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Body art expo kicks off at Arizona State Fairgrounds

Feb 15, 2013, 5:00 PM | Updated: 5:01 pm

The world’s largest tattoo expo kicked off Friday at the Arizona State Fairgrounds.

The Body Art Expo 2013 will feature an extreme body suspension exhibition, the Extreme Freak Show by Enigma, a Miss Body Art competition and, of course, tattooing and body piercing.

“We are expecting 12,000 to 15,000 people over the course of the weekend,” said Baba, owner of Vintage Tattoo in L.A. and sponsor of the show.

The event, which is open to people of all ages, runs until Sunday.

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Body art expo kicks off at Arizona State Fairgrounds