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Please come PLAY with us again - We invite you to enjoy the videos created by the remarkable documentarians at L.A. Art Documents, who capture and preserve contemporary art practices, including this spring 2026 Tom of Finland… Continue Reading
Memorial online auction of boots - After giving away hundreds of boots to people during his life, Steve Ng's family has donated pairs he had stashed in the attic and a room full of gear to… Continue Reading
Franko B shares his unique perspective at Tom of Finland Art and Culture Festival - As part of the Shadow-Ban exhibition, SHOWstudio teamed up with Tom of Finland Foundation and hosted a series of powerful talks, creating a platform for boundary-pushing dialogue, which celebrated the… Continue Reading
We’ll do it live! - Beginning next week, Tom of Finland Foundation’s official Instagram account will be taken over by various #TOMair. After the success of our films4fags Q&A livestreams, we couldn’t be… Continue Reading
Tom of Finland Foundation Presents - SEVEN ARTISTS AT THE ART & CULTURE FESTIVAL Select artwork from the Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival 2022 is now available for online viewing. MARC DEBAUCH… Continue Reading
“AllTogether”, a group exhibition from the collection of Tom of Finland Foundation at The Community Centre in Paris and Studio Cannaregio at the Venice Biennale till June 26th artworks photographed by Evan Walsh - Dear Shaded Viewers, I had such a great afternoon visiting the AllTogether a group exhibition from the collection of Tom of Finland Foundation in Los Angeles, curated… Continue Reading
Leather and scruff - We will be drawing from live models in a variety of classical poses and graphic depictions of homoeroticism. We will be outside at TOM House. Room for 10 artists… Continue Reading
The CLAW 21 Kinky Art Show | 13th February ONLINE - With artists Alex Prestia; Court Watson; Garrett Sohnly; Johnny Smith; Julian Crowe; Kevin Booth; Kyle Anderson; Lancelot Rouge; Molly Warwund: Monsterbait; Ori Paul Levi; Paul of Scotland; R. Daiel… Continue Reading
Today’s Featured Artist: Mr Gruts - "I work mainly to satisfy the viewer’s basic sexual desires. The best compliment I can receive from my work is the viewer’s arousal." -Mr Gruts Mr Gruts was the… Continue Reading
Raw Anatomy Online Viewing Room - 4th December – 24th March 2021 “We wanted to offer the opportunity for global artists to participate and showcase their work,” says curator Dr. Gary Everett. The Online Viewing Room… Continue Reading
Let’s learn about Tom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxnFr1bkOdE Durk Dehner, cofounder of Tom of Finland Foundation, a close friend, partner and manager of Tom of Finland, talks about the artist's work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8W7I7u0YR4&t=188s Curator… Continue Reading
ToFF on Clubhouse - SEX PROFITEERS SEASON FINALE TO HOST FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR TOM OF FINLAND FOUNDATION LEGENDARY ICON DURK DEHNER JOINS THE STAGE TO DISCUSS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL NAME IN GAY EROTICA Legendary… Continue Reading
Tom of Finland 101: Photography Finals - What has Tom taught us? That we could be anything we want to be. He gave us a whole new vocabulary of what we could be. His life was… Continue Reading
A virtual exhibition that highlights Tom of Finland - Tom of Finland’s preparatory drawings and sketches created as part of the artist’s process in producing his influential works are highlighted in the online exhibition TOM OF FINLAND: Drawings… Continue Reading
Legendary queer artist Tom of Finland’s house nurtures gay artists - WATCH PREVIEW The late Finnish artist Tom of Finland produced thousands of illustrations featuring men wearing tight or partially removed clothing. His work has inspired artists and influenced gay… Continue Reading
Behind the Scenes with Pornstars: Bakin’ with Jack Dixon - As summer starts, we are keeping the TOM House kitchen piping hot with a visit from professional baker turned adult film star turned gamer turned Twitch streamer Jack Dixon.… Continue Reading
