BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Tom of Finland Foundation - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://legacy.tomoffinland.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Tom of Finland Foundation REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260506 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260915 DTSTAMP:20260512T203218Z CREATED:20260512T175213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T203218Z UID:85637-1778036400-1789354799@legacy.tomoffinland.org SUMMARY:"Photography in Power: Making Worlds Visible" DESCRIPTION:  \nTOM OF FINLAND Tom & Tom Katt\, 1984 © Tom of Finland Foundation \nThe exhibition celebrates the force and impact of the photographers whose stories have been shared at Fotografiska. It is a tribute to their lifelong commitment to photography that has profoundly shaped how we see the world\, look at it\, and perceive it today. \nThe exhibition brings together 127 artists\, including iconic figures of fine art photography. It also brings together a diverse range of contemporary photographic voices\, including both international names and Estonian artists. Many of them engage with the defining tensions of our time–exploring conflict\, power relations\, and social pressures\, while weaving together documentary  and staged approaches. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Amanda as Andy Warhol’s Liz in Purple\, 2007 © David LaChapelle\n \n \n \n \n \n Frederick Douglass 1818-1895\, 2014\, © Omar Victor Diop. Exhibited in 2022.\n \n \n\nMaking worlds visible\nThe exhibition moves through the landscapes of inner worlds\, the visible and hidden societal tensions\, and the fragile balance between humanity and nature. It also brings forward the paradoxes of beauty and representation – we look at beauty\, glamour\, and fashion culture as a mirror\, at times clear\, at times distorted. Here\, vulnerability and resistance\, intimacy and distance\, identity and belonging intertwine. \nAcross this spectrum\, photography reveals its depth\, diversity\, and force – it is not merely a technique\, but a way of seeing and understanding the world. Different modes of photographic expression emerge through the exhibition’s themes\, each carrying its own character and energy. \nIt brings together international stars Helmut Newton\, Robert Mapplethorpe\, Richard Avedon\, Refik Anadol\, Ellen von Unwerth\, Paolo Roversi\, Martin Schoeller\, Lars Tunbjörk\, Sarah Moon\, Peter Lindbergh\, David LaChapelle\, Jimmy Nelson\, and Tom of Finland. \nUntitled\, 2014 © Ren Hang\, exhibited in 2017. \n\nMonday–Thursday 9a–8p\nFriday 9a–midnight\nSaturday 10a–8p\nSunday 1a–9p URL:https://legacy.tomoffinland.org/eventscal/photography-in-power-making-worlds-visible/ LOCATION:Fotografiska Tallin\, Telliskivi 60a-8\, Tallinn\, 10412\, Estonia CATEGORIES:Museum Show ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://legacy.tomoffinland.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Power_Tallin_500.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260605 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261006 DTSTAMP:20260620T185034Z CREATED:20260510T061106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260620T185034Z UID:85464-1780628400-1791169199@legacy.tomoffinland.org SUMMARY:"Queer as Comics" DESCRIPTION:  \nBOB ROSS Satyr (From Gay Comix #10)\, 1986. San Francisco © Burton Clarke \n  \n“Comics have a long tradition of being subversive: not solely art or literature but a combination of both to make their messages captivate readers. They lend themselves perfectly to Queer themes as brilliantly showcased in the exhibition.” \n–Paul Gravett\, Curator \n  \n For the first time in the UK\, Queer as Comics will celebrate 80 years of LGBTQ IA+ comics\, including previously unseen original works by more than 60 artists from around the world ranging from underground creators to influential icons\, including Tove Jansson\, David Shenton\, Rupert Kinnard\, Alison Bechdel and Tom of Finland.  \nThe Centre will open with a landmark exhibition depicting stories of fantasy\, identity and resistance told across time by Queer comic-makers. Spanning the 1940s to present day\, this major exhibition of LGBTQIA+ comic-making and will feature rarely displayed original artwork from comics\, strip cartoons\, graphic novels and zines chronicling the significance of comics for Queer art and literature. \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bob was sitting at his place flicking magazines\, when the doorbell rang. What kind of peddler could it be this time?\n \n \n \n \n \n Two sturdy guys were standing at the door. “We have a little errand.”\n \n \n \n \n \n Before Bob even knew what was going on\, the guys were already inside and shut the door. “Now you obey us nicely and undress.”\n \n \n\n \nTOM OF FINLAND (Finnish\, 1920–1991) Initiation Into the Brotherhood\, 1946\nPen & ink and gouache on paper\, 5.75” x 4.25”\nTom of Finland Foundation Permanent Collection\, \nCourtesy David Kordansky Gallery\n© Tom of Finland Foundation\nWhile Tom’s bold\, hypermasculine style is iconic today\, in 1940s Finland his homoerotic comics remained unpublished for years\, shared only in secret among friends. These panels come from one of those clandestine works. Enjoy Tom’s place in Queer comic history. \nhttps://www.tomoffinland.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Curator-talks-Tom-Tove.mp4\nDiscover stories of fantasy\, identity and resistance\, as told by Queer comic-makers.