Tom House: Tom of Finland in Los Angeles
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (729 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847848116 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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GAGGING This book is heaven. The photographs are luscious and seductive, and the juxtapositions of the drawings with the spaces are genius. It's rare to get such an intimate look at how an iconic artist incorporated his love of his subject matter into his own spaces, and the pacing of the imagery tells that story masterfully. The design is clean and quiet . "Superb book for ToF fans" according to Timothy J. Giordano. An absolutely superb collection of Tom's preliminary drawings juxtaposed to the details and rooms of Tom's House. Loved seeing all of the details from the books, to the phalluses, to the tchotchkes, etc. all amazingly photographed. I've been a fan of ToF for more than 25 years and was fortunate enough to see the exhibition in NY at The Artist's Spa. Every coffee table should have one! alton dulaney Terrific Book. Beautifully styled and edited. The pairings of interiors with preparatory drawings are inspiring!
Michael Reynolds is a New York–based creative director, editorial stylist, exhibition and set designer, advertising director, curator, and visual brand consultant. Mayer Rus is the West Coast editor of Architectural Digest. . He has contributed to The New York Times, Vogue, Artforum<
home, known affectionately as Tom HouseTom House: Tom of Finland in Los Angeles reveals the uninhibited mind of Tom to the masses, and gives us a peek into the house—now the site of the Tom of Finland Foundation–that doubles as a museum of his work."-MUSEE MAGAZINE"Tom House, as it's become known, was the erstwhile home and workplace of renegade Finnish artist Touko Laaksonen, perhaps the most influential homoerotic artist of the 20th century . Lavish interior photographs by Martyn Thompson provide an intimate glimpse into the rambling 17-room house and its surrounds . At Tom House, pleasure is always a moral imperative and life itself is a form of activism."-WALLPAPER* MAGAZINE"The book explores each room in the house, all crammed with works and artefacts that explore every dimension of Tuoko’s life, giving insight into what inspired him artistically, and, of course, c
Together, the compelling images place Tom’s work in an entirely new light, inviting readers to explore a hidden world of dreams and desire—the world of Tom of Finland.. Almost every surface of the house is covered in work made by Tom himself, or by those he influenced and inspired. Nestled in a leafy, residential section of Los Angeles is the house where Tom of Finland (Touko Laaksonen, 1920–1991) lived and worked during the last decade of his life. It is an extraordinary place—part shrine, part haven, part art-historical archive, and part utopian collective. For additional insight, Martyn Thompson’s revelatory photographs are paired with rarely seen preparatory sketches and unfinished drawings. An immersive glimpse into the private, domestic world of one of the twentieth century’s most revolutionary artists. Offered to the reader as an intimate view of the man behind the hypermasculine imagery, the book moves from art-filled room to art-filled room, dining room to dungeon. Still occupied by the men who resided there with Tom and dedicated themselves to preserving his legacy, the house serves as a living tribute to the artist’s astonishing oe