november 7TH, 2011 marks the 20th anniversary of TOM OF FINLAND'S DEATH DAY
please join RICK CASTRO, DURK DEHNER, SHARP & THE TOM OF FINLAND FOUNDATION
ANTEBELLUM presents
TOM OF FINLAND: PUBLIC & PRIVATE
NEVER-BEFORE- SEEN
collages, "doodles" and photography by
TOM OF FINLAND curated by RICK CASTRO
opening reception
november 7th
6pm til 9pm
$10 donation
runs thru december 23RD
SALON EVENTS
* NOVEMBER 30TH- OSCAR WILDE'S DEATH DAY TEA PARTY- 3PM TIL 6PM- $10 DONATION
*DECEMBER 9TH- TOM'S CIGAR BAR- HAPPY HOUR- 6PM TIL 8PM- NO HOST BAR- $5 DONATION
*DECEMBER 23RD, CLOSING PARTY- BLACK LEATHER XMAS - $5 DONATION
ANTEBELLUM
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Hollywood, CA 90028
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the el camino flatbed truck of the tom of finland foundation- 1969
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Touko Laaksonen, best known by his pseudonym Tom of Finland (8 May 1920 – 7 November 1991) was a Finnish artist notable for his stylized fetish art and his influence on late twentieth century gay culture.
Tom is considered one of the most influential creator of gay pornographic images.
Over the course of four decades Tom produced some 3500 illustrations, featuring men with exaggerated primary and secondary sex traits: heavily muscled torsos, limbs, and buttocks, and large penises. Tight or partially removed clothing showed off these traits, with the penis often visible as a bulge in tight trousers or prominently displayed for the viewer. His drawings frequently featured explicit sexual activity.
curator Rick Castro has chosen a selection of his artwork never seen before by the public.
Tom's collages, "doodles," and photography.
these combination of images are the ideas that eventually became his drawings.
November 7th, 2011 marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of Tom of Finland.
Rick Castro, Durk Dehener and the Tom of Finland Foundation are very please to present the premiere of these artworks.
about THE TOM OF FINLAND FOUNDATION
Touko Laaksonen and his good friend Durk Dehner established the Tom of Finland Foundation, (1984) as a non-profit organization
to preserve the catalog of Tom's work,and to promote erotic art.
about ANTEBELLUM
Photographer & filmmaker Rick Castro founded Antebellum on November 11th, 2005.
Castro considers Antebellum the only fetish art gallery in america and perhaps the world.
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