Join us with models Beau, Felix and Adrian. We will be drawing from live models in a variety of classical poses with depictions of homoeroticism. Guest artist: Belaso.

Paul Gravett and Durk Dehner discuss Tom of Finland’s work in publishing, books and comics. They explore the tension between Tom’s comics of the 1940s, before censorship laws changed, and his later, more explicit work.

"Talk Art continues!! Russell and Robert meet artist Robert Andy Coombs, all the way from Miami Beach!!! We discuss photography, queerness, disability, sexuality, nudity, beauty and representation!!!"

Now in The World of TOM, we have another treat from the TOM House Archives: an interview with Tom of Finland from a 1983 issue of In Touch for Men magazine, written by Joshua Olivetti.

Our friend, artist, actor, comedian, director and political activist passed away peacefully on 25th February 2021. In 2005, she was awarded the Cultural Icon Award from Tom of Finland Foundation.

Tom made many of his works with pen, ink, and marker for the purpose of reproduction in publications. Tom radically hijacked traditional masculine roles; throughout the show, his emboldened cowboys, sailors, and bikers engage in couplings at turns boisterous, erotic, idyllic, and tender.

“All the usual suspects you’d think would be open to carrying homoerotic material don’t...” Joakim Andreasson said of retail’s reluctance to the category. “Here, we can do sex toys, JW Anderson and a stunning $90 jock strap. I don’t think any other artist estate can work on that level.”