\n \nRUPERT KINNARD Betterment of Parental Guilt\, 1988. Cathartic Comics. © 2025 Rupert Kinnard \n\n \nFor decades\, Queer artists have used comics to share impactful stories\, often in defiance of censorship. The exhibition reveals how comics have provided a voice for Queer communities. Artwork on view addresses state power\, discrimination and bold visions. Today\, Queer creators continue to expand the medium through ambitious graphic novels\, self-publishing and more. \n  \nWednesday to Sunday: 10a–5p URL:https://legacy.tomoffinland.org/eventscal/queer-as-comics/ LOCATION:Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration\, 1 Myddelton Passage\, London\, EC1R 1AG\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Museum Show ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://legacy.tomoffinland.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Queer_as_Comics_500.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260710 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260824 DTSTAMP:20260724T182044Z CREATED:20260613T051425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T182044Z UID:86724-1783652400-1787453999@legacy.tomoffinland.org SUMMARY:"Tom’s Stretch" DESCRIPTION:TOM OF FINLAND Untitled (Study for the series “I Fuck All Police”)\, c. 1966\nGraphite on paper\, 8.25” x 5.88”\n© 1966 Tom of Finland Foundation\n \nA group exhibition exploring the legacy of Tom of Finland\nBy channeling private fantasy into virtuosic drawings\, Tom of Finland created a libidinal realm in which freedom and pleasure were the reigning tenets. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n  \nPresenting works by more than seventy artists\, Tom’s Stretch gestures toward the expanded\, transformative\, and more permissive definitions of the body—and of art itself—that Tom’s work makes possible. Throughout the exhibition\, his iconic visual language forms a link between the early underground worlds of Queer desire and an ever-evolving semiotics of the figure as charted by countless artists of subsequent generations. \nCLICK TO VIEW \nFeaturing Tom of Finland alongside Ramsey Alderson\, Angels of Light\, Steven Arnold\, Matthew Barney\, Ana Benaroya\, Peter Berlin\, Huma Bhabha\, James Bidgood\, Nayland Blake\, Matthew Brannon\, Jared Buckhiester\, Scott Burton\, Paul Cadmus\, Cassils\, Julien Ceccaldi\, Jonathan Lyndon Chase\, Kye Christensen-Knowles\, The Cockettes\, R. Crumb\, Christopher Culver\, Jory Drew\, Jason Fox\, Greg Gaar\, Aaron Gilbert\, Robert Gober\, Felix Gonzalez-Torres\, Jenna Gribbon\, Mark Grotjahn\, Namio Harukawa\, Richard Hawkins\, Hardy Hill\, Nick Hoecker\, Peter Hujar\, G.B. Jones\, William E. Jones\, Mike Kelley\, Mike Kuchar\, Doron Langberg\, Steve Locke\, Tala Madani\, Monica Majoli\, Robert Mapplethorpe\, Chris Martin\, Martin of Holland\, Paul McCarthy\, Tiona Nekkia McClodden\, Sam McKinniss\, Go Mishima\, Bob Mizer\, Donald Moffett\, Victor Moscoso\, Ebecho Muslimova\, Ruby Neri\, Paul P.\, Breyer P-Orridge\, George Quaintance\, David Rappeneau\, Spain Rodriguez\, Paul Mpagi Sepuya\, Jim Shaw\, Cindy Sherman\, Jack Smith\, Hajime Sorayama\, P. Staff\, Anita Steckel\, Hugh Steers\, Joey Strella\, Elizabeth Sunflower\, Ken Tisa\, Salman Toor\, S. Clay Wilson\, Basil Wolverton\, Martin Wong\, and Jonas Wood. \n  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n ANITA STECKEL\n \n \n \n \n \n CASSILS\n \n \n \n \n \n CINDY SHERMAN\n \n \n \n \n \n WILLIAM E. JONES\n \n \n \n \n \n GREG GAAR\n \n \n \n \n \n HAJIME SORAYAMA\n \n \n \n \n \n STEVE LOCKE\n \n \n \n \n \n JIM SHAW\n \n \n \n \n \n RICHARD HAWKINS\n \n \n\n\nOpening Reception: Friday\, 10th July\, 6–8p \n \nhttps://www.tomoffinland.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Opening-Eric-Minh-Swenson_compressed.mp4\n \nVIDEO BY \nERIC MINH SWENSON\n \n  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nPHOTOS BY \nJEFF MCLANE\n  \nViewing: Tuesday through Saturday\, 10a–6p \n\nDavid Kordansky Gallery presents “Tom’s Stretch”\n An exhibition of works spanning over eighty years with artists engaging with Tom of Finland’s radical ability to imagine a physique—and a world—that did not yet exist in popular culture. This generation-spanning presentation includes works by Tom of Finland alongside more than seventy artists. By channeling private fantasy into virtuosic drawings\, Tom of Finland created... View Article URL:https://legacy.tomoffinland.org/eventscal/toms-stretch/ LOCATION:David Kordansky Gallery\, 5130 West Edgewood Place\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90019\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Show ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://legacy.tomoffinland.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Stretch_500.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260801T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260801T153000 DTSTAMP:20260602T224951Z CREATED:20260602T224951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T224951Z UID:86400-1785592800-1785598200@legacy.tomoffinland.org SUMMARY:TOM House Tour DESCRIPTION:BOOK A TOUR \nTOM House is the residence where Tom of Finland spent the last decade of his life\, and it now serves as the home of Tom of Finland Foundation. We regularly offer TOM House tours on Thursdays and Saturdays beginning at 2pm for up to six (6) guests at a time. If the date or quantity of your desired tour is not available\, please select another option. Tours are made available to book generally two weeks before the start of any given month (i.e. the 15th of the prior month). \nPlease call TOM House with any questions or for any special accommodations: +1 213 250 1685. URL:https://legacy.tomoffinland.org/eventscal/tom-house-tour-68/ LOCATION:TOM House\, 1421 Laveta Terrace\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90026\, United States CATEGORIES:Tours END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR