Light refreshments will be served, and please bring your own art supplies. This special session features two models in erotically costumed classical poses—tips for the models are appreciated. Can’t make it in person? Join us virtually.
Last call to join us tomorrow! ✏️
A few reminders for Sunday: the LA Marathon means street closures around West Hollywood, and Daylight Saving Time begins—don’t forget to spring forward.
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The exhibition positions Tom as a modern folk hero, around whom a Queer community has formed with unique rituals, traditions, and creativity.
Photo courtesy of the City of West Hollywood/Jon Viscott.
“FXLK PLAY” echoes FOLK PLAY, FUCK PLAY, and FIX PLAY, highlighting the complex mythology of this Tom-of-Finland-like figure and the varied roles artists-in-residence assume in shaping his Foundation.
Throwback to opening night with these FXLKers 🖤
Photo credit: Fernando Guerrero
"FXLK PLAY" in Plummer Park, West Hollywood | Thursdays–Sundays, Noon–5p | Open through 19th March 2026.
How can sensual women, Trans figures, and Bodies of Color be represented without becoming spectacle?
Featuring work and reflections from “Erotic Codex,” “You Make Me Feel Mighty Real: Drag/Tech and the Queer Avatar,” and “Queering Digital Artists: In Response to Anti Trans Legislation.”
Join moderator Jerri Allyn with Amina Cruz, Cade Moga, and Jamison Edgar for a powerful conversation on the line between eroticizing and exoticizing Femme, Trans, and BIPOC bodies in art.
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Living, laughing, FXLKing 😈
Photo credit: Fernando Guerrero
"FXLK PLAY" in Plummer Park, West Hollywood | Thursdays–Sundays, Noon–5p | Open through 19th March 2026.
FXLK PLAY at Plummer Park, West Hollywood | Thu–Sun, 12–5p | Open Through 19 March 2026.
Meet Jamison Edgar, the LA-based independent curator behind FXLK PLAY. He’s woven decades of TOM House history into a living exhibition where Artists-In-Residence tell the story of Queer desire, devotion, and rebellion—right here in West Hollywood.
Photo credit: Fernando Guerrero
Proud to have Tom of Finland featured in David Kordansky Gallery’s group presentation at Frieze Los Angeles. On view through 1st March—come see a true icon of Queer art in the spotlight.
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✨ My Gay Eye Book Presentation ✨
Join editor Rinaldo Hopf at Circus of Books on Sunday, 1st March 2026, 2-4p as he dives into "My Gay Eye (Meine Schwules Auge): Tom of Finland Foundation Edition."
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We're taking over West Hollywood for this month’s life drawing session ✏️
In partnership with our FXLK PLAY exhibition at Plummer Park, join us at Circus of Books for an afternoon of live drawing featuring erotically costumed model dé Hanno and hosted by Rex Kung.
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Presented alongside FXLK PLAY: Artists-in-Mischief, Devotion, and Mythmaking, on view at Plummer Park in West Hollywood, 19th February–19th March 2026, Thursday–Sunday, Noon–5pm.
Celebrate Frieze Los Angeles Week!
Join us 27th February–1st March for talks, gallery presentations, TOM House tours, and a special book event, all honoring Queer art, history, and community. Save the dates and see you there.
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What turns us on in the museum, gallery, or the art section of a bookstore that we don’t admit to others? How can we acknowledge sexual pleasure in the presence of art without shame or defensiveness?
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Thanks to our sponsors, the John Burton Harter Foundation and the City of West Hollywood (@wehocity), and LA Art Documents (@art.documents), the David Bohnett Foundation (@davidbohnettfdn), and the Los Angeles LGBT Center (@lalgbtcenter), THE FIGHT Magazine (@thefightmag) for their support.
Featuring works from TOM House’s permanent collection, #FxlkPlay invites you to explore three thematic collections, watch artists’ videos, hear reflections at our listening station, and trace a comprehensive timeline of TOM House.
FXLK PLAY opens TONIGHT! A first-of-its-kind exhibition celebrating 15 years of LGBTQ+ Artists-in-Residence at TOM House, curated by Jamison Edgar.
Learn more: www.tomoffinland.org/fxlkplay/
Opens 19th February, 5-8p, Plummer Park
5:15 – Chelsea Byers and John Erickson
5:20 – Jamison Edgar keynote address
5:30 – Oat Montien performance
6:00 – A-i-R panel with Carta Monir, Mark T. Hayward, Ryan Davis and Rinaldo Hopf
6:30 – DJ with refreshments
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The countdown is ON! 😈
Immerse yourself in a playground of Queer mythmaking starting 19th February.
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Join moderator Richard Meyer with panelists Dian Hanson, John Morace, and Artist-in-Residence alumnus Fausto for a bold conversation on how art provokes, seduces, challenges, and inspires beyond the purely sexual.
🔥 THE ART OF AROUSAL 🔥
What really moves us when we look at art? What sparks curiosity, desire, fascination—even the feelings we don’t always admit out loud?
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#FxlkPlay
Blushing (and a little hard) thanks to Fucking Young! for the FXLK PLAY love.
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🎞️ "My Dick or 144 Negatives in a Box" 🎞️
From "Torn Suspense" by YINON AVIOR PHILIPSOHN, on view through 21st February at Tom House.
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This history underscores why meaningful representation, comprehensive education, and equitable care are essential components of sexual liberation in the present day.
By examining how Black Queer identities were marginalized, fetishized, or driven into secrecy, we can grasp the underlying conditions that exacerbated the HIV epidemic.
