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eNews #313

News from TOM's Foundation

5th January 2024

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Events & Exhibitions

OAT MONTIEN Desert Lasso and Other Adventures of the Gay Asian Cowboy

5th January

Los Angeles

In his latest works made during his 2023 residency at TOM house, Montien created a fictional character that explores the hyper-masculine cowboy archetype.

LUIS CABALLERO A deliberate defiance

Opens 9th January

London

For the artist, the body alone could carry the weight of all the emotions and struggles that the human soul experiences all the while it draws breath. The male body is to Caballero what words and sentences are to a poet

Tom of Finland screening at Aspen Gay Ski Week

13th January

Aspen, Colorado

Playing one night only at the Aspen Film’s Isis Theatre, this screening of Tom of Finland kicks off Aspen Gay Ski Week. Proceeds from this screening will benefit Tom of Finland Foundation and Aspen Film.

Tom of Finland Foundation Drawing Session

14th January

Los Angeles

We will be outside at TOM House (weather permitting). Room for 20 artists only in this drawing session.


This month's model is Reese!

Talks Like These at Aspen Gay Ski Week

18th January

Aspen, Colorado

Join AspenOUT and AGSW for a lively panel of industry and LGBTQ+ professionals at the very first Talks Like These, a conversation about the future of the LGBTQ+ community moderated by Dr. Bill Kapfer and featuring ToFF Creative Director Richard Villani.

TOM on TOP at Aspen Gay Ski Week

19th January

Aspen, Colorado

One of Aspen Gay Ski Week’s longest-running parties is the Top of the Mountain Dance Party. This year, Aspen Gay Ski Week partners with Tom of Finland Foundation for TOM on TOP – Top of Mountain Party. Grab your leathers, fetish gear, or Tom of Finland-inspired outfits. 

Legendary Bingo benefitting Tom of Finland Foundation

30th January

West Hollywood, California

Named “Best Bingo” by Los Angeles Magazine and L.A. Weekly, bingo at Hamburger Mary’s benefits local, national and international charities featuring drag queen bingo hostesses. With support from the Regiment of Black & Tans, Tom of Finland Foundation will be the designated charity recipient of proceeds raised.

Leather Meeting Barcelona 2024

1st-3rd February

Barcelona

The annual meeting of leather lovers returns to Barcelona at the beginning of February.


Amongst the programming is a benefit screening of Tom of Finland with a portion of the proceeds going to the community centre BCN Checkpoint.

Los Angeles Leather Pride

17th-24th March

Los Angeles

LA Leather Pride is a series of events dedicated to promotion and celebration of the leather and fetish community leading up to The Mr. Los Angeles Leather Contest which is now in its 24th year! Tom of Finland Foundation has been named charity partner of LA Leather Pride.

Achromatica at White Party Palm Springs

29th March

Palm Springs, California

Enter the realm of fantasy where you can unleash your inner bad boy. This sexy night of leather and gear features DJs Mohammad and Nina Flowers. A portion of the proceeds benefit Tom of Finland Foundation.

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News & Announcements

Buckling up risqué gay culture: Who wore the leather harness first?

A leather harness is a bondage-inspired garment made of leather straps and metal buckles, typically worn across the chest and sometimes the torso. Unlike crop tops or jockstraps, the harness originated with Gay culture – it’s dubbed the “Gay uniform,” a sultry armor of sorts for all special occasions.

A daring pairing—London gallery to launch joint exhibition featuring Beryl Cook and Tom of Finland

UK-born Cook has long been derided in fashionable circles for her popular depictions of “larger-than-life women in nightclubs, cafés or enjoying hen parties, rendered in graphic and colourful forms”, says a gallery statement.

Excuse me sir

We will be drawing from a live male model in a variety classical poses and highly graphic depictions of homoerotic nudity.


Outside at TOM House (weather permitting).

TOM’s Foundation named charity partner for LA Leather Pride

Described by LALC as “an Angel in our midst, providing numerous services, culture and inspiration to our communities”, TOM’s Foundation is proud to support LA Leather Pride.

Calendar 2024 – Thinking is sexy

Things are going well with Tom of Finland. Anyone who is familiar with his sometimes fun, playful, sometimes almost drooling dirty, and often subtle drawings knows about the round bumps and golden, delicious apple asses. Not uncommon, of course, are the bulging, round cocks that you almost think you see popping off the screens or, here, on the calendar page.

East meets west

Back by popular demand, Oat Montien debuts a new body of work. This series of artworks uses the artist’s father’s fascination with the American West as a jumping off point. In vivid color, Montien explores Shibari and other forms of bondage, incorporating themes of grief and trust, while drawing on his own South East Asian identity to create a new archetype of the cowboy

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