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eNews #310

News from TOM's Foundation

24th November 2023

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Events & Exhibitions

Dreamy - Queer Imaginaries

Through 26th November

Helsinki

Dreamy – Queer Imaginaries, from the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma’s collection, aims to underline the connectivity between past and present practices dealing with LGBTQI+ identities, historicizing recent practices and signaling Tom of Finland’s pioneering agency.

CLAW presents LA Leather Getaway

Through 26th November

Los Angeles

The Los Angeles edition of CLAW is back over Thanksgiving weekend. Returning again to Downtown LA's Westin Bonaventure Hotel, CLAW Presents LA Leather Getaway has programming for all the kinksters and fetishists in your tribe.

TOM House at the Church of VR

Opens 28th November

Rotterdam

TOM House - the VR Experience makes its move to Rotterdam for the Church of VR/Immersive Tech Week 2023.


Visit TOM House like never before!

RICK CASTRO Forever

Through 30th November

Los Angeles

A photographic collection presented at the historic Hollywood Columbarium curated by Tyler Cassity and Rick Castro reflecting themes of love, melancholy, meditation and remembrance with inclusions of mask images as an offering for Dia de Los Muertos. Opening reception 5th October from 4-7p

Tom of Finland Foundation Drawing Session

10th December

Los Angeles

We will be drawing from a live male model in a variety classical poses and highly graphic depictions of homoerotic nudity. We will be outside at TOM House (weather permitting).


MODEL: Moses (@thembo_mo)

Queer-ish: Photography and the LGBTQ+ Imaginary

Through 15th December

Claremont, California

This exhibition highlights Gonzales-Day’s personal collection of nineteenth- and twentieth-century vernacular photographs—snapshots of everyday life and subjects—depicting people who may have identified as LGBTQ+. 

The Stompers NYC Gallery – Louis Weingarden Collection

Through 15th December

West Hollywood, California

Mounting an exhibition focusing solely on work by Queer artists, AMOCA brings often-sidelined narratives to the forefront of ceramics. Presented together for the first time, these works exemplify the compelling contributions of LGBTQ+ artists to the western art canon.

Making in Between: Queer Clay

Through 30th December

Pomona, California

Mounting an exhibition focusing solely on work by Queer artists, AMOCA brings often-sidelined narratives to the forefront of ceramics. Presented together for the first time, these works exemplify the compelling contributions of LGBTQ+ artists to the western art canon.

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News & Announcements

Durk Dehner’s life’s work is to nurture Tom of Finland’s world-changing art

Voima, Finland's largest culture magazine, interviewed Tom of Finland Foundation Cofounder and President Durk Dehner on the occasion of his knighthood at the opening of TOM OF FINLAND Bold Journey at the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma.

The new Tom of Finland calendar is here

Queer Swedish outlet QX takes a look at the brand new 2024 Tom of Finland calendars produced by Peachy Kings. Each month features a different Tom of Finland drawing in color, a rarity for his work. Order yours today from the Peachy Kings website.

ToFF at CLAW’s LA Leather Getaway

Some highlights include the Kinky Art Show Opening Reception sponsored by Tom of Finland Foundation, the Boys 101 workshop led by ToFF Artist-in-Residence Donald Shorter, and International Leather Family Dinner featuring keynote speaker Durk Dehner, Tom of Finland Foundation President & Cofounder.

We Are Spastor x Tom of Finland

Spanish outlet ASM Magazine features the latest We Are Spastor x Tom of Finland capsule collection.


"The result was presented in an exhibition format in a photography studio in Madrid."

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FOUNDATION UPDATE

Tom of Finland’s Pleasure Park

Spanish design bible Apartamento magazine published an extensive article about Tom of Finland Foundation, TOM House, and the ToFF team. The 24-page piece covers a lot of ground. Order your copy of Apartamento #32.

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Stompers at Circus of Books

The Stompers NYC Gallery – Louis Weingarden Collection is on view now at Circus of Books in West Hollywood. A number of notable erotic artists (including Tom of Finland) are included in the exhibition, which will be auctioned off on 15th December.

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