Much of his work is focused on the body. Art Farm, 2003-2010 live tattooed pigs . Delvoye’s practice is defined by an ability to both to shock and intrigue. Born 1965 Werwik, Belgium, Wim Delvoye is a neo-conceptual artist now based in China where he bought a pig farm. Pigs Get Tattoos Diagonal View Loading... Unsubscribe from Diagonal View? His factory in China has actually closed and there are only about 40 of his pigs still circulating in private and museum collections. From 1998, he tattooed live pigs with an unusual mix of Disney characters, symbols from the motorcyclists’ culture and even a Louis Vuitton logo. The Belgian artist regularly pushes the boundaries of his craft, forcing audiences to question his ethics – … This farm, established in 2005, has nine boars and sows which are tattooed with a variety of designs created by Delvoye and three other tattooists in residence. View Wim Delvoye’s 475 artworks on artnet. Wim Delvoye, Art Farm (2003–10). Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. “I wanted to show work by Wim Delvoye other than his Cloaca pieces and his tattooed pigs. Galleries were reluctant to show art that snorted and oinked, but says Delvoye, "I prefer showing them that way as a dead pig skin is a big compromise."