Tom of Finland XXL
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Summary
Bigger is better: Tom of Finland， oversized for maximum pleasure
In 1998， TASCHEN introduced the world to the masterful art of Touko Laaksonen with The Art of Pleasure。 Prior to that， Laaksonen， better known as Tom of Finland， enjoyed an intense cult following in the international gay community but was largely unknown to the broader audience。
In 2009， TASCHEN followed up with the ultimate Tom overview: Tom of Finland XXL， a beautiful big collector s edition with over 1，000 images， covering six decades of the artist s career。 The work was gathered from collections across the United States and Europe with the help of the Tom of Finland Foundation， and features many drawings， paintings， and sketches never previously reproduced。 Other images have only been seen out of context and were finally presented in the sequential order Tom intended for full artistic appreciation and erotic impact。
The elegant oversized volume showed the full range of Tom s talent， from sensitive portraits to frank sexual pleasure， to tender expressions of love， and haunting tributes to young men struck down by AIDS， and was completed by eight commissioned essays on Tom s social and personal impact by Camille Paglia， John Waters， Armistead Maupin， Todd Oldham， and others， plus a scholarly analysis of individual drawings by art historian Edward Lucie-Smith。
The only thing missing from Tom of Finland XXL was a widely affordable price tag until now。 The new Tom of Finland XXL is still big enough to work your biceps， and includes all of the original content， but costs a fraction of the original price。 You re welcome。
Text in English， French， and German"
In 1998， TASCHEN introduced the world to the masterful art of Touko Laaksonen with The Art of Pleasure。 Prior to that， Laaksonen， better known as Tom of Finland， enjoyed an intense cult following in the international gay community but was largely unknown to the broader audience。
In 2009， TASCHEN followed up with the ultimate Tom overview: Tom of Finland XXL， a beautiful big collector s edition with over 1，000 images， covering six decades of the artist s career。 The work was gathered from collections across the United States and Europe with the help of the Tom of Finland Foundation， and features many drawings， paintings， and sketches never previously reproduced。 Other images have only been seen out of context and were finally presented in the sequential order Tom intended for full artistic appreciation and erotic impact。
The elegant oversized volume showed the full range of Tom s talent， from sensitive portraits to frank sexual pleasure， to tender expressions of love， and haunting tributes to young men struck down by AIDS， and was completed by eight commissioned essays on Tom s social and personal impact by Camille Paglia， John Waters， Armistead Maupin， Todd Oldham， and others， plus a scholarly analysis of individual drawings by art historian Edward Lucie-Smith。
The only thing missing from Tom of Finland XXL was a widely affordable price tag until now。 The new Tom of Finland XXL is still big enough to work your biceps， and includes all of the original content， but costs a fraction of the original price。 You re welcome。
Text in English， French， and German"
Reviews
Aaron Bergunder
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This monograph is a surpisingly insightful and beautiful tribute to an artist who has captured and driven the imaginations of generations of gay men。 Much more than a pornographic display （though it doesn't hold back）， this opens up Tom's world far beyond the impossible aesthetics of his men。 The variety of essays shed light on his vulnerability and struggles but also on those of his fans， highlighting many shared experiences of self-discovery in the perversions of his work。 It's gorgeous and er This monograph is a surpisingly insightful and beautiful tribute to an artist who has captured and driven the imaginations of generations of gay men。 Much more than a pornographic display （though it doesn't hold back）， this opens up Tom's world far beyond the impossible aesthetics of his men。 The variety of essays shed light on his vulnerability and struggles but also on those of his fans， highlighting many shared experiences of self-discovery in the perversions of his work。 It's gorgeous and erotic and very sweet。 。。。more
frankie
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A++ for any tom of finland fan， love that it had a lot of information and stuff about his other works。 many that i've never seen before。 will never regret buying this book！ A++ for any tom of finland fan， love that it had a lot of information and stuff about his other works。 many that i've never seen before。 will never regret buying this book！ 。。。more
Tero
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The Ultimate Coffee Table Book
Wesley McCraw
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A very impressive， very reasonably priced book that opened my eyes to the true talent and passion of Tom of Finland。
Daniel Andreu
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Genial recopilación de la obra de Tom of Finland que a través de los textos de diversas personalidades （entre ellos John Waters） y los análisis de sus dibujos consigue hacer justicia al dejar claro que no era solo un artista de dibujos pornográficos， sino que TAMBIÉN era un ser humano con mucho que contar。La edición es una maravilla， pero no he leído en mi vida un libro menos práctico。 Estar al borde de la muerte cada noche porque al cogerlo se me puede resbalar y sepultarme。。。 es una tensión de Genial recopilación de la obra de Tom of Finland que a través de los textos de diversas personalidades （entre ellos John Waters） y los análisis de sus dibujos consigue hacer justicia al dejar claro que no era solo un artista de dibujos pornográficos， sino que TAMBIÉN era un ser humano con mucho que contar。La edición es una maravilla， pero no he leído en mi vida un libro menos práctico。 Estar al borde de la muerte cada noche porque al cogerlo se me puede resbalar y sepultarme。。。 es una tensión demasiado grande。 。。。more
Julene