A conversation in celebration of Tom’s 101st birthday is now online - WATCH HERE ⬇️ Continue Reading
Durk Dehner and Sharp at “Pen and Ink 1965 – 1989” - WATCH THE VIDEO Continue Reading
Today is John Waters Day - On the day this episode is released, John Waters is celebrating his 75th birthday. But he’s still doing the same things that brought him cultural notoriety when he started making… Continue Reading
Inside Troye Sivan’s Victorian-Era Melbourne Home | Open Door | Architectural Digest - Architectural Digest brings you to Australia to visit Troye Sivan at his beautiful Melbourne home. Unpretentious yet expertly decorated, Troye collaborated with designer David Flack of local firm… Continue Reading
#TomOfFinland101 – Be one of Tom’s Men - On 8th May, one of the founding fathers of gay fetish, Tom of Finland, celebrates 101 years since his birth. The artwork Tom created, and the fetish men he envisaged,… Continue Reading
See the sexy Tom of Finland show. Virtual tours on-demand. - The exhibition of 26 drawings includes a range of media, including pencil, pen, ink, marker, and gouache. Together, these pictures demonstrate the breadth of graphic production key to Tom of… Continue Reading
Durk joins Lyndell for #KocktailzWithLyndell - "Happy Hour" goes across the pond for a VERY SPECIAL GUEST! Join THE INCREDIBLE Durk Dehner, President and Cofounder of Tom of Finland Foundation. We're… Continue Reading
“Freedom of Sexpression: Pride, Comics and Tom of Finland” ONLINE - Enjoy comics expert Paul Gravett and Tom of Finland Foundation President Durk Dehner in conversation. Gravett and Dehner discuss Tom of Finland's… Continue Reading
Artist Robert Andy Coomb‪s on “Talk Art” - Talk Art continues!! Russell and Robert meet artist Robert Andy Coombs, all the way from Miami Beach!!! We discuss photography, queerness, disability, sexuality, nudity, beauty… Continue Reading
Cum get crazy - Start the new year watching all new films made by folks who want to show you their ultimate turn-ons and wildest fantasies! HUMP! is a lovingly curated festival of short… Continue Reading
Virtual tour of “Made in Germany” - Former Creative Director of Bruno Gmünder Books, Mischa Gawronski, joins Stonewall Executive Director Hunter O’Hanian for this virtual tour of the exhibition. Tom of Finland is a gay… Continue Reading
Want more Tom of Finland? - Of course you do, and the House of Illustration exhibition catalogue in ABRAMS Books biography is the place to get it. 2020 was due to be, among other things,… Continue Reading
Tom of Finland Emerging Artist Competition 2020 Winners - We are proud to announce the winners of the 10th Tom of Finland Emerging Artist Competition, in celebration of both Tom of Finland’s 100 birth year and his Foundation’s… Continue Reading
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Fantasy becomes reality – 3D tour of exhibition - https://twitter.com/FinEmbTokyo/status/1330744581495861254 Continue Reading
The #tofARTfair Website is now LIVE! 🔌 - Inspired by the many historical ways in which we have logged on, tuned in, and booted up, this bespoke site was made especially for Festival participants to enjoy. ⚡DJ sets… Continue Reading
Visualizing the ultimate gay fantasy - scrolling="no">; An interview with Henning von Berg Made in Germany Huge muscles, massive bulges and monumental cocks. Tom of Finland is known for exaggerated primary and secondary male sex… Continue Reading
6 Epic, homoerotic artworks by winners of the Tom of Finland Emerging Artist Competition - Russell Tovey co-judges 2020 contest - which has just put out a final call for entries Who is the smouldering spiritual father of homoerotic art? Why, Tom of Finland of course.… Continue Reading
Get ready for the 10th Tom of Finland Emerging Artist Competition - In celebration of the artist Tom of Finland’s 100th birth year and the Foundation’s 36th year in operation Tom of Finland Foundation presents the 2020 Competition. In 1993, the… Continue Reading
Celebrating Tom of Finland and his 100th birth year with an exhibition and party in Japan - Many, many thanks to SivanS and their amazing staff for the video and live streaming, ComMunE bar for hosting, Tom of Finland Organic Vodka for the delicious drinks, the… Continue Reading
