With celebrity names under the belt like David Beckham and LeBron James, Gabe Shum is one of the most inspired and legendary tattooists to the stars when it comes to needles and ink. Gabe has been involved deeply into changing and driving the Asian tattoo culture away from negative connotations ever since. In 2013, Gabe organised Hong Kong’s first-ever three-day international tattoo exhibition featuring more than 100 international tattooists including the renowned Robert Hernandez and Shigenori Iwasaki. It became a great success in putting Hong Kong on the global tattoo-map, which leads to a yearly event with over 300 participating tattooists.

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Come 2024, the esteemed exhibition is set to broaden its horizon by extending its presence all the way to Chengdu, China. With this expansion, we are not merely extending our geographical footprint, but also our commitment to bringing together the best of the tattoo world. Our aim is not just to organize another exhibition, but to curate an event that stands as the epitome of international tattoo exhibitions in Asia. We eagerly anticipate the opportunity to showcase the artistic depth and diversity of this form of self-expression, and we are confident that our Chengdu exhibition will set a new benchmark for tattoo exhibitions across the continent.

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論到紋身，Gabe便是一衆名人如David Beckham和LeBron James之選。Gabe對推廣亞洲紋身文化不謂餘力並至力改變各種外界對紋身所產生的誤解及負面想法至今。2013年，Gabe領導《飛騰刺青》團隊舉辦香港有史以來第一次為期三天的《香港中國國際紋身展》並得到超過100多名世界各地頂級紋身師支持參與，其中包括Robert Hernandez及Shigenori Iwasaki。該展成功的把香港牢牢地「刺」於國際紋身地圖上，也自此成為超過300位紋身師參年度活動。

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隨著2024年的來臨，這個備受尊崇的展覽將其影響力進一步擴展至中國成都。這次擴張不僅僅是地理版圖的延伸，更是我們決心將刺青藝術的精髓呈現給世界的體現。我們的目標不只是籌劃一場展覽，而是策劃一次能站在亞洲，乃至全球刺青展覽之巔的盛會。我們期待著能展現刺青作為一種自我表達方式的藝術深度與多樣性。我們深信，成都的展覽將為亞洲乃至全球的刺青展覽設立新的里程碑。