
With Artists Space and Eckhaus Latta
Tom of Finland: Early Work 1944-1972, at David Kordansky Gallery. For their first show devoted to the work of the renowned illustrator of erotica, Kordansky has an array of drawings, gouaches and inked storyboards, some of which date to the 1940s, when Touko Laaksonen (a.k.a. Tom of Finland) had just finished his service in the Finnish Army. The pictures are by now part of the cannon of 20th century culture for the confident and virile ways in which they depict gay male sexuality. Be prepared for some racy images if you click through on the link. Through March 7, 5130 W. Edgewood Place, Mid-City, Los Angeles, davidkordanskygallery.com.
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An Art Showdown at Paramount Ranch. At the saloon, fairgoers were happily greeted by two male models sporting tee shirts designed by Eckhaus Latta with images by Tom of Finland—the sponsor, New York’s Artists Space, is organizing an upcoming retrospective on the artist. -Drew Sawyer for DOCUMENT