“The body is the ultimate canvas,” says Amy Cavanaugh, director of D.C.’s new art space, the Honfleur Gallery. Which explains why skin ornamentation has served as a means of self-expression through the ages in cultures around the world.

Considering its power to make an impression, the tattoo offers a fitting theme to launch a gallery likely to add kindling to Anacostia’s art scene.

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