The Agenda: This Week in Los Angeles

A.i.A. editors suggest a few of the myriad events taking place this week in Los Angeles: an appearance by Jiraiya at the Tom of Finland Foundation; a pop-up porn theater at Machine Project; a screening of Hairy Who & the Chicago Imagists at the Armory Center for the Arts; and an opportunity to check out John Craig Freeman’s augmented reality at LACMA.

Thursday, Mar. 19, 7 p.m.

Presentation: Jiraiya at the Tom of Finland Foundation

Jiraiya is a cult Japanese erotic artist who makes detailed cartoons of jovial, muscular gay men hanging out with each other, reclining with dogs and eating. He may be mysterious (he doesn’t allow photographs of himself), but he’s not a secret: one of his illustrated men-a beefy, happy swimmer-was recently featured on the cover of Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It, recently released by Fantagraphics. Thus he’s a perfect fit for the Tom of Finland Foundation, where he will give a visual presentation of his career, sign items, and sell merch.

Tom of Finland Foundation

by A.I.A Editors

JIRAIYA, Lifeguard (ライフをガード, Detail), 2013, Digital illustration, 11.8″ x 7.4″, © 2013 Jiraiya

Published: 18th March 2015

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