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Tom of Finland Foundation presents the
Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival 2024
Art Speaks Through Us
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About the Festival
The Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival is the world’s largest erotic art fair. The first installment of the Festival was held in 1993. Since then, it has grown into a truly global affair, bringing Queer artists and art lovers together from all over the world.
The Festival is Tom of Finland Foundation’s yearly programming effort to bring together artists, galleries and patrons from all over the globe in a socially friendly setting to network as well as buy and sell works. It serves as the biggest public showcase for the Foundation and its mission to protect, preserve, and promote Queer and erotic art.
As the Foundation celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, the Festival will be held in London, Berlin and Los Angeles. Past festivals have included renowned artists such as Pol Anglada, Rick Castro, Marc DeBauch, Rubén Esparza, Markus Hoffmann-Achenbach, Łukasz Leja, Matt Pagett, Pâme, Sal Salandra, Stuart Sanford, Suzanne Shifflett, and Hector Silva. The Festival has been held in various places from TOM House (the Foundation’s headquarters), Second Home London & Hollywood, prideART at The Knast in Berlin, The Standard Hotel London and Soho Warehouse in Los Angeles.
The 2024 Diesel x Tom of Finland Foundation Pride collaboration is a multi-faceted project that includes a capsule collection and a series of global events, marking four decades of preserving and promoting the iconic legacy of Tom of Finland. Through its support of the 2024 Pride series of events and exhibitions Diesel acknowledges the profound social and cultural impact Tom’s Foundation has made in providing a unique, open space for freedom and love within the LGBTQ+ community of artists.
In London, Holly Johnson will be inducted into the Artist Hall of Fame during the Festival, and we will announce the winners of the Tom of Finland Emerging Artist Competition 2024 . Additionally, a Tom of Finland limited edition fine art print will debut that has been designed especially for our 40th Anniversary as a foundation.
The Los Angeles installment also features current artists from our Artist-in-Residence Program , which is a crucial part of the Foundations artist education efforts and includes a more expansive schedule. Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato of World of Wonder will be presented with the Cultural Icon Award. The Festival will run concurrently with CLAW’s LA Leather Thanksgiving for the first time. Attendees may book a room in the host hotel at special rates.
In 2023, the Festivals in Berlin, London and Los Angeles collectively gathered together over 1,800 visitors, 80 artists, vendors and galleries from the United States, Mexico, Finland, United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, France, Spain and Ireland.
Los Angeles
29th November-1st December
FRIDAY 11a-8p
SATURDAY 10a-6p
SUNDAY 11a-6p
The Sharok’s wreath
Violet Chachki’s wreath
Dita Von Teese’s wreath
Trulee Hall’s wreath
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Exhibitors include:
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Programming highlights include:
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London
19th-22nd September
QUEER BRITAIN | TOM House VR experience and display. Special welcome from Durk Dehner | 19th September | 6-9p
SHOWSTUDIO | See the group exhibition as part of the Festival | 21st-22nd September | 11a-7p
UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER | Human rights symposium | 20th September | 10a-5p
SHOWSTUDIO | Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival with programming | 21st-22nd September | 11a-7p
Schedule
Saturday 21st September
Noon – 1:30p
Franko B in conversation with Hetty Mahlich WATCH
1:30p
Announcement of the winners of the 2024 Tom of Finland Emerging Artist Competition
including the Tom of Finland Grand Prize VIEW
4:00 – 4:40p
Power, Pride and Shame: Dynamics of disability and care in play
with Dan Daw and Richard Villani
5:30 – 6:15p
Conversation with Durk Dehner and Guy Burch
Sunday 22nd September
Noon – 1:00p
Live performance with Electric Adam
2:00 – 2:30p
Conversation with Daniel Lismore (2022 ToFF Artist Hall of Fame) and Joshua Graham
5:00 – 6:30p
In Camera: Durk Dehner and Hetty Mahlich WATCH
London SOLD OUT
SHOWstudio
Berlin
31st May-2nd June
Halle am Berghain
The Schedule
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The Program
Berlin Participants
Ad Schuring
Ahmad Nasereldein
Alexis Langlois
Alina Gross
Anna Steigman
Anton Shebetko
Anton Stoianov
Antonio Da Silva
Aron Kantor
Assaf Kimmel
A Shaded View on Fashion Film
Bas Kosters
Ben Berlin
Ben Galster
Ben Youdan
Bishop Black
BJ Broekhuizen
Blake Jacobsen
Bogdan Balla
Brian Fairbairn
Brian Kenny
Bruce LaBruce
Bruce of Los Angeles
Carta Monir
Claus-Constantin Rüttinger
Daniel Paramio
Dante Buu
David Wilson
Deni Horvatić
Diane Pernet
DJ Hell
Donald Shorter Jr.
Durk Dehner
Edmund White
Effenberger Couture
Elizabeth Purchell
Em J. Gilbertson
Eric Le Rouge
Erika Lust
Fan Xiaobing
Fausto
Gerhard Pohl
Gio Black Peter
Hadi Moussally
Harun Güler
Henning von Berg
Hinrich Kröger
Instinct Berlin
Ivan Bambalin
James Davison
Jan Soldat
Jasper J. Maurer
Javier Alejandro Cerrada
Jean-Ulrick Désert
Jess Cuevas
Jona Wolf
Jonathan David Smyth
Joseph Wilson
Julian Zigerli
Kerstin Honeit
Konstantinos Menelaou
Leo Adef
Léolo Victor-Pujebet
Leo Maki
Liz Rosenfeld
Little Joe
Łukasz Leja
Maik Gräf
Marit Östberg
Martin of Holland
Mathias Vef
Mathieu Morel
Matt Lambert
Matt Pagett
melanie bonajo
Miguel Villalobos
Mr Gruts
Nicholé Velásquez
Nicky Miller
No_Pic_No_Chat
Oat Montien
Omer Gaash
Ori Paul Levi
Paweł CHILL Dudus
Paweł Żukowski
Peter Welz
Phuc Le
Pierre Emö
Pol Anglada
Pola Sieverding
Poppy Sanchez
Pussy Riot
The Queer Archive
Raed Rafei
Renato Sircilli
Richard Villani
Rick Castro
Rinaldo Hopf
River Wilson
Rory Midhani
Rowland Byass
Rubén Esparza
Sal Salandra
Sam Ashby
Samuel Perea -Diaz
Schwules Museum Berlin
Shu Lea Cheang
SJ Rahatoka
Silvia Prada
Texas Glory
The Skateroom
Slava Mogutin
Stuart Sandford
Tero Puha
Tom of Finland
Tristor Blue
Yves de Brabander
Zach Grear
Some Examples of Participant’s Art
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