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Tom of Finland Foundation has been dedicated to protecting, preserving, and promoting the erotic arts for three and a half decades.

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Upcoming events

Date/Time	Event
21st Feb 2020 - 19th Apr 2020 All Day	"TOM OF FINLAND The Darkroom" TEMPORARILY CLOSED Fotografiska Tallinn, 10412 Tallinn
6th Mar 2020 - 27th Jun 2020 All Day	"TOM OF FINLAND Love and Liberation" TEMPORARILY CLOSED House of Illustration, King's Cross London
24th Apr 2020 - 30th Apr 2020 All Day	"Tom of Finland" screenings POSTPONED White Cine Quinto, Tokyo
24th Apr 2020 - 11th May 2020 11:00 am - 9:00 pm	"Reality & Fantasy: The World of Tom of Finland" POSTPONED GALLERY X, Tokyo

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Latest news

Garry Bowie has died - He died on 7th April about 9:30a as a result of the damage COVID-19 did to his lungs and body.… ... View Article

Grants for artists during COVID-19 - Our world is changing - minute by minute. The arts have always brought us together, we can all use support.… ... View Article

Tom would be proud - "I knew the art of Tom of Finland before I knew who he was and immediately became obsessed with his… ... View Article

Recon went to the House of Illustration in London - Tom of Finland Foundation president, Durk Dehner, guides us through the exhibition dedicated to gay cultural icon Tom of Finland… ... View Article

Tom’s Foundation responds with ♡ - We got a peek of Stuart Sandford's tribute to #TOMs100 It's is an embossed black leather pouch for his Polaroid… ... View Article

Tom of Finland’s erotic drawings have made him a global icon - An exhibition dedicated solely to his work opened at London’s House of Illustration (though the gallery is currently closed due… ... View Article

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“DAVID LINDERT leather, but better” | Online viewing - "This selection captures last days of free living, free spending the leisure time in California and now we’re waiting for… ... View Article

Dear erotic art aficionados, - As you know, the entire globe is currently undergoing upheavals in our everyday lives because of the COVID-19 virus that… ... View Article

The first exhibition in Japan of the works of the iconic Finnish artist Tom of Finland - ... View Article

Experience the guided tour first hand - Durk Dehner, cofounder of Tom of Finland Foundation invites you through a one-on-one tour around the UK’s first public exhibition… ... View Article

Reverend Peter John Silvia | 7th December 1953 – 12th March 2020 - Artist Peter J. Silvia was a prime moving force behind taking the Tom of Finland Art Fair to New York… ... View Article

Conversation: Durk Dehner on Tom of Finland - To celebrate Tom of Finland's centenary, Bella Gladman interviews Durk Dehner, cofounder of Tom of Finland Foundation and the… ... View Article

An inspiring journey - Tallinn photo gallery Fotografiska is hosting an exhibition of artwork by Tom of Finland, the noted homoerotic Finnish artist. The… ... View Article

Meet David Lindert, artist-in-residence - David Lindert (1992) is a Czech-born artist living and working abroad, mostly in Berlin who is currently in residence at… ... View Article

Hey, everybody loves it. Where can I see the movie? - DVD and Blu-ray iTunes Amazon Prime Hulu Google Play Vudu YouTube Movies Tom of Finland entertainingly recounts an… ... View Article

More about Tom

Tom of Finland is the artist name of Finnish Touko Laaksonen (1920, Kaarina – 1991, Helsinki). He signed his erotic work “Tom”, and when his drawings were first published in 1957, the now world-famous “Tom of Finland” was born. “Touko Laaksonen” was kept for family and colleagues; both friends and fans have always simply called him “Tom”.

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