West Hollywood Welcomes “FXLK PLAY” – A Massive Celebration of LGBTQ+ Artistry

OAT MONTIEN Querelle, 2022, Oil pastel on paper, 22.43” x 30.19”

The City of West Hollywood announces the opening of FXLK PLAY: Artists-in-Mischief, Devotion, and Mythmaking, a survey exhibition of the Tom of Finland Foundation’s Artist-in-Residence Program at Plummer Park’s Long Hall, located at 1200 North Vista Street.

This free exhibition will be open from Noon to 5p on Thursdays through Sundays from Thursday, 19th February 2026 through Thursday, 19th March 2026.

The exhibition is intended for mature audiences only and docents will be onsite to answer questions.

An opening reception, including a performance and a panel discussion with past and current artists, will take place on Thursday, 19th February 2026, from 5 to 8p.

FXLK PLAY will transform Plummer Park’s Long Hall into an immersive exhibition of painting, sculpture, and video that reflects the maximalist spirit of TOM House and its world-renowned erotic art archive. The title of the exhibit is a stylized nod to “folk play”.

Drawing from the Foundation’s archive, FXLK PLAY will bring together work by more than 60 LGBTQ+ artists who have participated in the Foundation’s Artist-in-Residence Program. Curated by Jamison Edgar, the exhibition positions the Foundation as a living site of Queer mythmaking, foregrounding how artists-in-residence draw from Tom’s legacy while reshaping it through devotion, play, and mischief.

FXLK PLAY will transform Plummer Park’s Long Hall into an immersive exhibition of painting, sculpture, and video that reflects the maximalist spirit of TOM House and its world-renowned erotic art archive. The title of the exhibit is a stylized nod to “folk play.”

Founded in 1984 by Tom and Durk Dehner to preserve Tom of Finland’s work, Tom of Finland Foundation has become a vital home for LGBTQ+ art and artists. Responding to censorship and discrimination, the Foundation provides a safe space and visibility for work exploring sexuality, identity, and queer experience. Its holdings include more than 1,000 original works by Tom, 8,000 works by other LGBTQ+ artists, a library of 3,500 books, and 400 linear feet of archival materials documenting over 50 years of LGBTQ+ culture.

The Foundation’s three-month Artist-in-Residence Program provides emerging and established LGBTQIA artists with an immersive environment to explore, experiment, and create work across disciplines such as drawing, painting, photography, and sculpture, and engage with the Foundation’s extensive collections and archives to inspire new projects, culminating in a public presentation.

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Thursday, 19th February 2026 through Thursday, 19th March 2026. FXLK PLAY will transform Plummer Park’s Long Hall into an immersive exhibition of painting, sculpture, and video that reflects the maximalist spirit of TOM House and its world-renowned erotic art archive.

Published: 11th February 2026

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