| events
& exhibitions |
December
2 - 23, 2011
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Pleasures &
Treasures
and
TOM OF FINLAND FOUNDATION
present:
TOM Time
Tom of Finland for the Holidays
An Exhibition, An Opportunity, A Time To Rejoice.
Gala Opening Reception on December 2
Details
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San Diego, CA |
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November
7 -
December 23, 2011
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Antebellum
Gallery
and
TOM OF FINLAND FOUNDATION
present:
TOM OF FINLAND:
Public and Private
DECEMBER 9TH - TOM’S CIGAR BAR
HAPPY HOUR - 6 PM TIL 8 PM
- NO HOST BAR.
Details
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Los Angeles, CA |
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November
1 - 30, 2011
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Mies Mikkonen,
Turku ABO 2011, Homotopia, and ToFF
present:
Tom of Finland
A Documentary
A new 10 minute documentary of Tom of Finland can be seen non-stop
by the Tom of Finland exhibition. Finland - GB - USA 2011.
Details
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Turku, Finland |
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December
11, 2011
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TOM OF FINLAND FOUNDATION
presents a:
Life Drawing Workshop
Usually
held the second Sunday of each month.
Beginner? Professional? All are welcome.
RSVP and bring your sketch pad!
Details
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Los Angeles, CA |
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December
3 - 4, 2011
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BENT-CON
A Comic Convention… only Gayer
Dozens of
Artists and Exhibitors
Including Tom of Finland Foundation.
This promises to be an awesome event!
Call
for Gallery Show Submissions
Details
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Los Angeles, CA |
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November
25 -
December 23, 2011
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Alex Zachary
presents:
Happy Holidays!
Drawings!
Over 35 Artists
Works on Display
Including Tom of Finland.
Details
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New York, NY |
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December
2 - 31, 2011
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AlwaysByDesign
presents:
StripWorks
Larry Wood's unique form of figure drawing
The
imagery is hand-etched into the metal sheets
using chemicals and abrasives.
Details
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Philadelphia,
PA |
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November
29 -
December 31 , 2011
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Adonis Art
presents:
Romantic Spirits
Watercolour Paintings by Myles Antony
This
year Myles has chosen to display
only 25 paintings from his studio in Dublin.
Details
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London, England / Online |
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November
1 - 30, 2011
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Visual AIDS
and The Body
present:
i am anyone
Curated by Anthony Allen
"Perversely, maybe, I zeroed in on floaters:
masked subjects who seem to float away…"
Details
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Online |
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| new
artist links |
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Brian
H. Crede is a New York City artist who has always had a fascination
with the mediums of paper and three-dimensional art.
GraphicWorksNYC |
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Benôit
Prévot is a French illustrator and comic artist with
a sideline in stylish homoerotics. He’s witty too, wit being a
rare quality in art of this nature, as is the Twenties’ atmosphere
he so obviously enjoys.
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RH's
WebComix, Freelancer living in Berlin, Germany.
I was raised with Donald Duck and Superman– The duck turned
into bears but the affection for strong muscular bodies (yet tender
men!) remains. I mainly do drawings with pencil and ink, the "traditional"
way. Colouring mostly in Photoshop.
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| foundation
announcements |
| TOM OF FINLAND FOUNDATION
Tip's
of the Hat and Odds & Ends:
Todd Peter |
Tom of
Finland Foundation thanks The Barracks bar for
busting ass at the beer
bust benefit for us.
We thank our Volunteers, and we thank everyone who came.
Congrats to Mr. Palm Springs Leather 2012, Mr. Tool Shed Leather
2012, Todd Peter. |
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The Holiday
Potluck on December 17 is our annual soirée for Members,
Volunteers and friends of the Foundation. If you haven’t received
your invitation, please contact office@tomoffinlandfoundation.org.
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| art
news |
| Artist In
Print
Tom of Finland
Cover of
Tom of Finland: The Comics Volume 1.
Boys
will be boys!
TOM’s Men can be yours for the price of a drink!
Tom of Finland: The
Comics Volume 1 is the most affordable compilation of Tom of
Finland’s popular panel stories. This volume features 14 stories,
including the first completed by Tom in 1946, and the last, done in
1986. Along the way we meet Jack in the Jungle, Beach Boys, Greasy
Rider, Ringo & the Renegades and Tom’s most infamous
creation, Kake, the ultimate leatherman.
More on
World
of Tom of Finland
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| A Generous
Donation
Eddie Jelinet
Durk Dehner,
S. R. Sharp, and Eddie Jelinet
with his donation.
Eddie Jelinet, artist from
Long Beach, California has donated a work of his to Tom of Finland
Foundation’s Permanent Collection.
It is a handsome homage
to TOM and a wonderful example of the artist’s talent.
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| Artist In
Print
Tom of Finland
TOM OF FINLAND,
(Finnish, 1920 – 1991),
Untitled, 1965, Graphite on paper, ToFF #65.08,
© 2011 Tom of Finland Foundation
Stark Naked or Classic? Take your pick — or pick both! Two
New Wall Calendars from Bruno Gmünder.
Without a doubt, Tom of Finland is one of the artists with the biggest
impact on Gay culture during the 20th century.
Whether it’s a present — or something for yourself —
Tom of Finland is always a terrific choice.
More on
World
of Tom of Finland
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| [Tom's
voice being heard to this day in contemporary Finnish politics.]
Dancing Gays keeps Finnish Member of Parliment
away from Independence Day
Pentti Oinonen
Some of Pentti Oinonen’s
recent comments led to a flurry of activity in the social media, where
many pointed out that one of Finland’s internationally known gay figures,
Touko Laaksonen, better known as the artist Tom of Finland, was a
decorated war veteran. Researcher Kati Mustola points out that there
were gays fighting for Finland in the war. She also noted that in
the exceptional conditions of the war, even some heterosexuals had
homosexual relationships. “He [Oinonen] insults gay veterans and all
homosexuals”, Mustola says.
Read more
about it on TOM's
Blog
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| Artist In
Print
Tom of Finland
Sata sotakohtaloa
[One hundred and fate of the war]
by John Lagerbohm
Image with the
essay on Tom, he is far right.
A release of a new book on Finnish war stories,
with a chapter on Tom of Finland.
It is a book of fear, death, grief and trauma but
also one of survival and happy endings. It makes the memories of the
war personal and understandable.
The essay on Tom of Finland (Lieutenant Touko Laaksonen) is by Lamppu
Laamanen, author and publisher.
“After the Winter War on March 26th my generation
got drafted, and April 6th 1940 I stepped in line of duty in the Finnish
army.” This is what Touko Valio Laaksonen (1920-1991), Tom of Finland,
writes in his diary. He is most likely the best known Finnish artist
internationally.
It is night and the end of August in Viipurinlahti,
Carelia, in the year 1944. Lieutenant Laaksonen is alone in the dark
forest and almost stumbles upon a Russian who is assembling his parachute.
Laaksonen sticks his bonehafted sheathknife in the soldiers back.
The next morning he returns to the body, turns it around and on seeing
the young soldiers face falls upon his knees spluttering and starts
to cry.
The man is divinely beautiful. “I had seen the likes
of him only in my dreams.”
At the same moment Lieutenant Laaksonen understands
that he is responsible for destroying life and its beauty and swears
that nothing like it will ever happen again. In the last days of the
war he sends every bullet of his, past a human being on purpose.
Translation from the Finnish by Anne Nahls
More on
TOM's
Blog
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