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    100 TOM Art Festival Photos in Honor of Tom’s 100th Birthday

    Ruben Esparza and Tom of Finland Foundation
    | 12/10/20

    100 TOM Art Festival Photos in Honor of Tom’s 100th Birthday

    Gio, Durk, and BJ

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    As we continue to build the virtual space for the 25th Annual Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival, we are reminiscing on times spent in person with you all. We celebrate with a fixed idea on LGBTQ+ art and Tom's 100th birthday.

    Tom of Finland Foundation (ToFF) is proud to announce its 25th Art & Culture Festival: Plugged In. This year's Festival will be hosted on a custom website, starting the second weekend of this month: December 11, 12, and 13, 2020. tinyurl.com/tofARTfair

    The Festival is one of the key public events the Foundation does each year and 2020 is also the 36th anniversary of Tom of Finland Foundation (ToFF), a Los Angeles-based organization founded by Tom of Finland and Durk Dehner. ToFF's mission is to protect, preserve, and promote erotic art. The Foundation is located in Echo Park, in TOM House, a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.

    All photographs and imagery (c)Ruben Esparza and (c)Tom of Finland unless noted.

    Rick’s Blue Magazines

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS:

    Announcements of the 2020 Tom of Finland Emerging Artist Competition winners and the 2020 Tom of Finland Foundation Awards recipients.

    Life Drawing Session with Miguel Angel Reyes

    Plugged-In Panels include:

    * History of Leather and Fetish Talk with Durk Dehner and special guests including Jon Wright and John McConnell

    * Artist's Corner: Queer Art Practices with Ruben Esparza and Jordan Green, speaking with BlackManWhiteBaby, Brontez Purnell, Suzanne Shifflett, Seosamh "Joe" Lily, Anka Connolley, and Vicente Urgatechea

    * Overlaps: Art + Identity + Activism with Ron Athey, Cassils, and rafa esparza, presented by Ruben Esparza

    * Around The World With Tom's Men with Stuart Sandford, Brontez Purnell, Slava Mogutin, and Matt Lambert, with Durk Dehner and Richard Villani

    * DJ sets from DJ Kita and Danny Lethal

    * Spoken word by Steven Reigns

    * Performances and video playlists featuring artists ?La Pregunta?, Aimee Goguen, BlackManWhiteBaby, Brontez Purnell, Bruce LaBruce, Candy Pain, Dynasty Handbag, Emily Lucid, Helday de la Cruz, Candy Pain, Josh Paul Thomas, Lior Shamriz, Christian Coll, Peter Kalisch, Marval Rex, Ron Athey, Seosamh "Joe" Lily, Seth Bogart, Slava Mogutin, Sob Sister, David Andrew Torres, and more.

    * This digital Festival aims to support artists by providing them an avenue to present and sell their works. The Festival will feature artist "booths" and virtual events throughout the weekend. Attendees can connect with artists, see performances, watch video installations, draw, and listen to panel discussions.

    COMING TOGETHER as a community is vital for us. We have weathered many storms together: The devastation of HIV/AIDS, the many ways our lives have been limited and our work discriminated against, and now the experience of great SOCIAL CHANGE occurring with physical isolation. We long for spaces to express, to share, and to experience art.

    Forging new digital territories, embracing glitches + fails. We QUEER FOLK know all too well glitches + fails. All this and more, as we inch forward towards a QUEER UTOPIA.

    All photographs and imagery (c)Ruben Esparza and (c)Tom of Finland unless noted.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomoffinlandfoundation/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruben__esparza
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomsFoundation
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ToFFHouse
    Facebook Event Page: https://fb.me/e/cPDBe7zwg
    Link to Festival: tinyurl.com/tofARTfair

    Daphne and Simon

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Joey and Rick

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Ryan

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Gregorio and Graham

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    Barber Pete

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Durk and Jeff

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Apex

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    TOM House display

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Lukas and Marc

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Miguel with his drawing

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Hunter

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Dalmiro

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Nabor and David

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Paul

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Jordan and Joshua

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Stuart

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    Rudy with rafa T

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Alex of Gaythering Miami

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Ron and Randell

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Jordan

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Eddie

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Tom and Abi of Gayletter

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Jamison and Jordan

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Rick’s Dungeon

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Van and Justin

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    Joe of Soft Daddy

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Stavros

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    Marpa and Old Reliable

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    Brett in front of HOMORIOT wall

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Lucas and Daniel

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Jeremy of Star Fucker Magazine

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Graham

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    Suzanne with her artwork

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Sharp and Durk of the Tom of Finland Foundation

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Sexy Attendees

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Rinaldo

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Nico

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Rubén and Miguel

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Bryce

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Rowland

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Phil

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    Marcel

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Sad Boy, Sancha, and LaPau

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    DJ RocketMan LA

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Brian

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Louie

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Danielle of BootBlackd and Marpa

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Lambe Culo of Casa Tenoc

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Josef

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Miss Al

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Barber Pete

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Rory

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Eliseo

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Daddy

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Justin

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Marc

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Sad Boy and his artworks

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Sharp’s tattoo

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Sexy Attendees

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Stefan

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    TOM House

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Artworks by Slava, Bruce, Rubén, and Sad Boy

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Sean

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Cleo, Leen O, and Seth

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Bryce and Steven

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Hector

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Chris

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Phuc with his artworks

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Ron

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Ron and rafa

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Phuc and Bruce

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Marc

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Josh Paul

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Slava

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Lucy

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Patrick

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Danny and Matt

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Peter, Marval, and Dan Dan

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Ray

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Luna and Adam

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Hatt

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Michael and Diego

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Vicente and Marval

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Roy and Divina

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    José and Paul

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Christos and Jeanine

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Sheree

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Ronnie

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Bradford of Dirty Looks

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Daddy

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Christian and Howrad

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Coral and Danielle of Bootblackd

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Louie and Toni

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Sharp of the Tom of Finland Foundation

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Rest in Power Michael Kirwan 1953 - 2018

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Rest in Power David Andrew Torres 1989 - 2019

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Portrait of Tom of Finland (Touko Laaksonen) by ©Patrick Sarfati

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Tom of Finland Erotic Fair 2004 ©Tom of Finland

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Tom of Finland Erotic Fair 2004 ©Michael Kirwan and ©Tom of Finland

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Tom of Finland Erotic Fair 2004 ©Tom of Finland

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Tom of Finland Erotic Fair 2009, 10, 12 ©Tom of Finland

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Tom of Finland Erotic Fair 2011 ©Tom of Finland, design by REDstudios.com

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Tom of Finland Art Fair 2014 ©Tom of Finland, design by REDstudios.com

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival 2015 ©Tom of Finland, design by REDstudios.com

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival 2016 ©Tom of Finland, design by REDstudios.com

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival 2017 ©Tom of Finland, ©Christian Tripp, design by REDstudios.com

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival 2018 ©Tom of Finland, design by REDstudios.com

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival 2019 ©Tom of Finland, design by REDstudios.com

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    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival 2020 ©Tom of Finland, design by REDstudios.com

    Tom of Finland Art & Culture Festival

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