Body Piercing Archive

10/08/2026

One night only in London. 1970s-80s camp history presentation of Paul King 's PIERCED FEMALES in P**N. November 25, 2026. Ticket link in bio.

07/27/2026

We generally try to avoid political issues, sorry for this exception. Depending on your algorithm you may notice more and more content providers are being censored by Meta's AI.

The BPA was just told we had to delete several posts or risk further restrictions on our account.

As the social media platforms continue to get less interesting (and deeply problematic) creatives need to put some thought and action into alternative ways to connect with the communities we love.

06/28/2026

06/15/2026

Incredible image of a young Rasmus "Big Nels" Nielsen, from the Italian publication, Rivista Ciba, 1951. (The photo is older).

04/29/2026

And stop very special day of the year where we give a shout out to the piercing legend, Richard Simonton, better known to us by his scene name of Doug Malloy! Doug was responsible for investing in the pricing businesses of Jim Ward's Gauntlet as well as Alan oversby aka Mr Sebastian in London. This photo is from the original Los Angeles Gauntlet, c. 1978.

03/27/2026

Check out the latest drop from Mel Sprinkle 😍

02/08/2026

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Los Angeles - FAKIR documentary - Q&A w RON ATHEY - February 26
FREE - must rsvp. One night only

ADMISSION: Admission is free. RSVP beginning Monday, January 5, 2026, at 10 a.m. RSVP DESCRIPTION: “A multilayered perspective on artist Fakir Musafar’s life to creatively excavate his role as a pioneer of extreme body modification.”—Hyperallergic “Part alt-cultural timeline, part essay on...

01/13/2026

Unidentified 1970s advertisement... Just as fierce today 💅

12/31/2025

Please read the museum label image for context. Included in the powerful exhibition "Monument" is this very rare late 19th century image of an African American male with earrings. Photography by Hugh Mangum.

12/25/2025

Really fun ad from PFIQ n. 20, 1983, p. 29, from a company called Limestone Ridge Canadiana out of Buffalo, NY.