Volume 343 | 28th March 2025

 

eNews #343

News from TOM's Foundation

28th March 2025

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Events

MIKE KUCHAR Show Off

Through 29th March

New York

Kuchar imbues his drawings with a unique combination of gonzo lewdness and uncompromising joy, garnering both underground fandom and critical acclaim.

Spanning work from the early 1980s to the present moment, Show Off gathers essential characters in Kuchar’s exuberant pinup universe.

SUNG HWAN BOBBY PARK

Gay Seggii

Through 31st March

Los Angeles

Park spent his residency developing new approaches to sculpture making, ensconced in sexual desire. In Gay Seggii, he utilizes found objects and images, ranging from designer chairs off the streets to archival porn to create something that glamorously uplifts the Gay sensibility.

SADAO HASEGAWA

English Companion Inc.

Through 12th April

London

London's a. SQUIRE is proud to present an posthumous exhibition of work by Japanese fetish artist Sadao Hasegawa, whose work is also held in the permanent collection of Tom of Finland Foudnation.

My Gay Eye #21 – Love, Not War

Opens 17th April

Berlin

Join Rinaldo Hopf and and Johnny Abbate for the book launch of My Gay Eye #21 – Love, Not War on Thursday 17th April from 6-10p. The evening will open the concurrent exhibition at the Ballery that runs through 26th April, and will present a musical performance by Erik Leuthäuser.

RACHEL BRITTON & ORPHEUS Underworld

Opens 17th April

Los Angeles

While their artistic practices are vastly different—Britton making vibrant digital photographic collages and Orpheus creating traditional oil paintings in the style of European painters of the seventeenth century—they both share a fascination with the dark and visceral.

Erotic City

Through 26th April

New York

A group exhibition of over forty artists, curated by Martha Edelheit, whose work confronts dominant art historical paradigms, foregrounding female gaze and desire. "I’m 93 years old. I think of the erotic as sensual, nonviolent, consensual, warm, inviting, sometimes funny, witty, amusing."

Off Sunset Festival 2025

27th April

Los Angeles

The Off Sunset Festival: a festival designed with the Leather community in mind. Open to all, the Off Sunset Festival gives Folsom Street Fair vibes with the unique touch of Los Angeles heat. Foundation will participate in this year’s Off Sunset Festival with an exhibition of artwork curated by former Artist-in-Residence Carlos Enfedaque.

TOM OF FINLAND

Opens 2nd May

Berlin

Galerie Judin will present some 25 masterpieces by Tom of Finland, an icon of the Gay movement, of fashion and fetish, of art history, and of pop culture in particular. Tom’s powerful, handsome, proud Gay men established a new prototype of physical and mental, almost unattainable, perfection

The Holly Johnson Story

Through 27th July

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Celebrates Holly’s creative genius, and marking the 40th anniversary of the release of the Frankie Goes to Hollywood album, Welcome to the Pleasuredome, featuring songs “Relax”, “Two Tribes” and “The Power of Love”.

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Announcements

Tom of Finland art teases the “Prussian scoundrels” of the Maria Quarter

“As part of the initiative Keep Maria Queer, we are continuously exhibiting Tom of Finland in the Maria Quarter on Södermalm in Stockholm during the month of March,” Leather activist Eric Nilsson tells QX.

Tom All Over My Body: The capsule collection by Julian Zigerli x Tom of Finland

Swiss design provocateur Julian Zigerli has collaborated with Tom of Finland Foundation to develop the collection Tom All Over My Body. Each of the twenty designs celebrates legendary illustrator Tom of Finland, who became one of the most influential artists in Queer cultural history.

Beyond Tom of Finland: 8 artists redefining Queer erotica

Today, Queer erotica continues to evolve. New digital tools and online communities have modernized the form and proven that eroticism isn’t just about sex. For the LGBTQ+ community specifically, erotica has always been a particularly potent outlet for navigating desire, exploring identity, and pushing back against censorship.

Photos from Gay Seggii

This past Thursday saw the opening of Sung Hwan Bobby Park’s Gay Seggii at TOM House. That evening, Park’s contemporary approach to ceramics and assemblage was on full display. Plenty of friends of the Foundation turned out to view his work and participate in the evening’s karaoke session. A great time was had by all!

Tom All Over My Body: Julian Zigerli x Tom of Finland capsule collection

The Tom All Over My Body collection features cool prints and designs that reflect the essence of Tom of Finland’s art. Julian Zigerli’s goal is to inspire self-expression and confidence, encouraging everyone to embrace their individuality and feel empowered.

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Foundation Update

Foundation staff at the

Leather Leadership Conference!

The whole weekend incorporated panels and seminars on various topics such as the Trans & Gender Diverse Panel, POC Roundtable, Event Organization & Logistics, and Creating Sensory-Friendly Events.

Tail Piece

Happy vernal equinox!

In celebration of the vernal equinox, the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, we share Tom of Finland’s natal chart!

Tom of Finland Foundation is dedicated to the preservation of LGBTQ+ art, erotica, culture, creativity, history, heritage, memories, legacies, and communities. It preserves us, our struggles, successes, and existence. 


These values also enliven, inspire, and embolden us to express ourselves and our Queerness through drawing, painting, sculpting, collaging, building, designing, singing, screaming, crying, persevering. 


We preserve to persevere. 


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