Institutions, Venice
Tom of Finland Foundation
All Together
Studio CannaregioA.J. Epstein, Al Urban, Andre, Annie Sprinkle, Attila Richard Lukacs, Aurélien Nobécourt-Arras, Bastille, Benôit Prévot, Bob Mizer, Bruce Rapp, Carrington Galen, Chris Johnson, Dave Pibel, Domino, Don Bachardy, E.M.A. Studio, Emma Kohlmann, Etienne, Florian Hetz, George Quaintance, Gio Black Peter, Goh Mishima, Gregory Maskwa, Heather Benjamin, Hector Silva, Hiroshi Shimoyama, Jay Jorgensen, Jean Ferraro, Jess Scott, Jim French, Jim Shaw, John Waters, Johnny Smith, Kenny Knutson, Kenneth Anger, Link, Marcel Alcalá, Marcello Lupetti, Matt Lambert, Michael Kirwan, Michael Reynolds & Martyn Thompson, Michel Laguerre, Miguel Angel Reyes, Mike Kuchar, Minoru, Mr Gruts, Nigel Kent, Olaf, Orsen, Palanca, Patrick Lee, Peter Berlin, Philip Core, Phuc Le, R. Daniel Foster, Rex, Rick Castro, Rinaldo Hopf, Rob Clarke, Sal Salandra, Seth Bogart, Sheree Rose, Silvia Prada, Simon Haas, Slava Mogutin, Stanley Stellar, Steven Reigns, Stuart Sandford, Sultan, Susanna Luoto, Suzanne Shifflett, Tank, Teddy of Paris, The Hun, Tom of Finland, Valentine, Victor Arimondi, Viktoria Raykova, Xavier Gicquel On the occasion of Tom of Finland’s birthday (8th May), Tom of Finland Foundation and The Community have curated a group exhibition, supported by Diesel, presenting Tom of Finland Foundation’s permanent collection. All Together explores the erotic art collection consisting of thousands of artworks, spanning multiple decades and encompassing all media and techniques. This exhibition is possible because of the Foundation’s efforts in preserving the work of Queer artists, many of whom have faced discrimination and misrepresentation due to the nature of what they create. For thirty-seven years, Tom of Finland Foundation has been building the world’s most extensive collection of LGBTQ+ art. The diverse curation of this show highlights the stories of over seventy featured artists and comprises more than two hundred works of art from the 1940s to the present day. The opening in Venice coincides with the first weekend of the Venice Biennale and the opening in Paris celebrates Tom’s birth date. A fully illustrated catalogue has been published.
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Cannaregio 1345/D, Calle de le Conterie
