Tom House: Tom of Finland in Los Angeles ACTIVE2026 Philip Gerald

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Tom House: Tom of Finland in Los Angeles ACTIVE2026 Philip GeraldAn immersive glimpse into the private, domestic world of one of the twentieth centurys most revolutionary artists. Nestled in a leafy, residential section of Los Angeles is the house where Tom of Finland (Touko Laaksonen, 19201991) lived and worked during the last decade of his life. It is an extraordinary placepart shrine, part haven, part art historical archive, and part utopian collective. Still occupied by the men who resided there with Tom and