The extensive group show is presented in two iterations: the first opened at Studio Cannaregio in Venice on April 23rd, coinciding with the inauguration of 2022 Venice Art Biennale, and the second in Paris at The Community Centre on May 8th.
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His either suggestive or openly pornographic sketches inspired generations of artists to explore homoerotic themes and redefine the perception of gay men and women in wider society, leading to an extensive permanent collection amassed over 30+ years by the Tom of Finland Foundation.įor the first time outside of Los Angeles, the Tom of Finland Foundation has curated a public exhibition that unites Tom’s work with the foundation’s own collection, to form the group show AllTogether produced in conjunction with French arts centre The Community and supported by Diesel and its creative director Glenn Martens. Leaving Finland and its post-World War II conservatism behind, Tom found solace in the burgeoning gay community on the West Coast of America in the 1970s - a group that embraced hyper-masculinity in reaction to the discriminatory societal views of the time. Alongside his partner Durk Dehner, the Finnish artist co-founded the Tom of Finland Foundation in 1984 to preserve and promote the legacy of his homoerotic body of work, which consists of thousands of pieces of ephemera from original gouaches and graphite sketches, to printed matter and merch.
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The legendary figure Tom of Finland is a veritable poster boy for the rise and rise of LGBTQIA+ culture across the 20th century.