER HEELS AFTER MARX & ANGELS, 2010\/2025 | \u00a9 Lawrence Weiner Estate, 2025<\/p>\n Derrick Adams, Floater (Golden Swan), 2025 | \u00a9 Derrick Adams Studio, 2025<\/p>\n Sarah Andelman, JUST A TATTOO, 2025 | \u00a9 Sarah Andelman, \u00a9 Yorgo Tloupas, 2025<\/p>\n Thom Browne \u2026rwb1\u2026, 2025 Tattoo in three colors (PANTONE: True Red, Star White, Total Eclipse) | \u00a92025 THOM BROWNE<\/p>\n Jeffrey Gibson LOVE, 2025 | \u00a9 Jeffrey Gibson<\/p>\n Haroshi, GUZO RIPPER, 2025 | \u00a9 HAROSHI, 2025<\/p>\n Gabriela Hearst Amigos, 2025 | \u00a9 Gabriela Hearst 2025<\/p>\n Titus Kaphar Ascension, 2025 | \u00a9 Ascension, 2025 by Titus Kaphar<\/p>\n Peter Marino Peter\u2019s Dragons, 2025 | \u00a9 Peter Marino<\/p>\n Marilyn Minter After Guston, #5 (Mouth), 2025 | \u00a9 Marilyn Minter<\/p>\n Adam Pendleton, The Possibilities of You and Me, 2025 | \u00a9 Adam Pendleton, 2025<\/p>\n Tavares Strachan YOU BELONG HERE, 2025 | \u00a9 Tavares Strachan 2025<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n name:<\/strong> Inked: Tattoos by Contemporary Artists<\/p>\n organizer:<\/strong> JOOPITER<\/a> | @joopiterofficial<\/a><\/p>\n curator:<\/strong> Sharon Coplan<\/p>\n participating artists:<\/strong> Derrick Adams, Thom Browne, Jeffrey Gibson, Gabriela Hearst, Haroshi, Stephen Jones, Titus Kaphar, Mickalene Thomas, Joel Mesler, Marilyn Minter, Peter Marino, Dr Woo, Adam Pendleton, Tavares Strachan, Sarah Andelman, and the late Lawrence Weiner<\/p>\n auction dates:<\/strong> October 22nd \u2013 31st, 2025<\/p>\n The post collectible body art: tattoos by lawrence weiner, peter marino and more hit the auction block<\/a> appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" JOOPITER launches its first-ever tattoo auction \u00a0 JOOPITER, Pharrell Williams\u2019s auction platform, ventures into new territory with Inked: Tattoos by Contemporary Artists, its first-ever standalone tattoo auction featuring commissioned designs by sixteen artists. The sale … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nInked is A Tribute to Lawrence Weiner<\/h2>\n
select designs on preview at Dover Street Market Paris<\/h2>\n