ICA Cinematheque: Daddy and the Muscle Academy | 14th August | London

TOM OF FINLAND (Finnish, 1920 – 1991), Untitled, 1966, Graphite on paper, 12.25” x 8.89”, ToFF #66.12, © 1966 Tom of Finland Foundation

The documentary Daddy and the Muscle Academy is the story of gay artist Tom of Finland. The viewer is treated to hundreds of vividly rendered portraits of male models, ranging from Drummer Daddies to fellow artists. Tom’s sketches and paintings are grouped by subject matter, with emphasis on various forms of fetishism. The film includes interviews with the artist’s models, associates and intimates, not to mention a dramatized journey into ‘Tom’s soul’.

Daddy and the Muscle Academy, dir. Ilppo Pohjola, Finland 1991, 58 mins, 35mm

£10 / £8 concessions / £7 ICA Members

Wednesday, 7:00 pm

Published: 13th August 2013

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