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Events & Exhibitions
Chi Chi LaRue's Circus
 
Opens 11th January 2020
7p - 12a 
 
 
Artist rendering of the new Chi Chi LaRue's Circus
 
West Hollywood, CA
 
The new store will marry the upscale and fun aspect of the existing shop and the history of Circus of Books.

Included is a Tom of Finland store-within-a-store, bringing even more LGBTQ history and the unique shopping experience of TOM.
 
- WeHo Times
 
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ManyVids
presents
Str8UpGay Summit & Awards
 
11th - 12th January 2020
 

 
Hollywood, CA
 
An unprecedented weekend in the Gay industry 
 
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Diane Rosenstein Gallery  
presents
King Dogs Never Grow Old
Curated by Brooke Wise
 
Through 1st February 2020
 
 
Artist: ROSE NESTLER
 
Los Angeles, CA 

The show includes paintings, sculpture, ceramics, works on paper, and tufted wall hangings by Ginny Casey, Sam Crow, Tom of Finland, Haley Josephs, Jillian Mayer, Haley Mellin, Robert Moreland, Rose Nestler, Scott Reeder, Matthew Sweesy, Bri Williams, and Chris Wolston.

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Dark Art Emporium 
presents
Fire
by Steven Johnson Leyba
 
Through 11th January 2020
 
 
STEVEN JOHNSON LEYBA, FIRE book 17 page 19, Valeria Mixed media, hair, penis blood, leather, glass beads over acrylic over canvas burnt and came on
 
Long Beach, CA 
 
Half Native American and full TERROR in this politically correct authoritarian time. Leyba is a 'Sexpressionist' painter, performance artist, author and the most original and unconventional book maker. Internationally known for being masterful yet controversial, Leyba is extreme, and makes no apologies for it.

"We need Leyba! He of the unwavering penetrating eye of truth. The man is truly heroic in his fearless exposure of corporate mind control and his absolute refusal to be hoodwinked into the all pervasive societal sugar coma trance state induced by the wielders of the great consumer spell. His writing (like his PAINting) is incisive, cutting through all the BS with laser beam intensity and shining a fierce and blazing light into the dark covert corners to expose all that the corrupt hypocrites endeavor to keep from being seen. Coyote rising! HOWL!"

- David J.
Bahuas & Love and Rockets
 
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The Gallery Liverpool
presents
Filth
by Ben Youdan
 
Through 12th January 2020
 
 
BEN YOUDAN, Olly Red, 2019  Curated by Duovision
with assistance from Arts Council England.  
 
Liverpool, UK 
 
"TOM house is inherently inspiring. There is a magical sense of mischief around every corner. it is a very special place indeed... I like to work with a wide variety of models who are different shapes, sizes, colours and ages, as male beauty and sexuality in all its forms is something I believe should be celebrated. For me the sexiness of my subjects lies in their confidence." - Ben Youdan
 
- sadOsam magazine
 
 
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A Celebration of Life 
Dan Berkowitz
1949-2019
 
18th January 2020
 
 
 
Dan Berkowitz (Image via Tom of Finland Foundation)

Los Angeles, CA
 
A memorial for Dan will be held on 18th January 2020 at 1p. 
 
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His Life and Legacy 
Steve Ganzell 
1954-2019
 
26th January 2020
11:30a - 2:30p  
 

Los Angeles, CA
 
"City Wide Celebration of Life of Steve Ganzell" 
 
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News & Announcements
#TOMs100
 
 
 
Tom was born Touko Valio Laaksonen 
in Kaarina, near Turku, on the southwest coast of Finland in 1920. 
 
Tom talks about his youth: 
 
"We lived in a school house, the way it worked back then was that teachers had an apartment in the school house. Mom was the head teacher and when another teacher was needed for the school because the population in the area was growing, they hired a man. And he fell in love with the head teacher and they married. To the end my mom was the boss at school and dad was the other teacher."
 
- Kati Mustola
Unforeseen 
 
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Tom of Finland lived here
 
 
PHOTO: Nancy Pastor
 
Tom's life in Los Angeles in the 1980s was a time of freedom, celebration and inspiration. There he met a man who became the protector of his beloved and all his life's work. There he was no longer the director of advertising agency, Touko Laaksonen, he was Tom of Finland.
  Marita Kouhia
Helsingin Sanomat
 
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In Place 
 
 
PHOTO: Miguel Angel Reyes
 
We've got a gallery of photos from the opening night reception for Hovvrad's There is no such place...
 
Tailpiece
HELP KEEP THE EROTIC ARTS ALIVE AND HEALTHY 
 
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