"Tom of Finland and Then Some" Exhibition
Feature Inc.
This event has ended.
Sketches from the archive of the legendary Tom of Finland will once again- its easily been ten or so years- hang on the walls of Feature Inc. Tom of Finland, the artist who took masculine to macho and big to XXXlarge, clocked the butch gay clone phenomenon at its onset and blew it out. His super hung studs, with more t&a than any cheescaker could aspire to, are packed for action yet also deliver knowing glances and looks that are full of the comaraderie and humor that his vision of a utopian man to man culture was based on.
Tom of Finland, Touko Laaksonen by birth was born on the south coast of Finland on May 8, 1920. He trained and worked in design and advertising and in 1973, left his job to work full time on his drawings. Between 1978 and 1988, Tom of Finland split his time between Helsinki and Los Angeles; he died of an emphysema-induced stroke on November 7, 1991. This exhibition is made in cooperation with the Los Angeles based Tom of Finland Foundation.
Partnering Tom of Finland is and then some, sexual imagery by a number of other contemporary artists. The range is wide, tho less poser, more twist.
Media
Schedule
from June 25, 2010 to July 31, 2010
Opening Reception on 2010-06-25 from 18:00 to 21:00
Artist(s)
Tom of Finland, Richard Kern, Judy Linn, Bastille, Jerry Phillips, Martin of Holland, Joe Brainard, Fred Esher, Larry Clark, Robert W. Richards and Brian Kenny, Sean Landers, Richard Prince, Robert Fontanelli, GB Jones, Jeff Burton, Raymond Pettibon, Kathy Opie, Carl Ferrero, Kevin Larmon, Jared Buckhiester, Judy Rifka, The Hun, Tyler Ingolia, David Frye, Juan Gomez, Rex et al.