| events
& exhibitions |
November 7 -
December 23,
2011
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Antebellum
Gallery
and
TOM OF FINLAND FOUNDATION
present:
Tom of Finland:
Public and Private
Never-before-seen collages, photography and drawings by Tom of Finland.
Details
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Los
Angeles, CA |
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October 9, 2011
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TOM OF FINLAND FOUNDATION
presents a:
Life Drawing Workshop
Beginner? Professional? All are welcome.
RSVP and bring your sketch pad!
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Los Angeles, CA |
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October 2, 2011
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City of West Hollywood
presents the:
Tenth Annual
West Hollywood Book Fair
TOM OF FINLAND FOUNDATION
will be participating
Details
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Los Angeles, CA |
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October 1, 2011 -
May 31, 2012
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ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives
presents:
Cruising the Archive:
Queer Art and Culture in Los Angeles 1945 - 1980
Cruising the Archive presents artworks
by both established and unknown artists.
Details
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Los Angeles, CA |
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November 1 - 30, 2011
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Homotopia 2011
presents:
Cruising for Art
A Festival
Homotopia 2011 is back and
Cruising For Art in and around Liverpool.
Details
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Liverpool, England |
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| foundation
announcements |
| TOM OF FINLAND FOUNDATION
Tip's
of the Hat and Odds & Ends:
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TOM's Club visits exhibition in Turku.
TOM's Club, MSC Finland, is a fetish club for leather, rubber and biker guys and is now celebrating their 35th year. The Club is shown here visiting Tom of Finland, in Turku, Finland, a retrospective look into the world-famous works of Tom of Finland. The exhibition is up till the 18th of December, 2011.
Alongside Tove Jansson, the creator of the the Moomin characters, Tom of Finland is the most internationally renowned Finnish graphic artist, but in Finland remained mostly unknown outside the gay subculture during his life.
Tom of Finland on Muumien luojan Tove Janssonin ohella kansainvälisesti tunnetuin suomalainen kuvataiteilija. |
Photo: JayPG |
An open letter to Mr. S Leathers re: Folsom Street Fair 2011
My Good Richard and Jonathan,
What can I say? A fantastic time was had by all at this year’s Folsom Street Fair. Everyone here at Tom of Finland Foundation owes you our thanks.
Over the course of 8 hours, we talked to more than 400 people, and received more than 300 new names for our monthly email newsletter concerning erotic art exhibitions and opportunities from around the world.
Thank you for helping protect, preserve and promote the erotic arts, and for recognizing the value contained therein. We look forward to working with Brian on your project, and again, you have our heartfelt thanks and appreciation.
Only the best,
Bo Tobin
ToFF Fundraising Coordinator
More Thanks...
And More Photos from JayPG |
PHOTO:
Sandra Whitehead
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"TOM of FINLAND: Original Drawings" – phd gallery – St. Louis
Thank you to everyone who visited this important exhibition and donated to Tom of Finland Foundation.
"The abstract, especially in those rough sketches, is very important to me, perhaps because of my advertising background, where layout is so important. Sometimes those first few lines cut the paper into such satisfying shapes that I don't want to go on, but I always do, adding nostrils and nipples and bootstraps until I have filled the paper up as usual." -- Tom of Finland
Works available by Tom of Finland. |
Dino Garcia
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Dino had a birthday and ToFF got a gift!
Happy Birthday, Dino Garcia, and thank you for giving to Tom of Finland Foundation.
On Friday, September 16, Dino hosted a birthday bash at Pistons bar in Long Beach, California.
A Hot n Kinky night. In lieu of gifts for himself, the birthday boy suggested donations to ToFF and United Fetishists, Long Beach.
If YOU would like to do something for TOM where you live, please contact the Foundation's Fundraising Coordinator, Bo Tobin, at Bo@TomOfFinlandFoundation.org. |
The Long Beach Erotic Art Show was hosted
by JayPG
PHOTO:
Larry Kephart
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Long Beach Erotic Art Show – People Make It Possible
We want to thank the artists who give us so much and who gave it all for this Show: Axel, Belasco, Jenny Wrenn, Michael Kirwan, Steve MacIssac, Steven H. Garcia and Sean Platter.
Thanks to Miguel Angel Reyes who conducts artistry. SOLD OUT Clothing gave us one smart and sexy experience. Anthony Coretz creates and entertains. JayPG Photography, your host. Brad Taylor, MC par excellence. Pistons, a "home" in Long Beach. Give it up for them!
ToFF Volunteers rule – every one of them. Mucho thanks to Tom and Steve who came out from Florida and busted ass, and our friends here who never fail.
Art makes our lives fuller. Giving back makes our lives richer. People make it possible.
Larry Kephart, you are a HUGE supporter of art and artists, we thank you for that, AND we thank you for taking these photos. |
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| art
news |
| Berkeley Art Museum accepts TOM gift
From Feature Inc. and Tom of Finland Foundation.
TOM OF FINLAND
(Finnish, 1920 – 1991), Untitled (Preliminary for drawing #78.18),
1978, Graphite on paper, 11.75" x 8.75", ToFF #0578,
© 1978 Tom of Finland Foundation
"The Board of Trustees met on September 13th and accepted with gratitude your generous gift of a Tom of Finland drawing from Feature Inc. and Tom of Finland Foundation.. We are pleased to add this work to the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum's collection, where it can be viewed by our students and faculty, and by the general public". -- Lawrence Rinder, BAM Director
The UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive is the visual arts center of the University of California, Berkeley and is one of the largest university art museums in the United States. Its mission is to inspire the imagination and ignite critical dialogue through art and film.
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