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ONUR HASTÜRK “Pleasure Garden”
9th October 2025 - 18th October 2025
Tom of Finland Foundation invites you view Pleasure Garden, a new body of work by Artist-in-Residence Onur Hastürk.
Miniature Print II, 2025, Fine art print, edition of 50, 5”x7”, $50
In this series, Hastürk fuses the intricate visual language of Eastern miniature painting with the bold symbolism of contemporary Queer aesthetics. Pleasure Garden reimagines the poetic landscapes of palace gardens through the lens of BDSM culture—leather, masks, chains—unpacking themes of power, submission, and sensuality.
CHECKLIST
View by appointment +1 213 250 1685
TOM HOUSE IS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET IN ECHO PARK SO WE STRONGY ENCOURGE RIDE-SHARE OR PUBLIC TRANSPORT.
Beauty by the yard
OPENING OF ONUR HASTÜRK Pleasure Garden PHOTOS BY FERNANDO GUERRERO
Meet Artist-in-Residence Onur Hastürk
Onur Hastürk was born in 1983 in the seaside city of Mersin in southern Turkey. Hastürk’s artistic journey has embraced the generative and transformative energies of adaptation. He completed his bachelor’s degree in Traditional Turkish Arts, specializing in gilding and miniature painting. His deep interest in handmade manuscripts led him to Istanbul in 2012, where he earned a master’s degree at Marmara University’s Institute of Fine Arts. His thesis focused on figural analysis in Ottoman illustrated manuscripts housed in Istanbul’s historic…
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