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Tom of Finland : rohkea matka = bold journey / toimittaneet, Leevi Haapala, João Laia & Jari-Pekka Vanhala.
Fine Arts Library NC312.F53 T662 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Nykytaiteen museon julkaisuja ; 2023/178.
- Nykytaiteen museion julkaisuja = A Museum of Contemporary Art Publication ; 178/2023
- Standardized Title:
- Tom of Finland (Parvs Publishing)
- Language:
- English
- Finnish
- Subjects (All):
- Tom, of Finland, 1920-1991--Exhibitions.
- Tom.
- Gay erotic drawing--Finland--Exhibitions.
- Gay erotic drawing.
- Gay men in art--Exhibitions.
- Gay men in art.
- Homosexuality in art--Exhibitions.
- Homosexuality in art.
- Erotic drawing--Exhibitions.
- Erotic drawing.
- Erotic art--Exhibitions.
- Erotic art.
- Tom, of Finland, 1920-1991.
- Drawing, Finnish.
- Erotic drawing, Finnish.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs
- Physical Description:
- 157 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 25 cm.
- Other Title:
- Rohkea matka
- Bold journey
- Place of Publication:
- Helsinki : Parvs Publishing, [2023]
- Language Note:
- Text in Finnish and English.
- Summary:
- Touko Laaksonen (1920-1991), aka Tom of Finland, is Finland's most internationally acclaimed artist. He created a gallery of male types that retain fresh relevance from generation to generation as part of a timeless cultural iconography. Not only are his homoerotic fantasy drawings celebrated as enduring icons of gay subcultures and communities, but today they are also recognized by a growing audience of art lovers. His highly aestheticized, technically immaculate drawings have exerted a worldwide influence in fashion, design and culture trends. One man's porn has become everyone's art,' comments Kiasma Museum Director Leevi Haapala in his essay, which follows the career of the Kaarina-born, Helsinki-based advertising executive and musician who went on to achieve worldwide artistic fame. Haapala's essay is accompanied by a biography compiled by researcher Kati Mustola and an essay by curator João Laia, who uses the trope of cruising to discuss the sense of community, joy and pride engendered by Tom's characters. Researcher Harri Kalha sheds light on how Tom's originally hyper-Finnish masculine types embarked on their world conquest, leading them all the way to Los Angeles, where Tom's namesake foundation is based today. Curator Alvin Li's essay in turn examines the radicalism, hypermasculinity and fetishism of Tom's drawings. The richly illustrated book presents Tom of Finland's art from the 1950s until the end of his career. Exhibition: Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland, April 28 - October 29, 2023.
- Contents:
- Nordic gods: Tom of Findland's men of the forest / Durk Dehner
- The homecoming of Finland's most famous artist / Leevi Haapala
- Cruising for a community / João Laia
- Boys will be boys? Some notes on Tom of Finland / Alvin Li
- Branding Finnishness: draughtsman as "cultural ambassador" / Harri Kalha
- Tom of Finland: party of the year / Leeku Kimmel & Pertti Korpinen
- Touko Laaksonen: Tom of Finland / Kati Mustola.
- Notes:
- Catalog of an exhibition held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland from April 28 - October 29, 2023.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- On the occasion of an exhibition held at Kiasma, Helsinki, April 28 - October 29, 2023.
- ISBN:
- 9789527441664
- 9527441668
- OCLC:
- 1379059834
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