Forget TARGET whose spineless management panicked after some rightwing homophobic group complained about their PRIDE merchandise ad took it off their shelves immediately Instead take a look at DIESEL who have reunuited with the Tom of Finland Foundation to create an oh-so-fabulous-queer capsule collection for the third year in a row. Coinciding … Continue reading
Every now and then an art show pairing comes along that makes you think “Of course, why haven’t they been shown together before?” 2015’s joint Andy Warhol / Ai Weiwei show in Melbourne triggered that thought for me. It happened again today with Studio Voltaire’s latest exhibition, Beryl Cook / Tom of Finland. … Continue reading
As you should know by now (!) Tom Of Finland was a Finnish artist who made stylized highly masculinized homoerotic art, and influenced late-20th-century gay culture. He has been called the “most influential creator of gay pornographic images”. Over the course of four decades, he produced some 3,500 illustrations, mostly featuring macho men wearing tight … Continue reading
The famously infamous street fair that draws in leather/kink/alt-sex community from around the world is BACK. 39 years this year, so they are well into their daddy phase. Go in all your gear or none at all and take to the streets of the deliciously weird and wonderful fair in San Francisco …… here … Continue reading
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream Sammy… Come join The Tom of Finland Foundation on Sunday, 14th of August for a sexy, in-person (& virtual) drawing session at TOM House. Super fun and friendly environment for artists to practice their skills. MODEL: IG@icecreamsammys. COORDINATOR: IG@miguelangelreyesart GET TICKETS: https://tomoffinland.org/tickets