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eNews #211
30th January 2018 |
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11th February 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.
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Through
24th February 2018
Los Angeles, CA
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Museum of Retail Space
presents
Josh Paul Thomas
Reintentions
The exhibition shows photographic, drawing, painting, and video work in an immersive atmospheric installation.
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Through
2nd June 2018
Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
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Stedelijk Museum
presents
Keith Haring Canopy
Returns to the Stedelijk
After more than thirty years and a restoration, (which measures almost 40 x 66 feet, 12 x 20 meter) the Keith Haring velum is back for everyone to enjoy.
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Through
28th May 2018
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Palm Springs Art Museum
presents
Michael Childers:
Having a Ball
Thirty-eight revealing portraits that capture the amusing gender play during an earlier, more innocent time.
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Through
5th August 2018
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Leslie-Lohman Museum of
Gay and Lesbian Art
presents
Out for the Camera:
The Self-Portraits of Leonard Fink
Fink took hundreds of pictures in New York City documenting the bar culture of the West Village, Pride marches, and the sex and cruising that occurred along the waterfront.
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Through
20th May 2018
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The Morgan Library & Museum
presents
Peter Hujar: Speed of Life
Private by nature, combative in manner and widely connected, Hujar inhabited a world of avant-garde dance, music, art, and drag performance.
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3rd March -
28th May 2018
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Palm Springs Art Museum
presents
Andy Warhol:
Prints from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and
His Family Foundation
Over 250 works on loan from Schnitzer's comprehensive collection, and establishes Warhol's graphic production as it evolved over four decades.
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15th April -
29th June 2018
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
presents
David Hockney:
82 Portraits and 1 Still-life
David Hockney offers a vibrant and intimate view of people with whom he has developed relationships over the past 50 years.
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30th April -
12th August 2018
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Ryan Murphy and David Stone
presents
Mart Crowley's
The Boys in The Band
The 50th Anniversary of the Landmark Play debuts on Broadway with an All-Star Cast!
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Opening
13th July 2018
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Whitney Museum of American Art
presents
David Wojnarowicz:
History Keeps Me Awake at Night
This exhibition will be the first major, monographic presentation of the work of David Wojnarowicz (1954-1992) in over a decade.
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Thorsten Buhl, MLE 2015
Visits TOM House
Spent an awesome time visiting Tom of Finland's house in Los Angeles and learning about the work of @TomsFoundation. The artist's spirit is all around. Thanks to Marc for your hospitality. Make sure you pass by 1421 Laveta Terrace while in LA!
By Thorsten, MLE 2015
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Tom of Finland Foundation
at Finnish Embassy in D.C.
The President and co-founder of @TomsFoundation Durk Dehner received a prestigious Leather Leadership Award by @thetaskforce, congratulations again! We were honored to give you and Vice President Sharp a tour of the #FinnEmbassyDC.
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Durk Dehner
Honored with Leather Leadership Award from
National LGBTQ Task Force
Learn about our history. Try. Explore. We are explorers.
By Durk Dehner
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Matthew Higgs
Curates at Frieze Art Fair
Matthew Higgs will curate a sector dedicated to the life of Hudson, the late dealer who ran the gallery Feature Inc. and boosted the careers of #TomOfFinland and #RaymondPettibon.
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Bruce LaBruce
at TOM House
We've had the honor to meet @BruceLaBruce and screen his films here at TOM House.
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Tom's Men, Without Shame
An Article on Facebook
I never expected to see a movie about Tom and a great one at that. Tom would have liked it very much, but I think but he would have said make more sex.
By Peter Fiske
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The 10 Best LGBT Films of 2017
An Article in
Advocate
When Touko Valio Laaksonen - known by his artist's name, Tom of Finland - began drawing erotic images of men in 1940s Europe, such an act was an illegal. Yet for decades, Laaksonen labored for his art, surviving shady dealers on the black market as well as threats from law enforcement, which considered not only his art but his very being as a gay man a threat to society.
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Top 11 films of 2017
An Article in
The Bay Area Reporter
This bio-pic concentrates on the pivotal moments and relationships that inspired Tom's hypermasculine drawings.
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One Year Ago
One year ago,
#TomOfFinlandMovie premiered at the prestigious Göteborg Film Festival, where it opened to a rowdy ovation. It is still being scheduled at international festivals! You can see it in North America on the big screen, streaming, Blu-ray and DVD.
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