Ole Wittmann studied art history at the University of Hamburg, has been a visiting lecturer there, and has worked for several renowned museums and foundations. His doctoral thesis 'Tattoos in der Kunst' is concerned with material specific aspects and the iconology of tattoos. He was involved in the conception of the exhibition 'Tattoo' at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg and has contributed to tattoo magazines such as TätowierMagazin and Tattoo Kulture Magazine. Currently Wittmann is a postdoc scholarship holder of the Hamburg Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Culture (Hamburger Stiftung zur Förderung von Wissenschaft und Kultur) working on a research and exhibition project on the estate of the German tattooer Christian Warlich (1891–1964) in cooperation with the Foundation of Historic Museums Hamburg (Stiftung Historische Museen Hamburg/Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte).
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