Gregg talks with Durk and Sharp about Tom of Finland’s art and career - Continue Reading
“Flipping pages – Tom of Finland: The Official Life and Work of a Gay Hero” - Works in the Reality & Fantasy exhibition seen in Tom of Finland: The Official Life and Work of a Gay Hero Durk Dehner / President… Continue Reading
A rooftop party commemorates Tom of Finland’s first solo exhibition in Japan and Tom of Finland’s 100th anniversary - On the occasion of Reality & Fantasy at GALLERY X in Shibuya PARCO WATCH THE PARTY (1 Hour) Continue Reading
All things Tom - The Finnish Institute in Japan works extensively in different fields of culture. The Institute produces an innovative and inspirational cultural program and creates interaction between different cultural and artistic actors… Continue Reading
Tom of Finland Virtual Exhibition Tour - A recorded presentation by one of the co-curators of TOM OF FINLAND: Love and Liberation. "We were so, so proud and… Continue Reading
An important video from a moment in William E. Jones’s career - "In the mid-1990s, I worked in a video store and saw the release of a wave of gay adult videos shot in Eastern Europe. They were products of a crude… Continue Reading
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Lockdown learning - The Word Association – All Change, Key Changes, House of Illustration, Lyrix Organix and Islington Library & Heritage Services – a collective of arts organisations and libraries working in partnership with… Continue Reading
Why Collect Now? - Year after year, art collectors from all over the world have made the early-summer pilgrimage to Switzerland to attend Art Basel, with some 93,000 visitors attending in June 2019. This… Continue Reading
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Learn more about Tom from the letters he wrote - Suvi Jalli interviews Susanna Luoto from Tom of Finland Foundation [with English subtitles]. Tom of Finland is the artist name of Finnish Touko Laaksonen (1920, Kaarina… Continue Reading
Jordan Michael Green is back home - New web series “best life” - Stream now for free Former Artist-in-Residence Jordan Michael Green is back home at TOM House with a new mini web series. The series is… Continue Reading
Listen to the concert that Tom’s hometown presented in his honor - The recorded concert debuted on Tom's birthday and is now on YouTube to enjoy below. Continue Reading
Get to know what ignited Tom - Turku Museum Center operated by the City of Turku It's a 100 years since the birth of Tom of Finland (Touko Laaksonen) In honor of Tom's centennial, you are… Continue Reading
Tom of Finland 100 Years – Celebrating the Internationally Renowned Finnish Artist and Liberator PODCAST - The Finnish Diplomatic Missions in the US produce a Suomi–Finland Podcast series in English. Tom of Finland (born Touko Laaksonen, 8th May 1920 – 7th November 1991) has long been… Continue Reading
“TOM OF FINLAND The Darkroom” ONLINE TOUR - Special thanks goes to the tour guide Elo Aun, curator of the exhibition Berndt Arell, and the three guests asking their questions - Alvar Ameljushenko, Henna Mikkilä and Harry Liivrand.… Continue Reading
Recon went to the House of Illustration in London - Tom of Finland Foundation president, Durk Dehner, guides us through the exhibition dedicated to gay cultural icon Tom of Finland on the centenary of his birth. Continue Reading
An inspiring journey - Tallinn photo gallery Fotografiska is hosting an exhibition of artwork by Tom of Finland, the noted homoerotic Finnish artist. The exhibition, entitled The Darkroom opens an unknown side of Tom… Continue Reading
“The Body Is The Instrument” | Through 31st May | Online and TOM House - "Coming together with Evan Goldstein, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, was a natural fit as his focus at Bespoke Surgical is not only the intersection of sex and science, but also… Continue Reading
It Gets Better - To help celebrate Tom of Finland Day we created a special It Gets Better video with Tom of Finland Foundation. Terry Miller takes a tour of TOM House… Continue Reading