“Tom’s Stretch” in CULTURED MAGAZINE
14th July 2026, 10:11 am
Has Any Artist’s Sexual Fantasies Shaped Culture as Much as Tom of Finland’s?
Tom of Finland’s artwork bridges pre-AIDS sexuality and a vision of peptide-powered physicality, capturing queer sensibilities across past, present, and future.
Now, Tom’s Stretch, a generation-spanning exhibition at David Kordansky Gallery in Los Angeles (through Aug. 22), pairs his groundbreaking work with that of more than 70 artists, including Matthew Barney, Peter Hujar, Robert Mapplethorpe, Cindy Sherman, Salman Toor, Jonas Wood, and Mike Kelley.
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“Tom’s Stretch”
TOM OF FINLAND Untitled (Study for the series “I Fuck All Police”), c. 1966 Graphite on paper, 8.25” x 5.88” © 1966 Tom of Finland Foundation A group exhibition... View Article
David Kordansky Gallery presents “Tom’s Stretch”
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.... View Article
Published: 14th July 2026
Tags: David Kordansky Gallery, Tom of Finland Foundation, Tom's StretchCategorised in: News


