Tom XXL is here!

22nd March 2009, 9:10 pm

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Tom of Finland XXL
Dian Hanson (ED)
Hardcover, 11.4 x 15.9 in.,
666 pages, TASCHEN
ISBN 978-3-8228-2607-2

Multilingual Edition:
English, French, German

Available now.
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Bigger is better: The complete life and work of the artist Tom of Finland

In 1998, TASCHEN introduced the world to the masterful art of Tom of Finland with The Art of Pleasure. Prior to that Tom enjoyed an intense cult following in the international Gay community but was largely unknown to the broader audience. The Art of Pleasure gave Tom well-deserved recognition and increased his following exponentially; Tom of Finland XXL will fix him forever in the realm of fine art.

With dimensions of 29 by 40.5 cm and 666 pages, Tom of Finland XXL contains over 1,000 images, covering six decades of the artist’s career. The work was gathered from all known collections across the US and Europe with the help of Tom of Finland Foundation and features many drawings, paintings and preparatory sketches that have never been reproduced in any book. Other images have only been seen out of context and will be presented here in the sequential order Tom intended for full artistic appreciation and erotic impact. This elegant oversized volume will showcase the full range of Tom’s talent, from sensitive portraits to frank sexual pleasure to tender expressions of love and Tom’s haunting tributes to young men struck down by the AIDS epidemic.

Completing this collector’s edition are eight specially commissioned essays on Tom’s social and personal impact by Camille Paglia, John Waters, Armistead Maupin, Todd Oldham, Durk Dehner and others, plus a scholarly analysis of individual drawings by art historian Edward Lucie-Smith. For the man—or woman—who thinks bigger is better, Tom of Finland XXL is certain to satisfy.

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Published: 22nd March 2009

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