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6th May 2018
Los Angeles, CA
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Tom of Finland Foundation
presents a
Life Drawing Session
Each month, the Foundation offers a friendly and positive environment to practice your skills. 1st Sunday this month.
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3rd - 6th May 2018
New York, NY
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David Kordansky Gallery
presents
Tom of Finland
At Frieze New York
David Kordansky Gallery shows a solo presentation of historic work by
Tom of Finland in a special section of Frieze.
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18th May
2018
Berlin, Germany
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EisenHerz
presents
My Gay Eye /
Mein schwules Auge
Book Signing
Editor Rinaldo Hopf presents the latest volume of the anthology with the Tom of Finland Foundation Special Edition.
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18th May -
10th June 2018
Hamburg, Germany
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Frappant E. V.
presents
Echo Park By Artist Florian Hetz
The new work of the Berlin artist Florian Hetz was created in the winter of 2018 during an
artist residency at Tom of Finland Foundation
in Los Angeles.
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Through
19th May 2018
Detroit, MI
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Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
presents
TOM House:
The Work and Life of
Tom of Finland
The exhibition features work by Tom of Finland (Touko Laaksonen, Finnish, 1920-1991) and incorporate artists who supported and admired his work over the year.
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9th May
Los Angeles, CA
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Bellum
presents a
Wednesday Tea Salon
At TOM House
A Special Tom of Finland Tea
Relax and have a nice cuppa tea...
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Terry LeGrand Passes
Good Friend. Great Man.
Iconic pioneer filmmaker Terry LeGrand (1939-2018) passed at his Hollywood home on 18th April. As Marathon Films, Terry produced the great leather classic film Born to Raise Hell (1975).
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TOM House
In Detroit
Thank you to everyone that has come to see the exhibition in Michigan and taken these great pics!
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Tom of Finland
See the Movie in Bakersfield, CA
Circle 12th May on your calendar and share this award winning biopic with your friends on the big screen!
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An Anthology of Artists Inspired by
Tom of Finland
An Article in
Advocate
My Gay Eye is a 400 page anthology of 120 gay artists around the world who drew inspiration from Tom of Finland.
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TOM House: The Work and Life of Tom of Finland
An Article in
ArtForum
Bust out the poppers: Tom of Finland's leather boys are hitting Detroit. Goons whining about perversion and pornography in the presence of his illustrations don't know sublime weirdness when it strips for them.
By Charlie Fox
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The Legendary Queer Artist is Famous for His Photo-realistic Drawings of Gay Men Enjoying Sex
An Article in
VICE
When Touko Laaksonen, better known as Tom of Finland, began publishing and exhibiting his drawings of muscled and mustachioed gay men in the 1950s, his artwork was still illegal in many places. Anti-gay censorship laws meant he and his collectors could be imprisoned for owning same-sex erotica.
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How Tom of Finland's Celebratory,
Sexy Visions of Gay Love
Have Empowered Others for over 60 Years
An Article in
Artsy
Erotic drawings he made in secret during World War II, when he was fighting for the Finnish army, will hang not far from the pencils he often used to make his work, along with his cigarette case; a condom packet he illustrated; and his leather Harley Davidson cap.
By Alexxa Gotthardt
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Here at Tom of Finland Foundation, we are committed to keeping Tom's vision and spirit alive: A spirit that celebrates Gay life, Homo sex, the Queer community, and the Arts.
We are asking for your support to help us keep Tom's Foundation operating as the world-renowned collection of Homoerotic art, beacon of Tom's legacy and spirit, sponsor of community events throughout the world, and cultural phenomenon that we all have come to know and love.
We are BUSY at TOM House! Did you know?
We can't do this work on our own. We need your ongoing commitment to help us keep Tom of Finland Foundation operating, whether as a Volunteer, a Collector, or a Member. Members are the very life blood of the Tom of Finland Foundation.
We count on you to join, renew or upgrade your membership. We are very grateful for each active Member at every membership level.
With many thanks,
Durk Dehner, President and Cofounder
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