This week for Greenpoint Gazette I wrote about artist and tattoo artist Duke Riley.
Intro:
On August 13th artist and owner of East River Tattoo Duke Riley staged a Naumachia titled Those About to Die Salute You at the former World’s Fairgrounds in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens. Naumachia is a bloody spectator sport hosted by Roman emperors where prisoners fought to their death in naval battles as a means to appease the masses in times of economic and societal collapse.
Read the rest here.
