Scholars in Pimlico have been debating the complex issue of which way up the Barney Bubbles ‘M!SS!NG L!NK tattoo design was meant to go.

Professor Stephen Farthing RA, Rootstein Hopkins Chair of Drawing, University of the Arts London, demonstrates the correct way to wear a M!SS!NG L!NK T-shirt

The tattoo design was made for former Damned drummer Rat Scabies and, looked at in the orientation the drawing was installed at CHELSEA space, the links of the chain in the design appear to make a cartoon rat’s face with ears and pointed nose.

As shown in our last blog entry, the M!SS!ING L!NK T-Shirt which was produced during the exhibition shows the design the other way up and it is also shown in that orientation in our publication. As the publisher, CHELSEA space apologises for any confusion caused but, in the interests of good scholarship, we are grateful that the subject has been raised.