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What a phenomenal collection of Tom's work with multi-language translations for each section。 Very pleased they decided to start printing this book again， a must-have for any ToF fan。 What a phenomenal collection of Tom's work with multi-language translations for each section。 Very pleased they decided to start printing this book again， a must-have for any ToF fan。 。。。more
Francis Cuncich
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~ As much fun to peruse as read ~
Sergio Caredda
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Grande Libro Per tutti gli appassionati di Tom of Finland， impossibile lasciarsi scappare l'occasione di acquistare quest'opera che far� un ottima figura nella vostra libreria。 Gli autori analizzano la vita e l'opera di Tom of Finland， e di come ha contribuito alla creazione dell'immaginario erotico e sessuale gay （ma non solo） e come ha anche contribuito con quella sua sfacciata evidenza， a contribuire all'uscita dal closet di cos� tante persone。 Il formato � eccezionale， e l'edizione ipercurat Grande Libro Per tutti gli appassionati di Tom of Finland， impossibile lasciarsi scappare l'occasione di acquistare quest'opera che far� un ottima figura nella vostra libreria。 Gli autori analizzano la vita e l'opera di Tom of Finland， e di come ha contribuito alla creazione dell'immaginario erotico e sessuale gay （ma non solo） e come ha anche contribuito con quella sua sfacciata evidenza， a contribuire all'uscita dal closet di cos� tante persone。 Il formato � eccezionale， e l'edizione ipercurata come al solito solo Taschen sa fare。 Con un solo problema。。。 � difficile da nascondere;-） 。。。more
Pete Wagner
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When we discovered one of the tiny Tom of Finland booklets in the 1980s， we thought it was hilarious because it was such a taboo-buster for the times， and amazing for the unusual artistic vision it entailed。 Definitely glad there is a volume that immortalizes these works， which could easily have been lost forever to the dustbin of history had the GLBTetc movement not gained steam as it did and made these kinds of cultural contributions something that are possible to access and consider the meani When we discovered one of the tiny Tom of Finland booklets in the 1980s， we thought it was hilarious because it was such a taboo-buster for the times， and amazing for the unusual artistic vision it entailed。 Definitely glad there is a volume that immortalizes these works， which could easily have been lost forever to the dustbin of history had the GLBTetc movement not gained steam as it did and made these kinds of cultural contributions something that are possible to access and consider the meanings of。 。。。more
Sandra
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I already have a book of his art at home， so I didn't hesitate to want to see this one！ I have been an avid reader of his work for a good while now， and this book is a real treat for any Tom of Finland fan。 I like the way he draws， and his subject matter as it ranges from the serious to the comical most of the time。 Bondage play features a great deal in his art， as does the funnier aspects of gay life。 from threesomes， to hugging and kissing and everything in between， his stuff is detailed， and I already have a book of his art at home， so I didn't hesitate to want to see this one！ I have been an avid reader of his work for a good while now， and this book is a real treat for any Tom of Finland fan。 I like the way he draws， and his subject matter as it ranges from the serious to the comical most of the time。 Bondage play features a great deal in his art， as does the funnier aspects of gay life。 from threesomes， to hugging and kissing and everything in between， his stuff is detailed， and has a good deal of tonality to it， and realism， which is great when dealing with man pecs and bulging biceps。 。。。more
Grady
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Tuoko Laaksonen honored in the realm of fine art - Finally！Tuoko Laaksonen （1920 - 1991） may have enjoyed worldwide fame as Tom of Finland during his lifetime， his fame due largely to an extensive following of those who praised his courage to paint and draw what he wanted to paint and draw rather than keeping his talent for figurative work in the dark corners of only certain bookstores。 Now， thanks in large part to this very fine tome edited by Dian Hanson， the general public can appreciate the Tuoko Laaksonen honored in the realm of fine art - Finally！Tuoko Laaksonen （1920 - 1991） may have enjoyed worldwide fame as Tom of Finland during his lifetime， his fame due largely to an extensive following of those who praised his courage to paint and draw what he wanted to paint and draw rather than keeping his talent for figurative work in the dark corners of only certain bookstores。 Now， thanks in large part to this very fine tome edited by Dian Hanson， the general public can appreciate the fact that not only did he appeal to a specific audience; he can now be seen as an exceptionally gifted draughtsman and artist。 Laaksonen/Tom of Finland restricted his output to figurative works that highlighted massively macho males in all manner of situations。 While his work is erotically charged it always retains a brilliant sense of humor and parody: he celebrated his audience by saying it is not only OK to enjoy these works， it is also OK to see the humor in the distortion of fantasies。 Many of these works in this exhaustive volume are well known， having been reproduced many times in literature and in galleries， but for the connoisseur there are unpublished works here， many of which show a more tender side to the artist。 Hanson has the good idea of presenting these works of art in chronological order - another way of examining public acceptance of the artist's works - and the chapters covering sixty years of his output are arranged by decades， the Forties through the Eighties。 Another fortunate aspect of this massive book is the decision to include essays and commentaries by such important writers as Edward Lucie-Smith， Armistead Maupin， John Waters， Todd Oldham and Camille Paglia。 This is a long awaited volume that places an underground artist in the same echelon with other contemporary figurative painters。 It is a beautifully produced， edited， written and illustrated homage to an artist who is now recognized for his talent not only as an artist， but also as a spokesman for human rights！ Grady Harp 。。。more
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