Date/Time
Date(s) - 21st Sep 2024 - 22nd Sep 2024
11:00 am - 7:00 pm

Location
SHOWstudio

Categories

• Foundation Events

Festival hours:
Saturday: 11a-7p
Sunday: 11a-7p

 

 

 

 

 

 

In celebration of its 40th anniversary year, Tom of Finland Foundation is presenting the Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival 2024 – Art Speaks Through Us, sponsored by Diesel. This year, the Festival touches down in Berlin, London, and Los Angeles. The Festival in London will see the Foundation partner with Nick Knight’s SHOWstudio for the first time.

The world’s largest erotic art fair, the Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival will take over SHOWstudio for its latest stop in London. A socially-friendly setting for artists, galleries, collectors and vendors to socialize as well as buy and sell works of art, the Festival will be open to the public from 11a-7p on Saturday & Sunday, 21st & 22nd September.

Participating artists in this year’s Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival London include Enrique Agudo, Pol Anglada, Franko B, Daffy London, James Davison, Marc-Aurèle Debut , Mr Gruts, JJ Guest, Łukasz Leja, Daniel Austin Lopez, Orpheus, Sal Salandra, Stuart Sandford, Olivia Sterling, and Gray Wielebinski.

In addition to the artwork on display for purchase, Tom of Finland Foundation will also honor artist, musician and writer Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) with induction into the Artist Hall of Fame for his artistic achievements and steadfast commitment to the art and culture of our community. Previous inductees include photographer Tom Bianchi, artist H.R. Giger, filmmaker Bruce LaBruce, and photographer Herb Ritts.

Foundation will proudly take this occasion to announce the winners of its Tom of Finland Emerging Artist Competition 2024.

Finally, Foundation will offer an exclusive limited edition fine art print commissioned especially for its 40th anniversary. The print will be limited to an edition of forty, and they will be available for purchase at SHOWstudio.

 

 

Schedule

Saturday 21st September

Noon – 1:30p
Franko B in conversation with Hetty Mahlich 

1:30p
Announcement of the winners of the 2024 Tom of Finland Emerging Artist Competition
including the Tom of Finland Grand Prize

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

 

Daniel Austin Lopez and Durk Dehner with his sculpture of Durk

“Instagram may shadow-ban me, but thanks to people like Durk Dehner and Tom of Finland Foundation, my work and the works of other artists facing censorship can be seen in-person.” –Daniel Austin Lopez

 

 

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Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival 2024

Tom of Finland Foundation presents Art Speaks Through Us, London, Berlin, Los Angeles

Event tickets and details.