Talking Tom of Finland: A Live Birthday Q&A with Durk Dehner

Join House of Illustration curator Olivia Ahmad in a Zoom conversation with Durk Dehner, Co-Founder and President of the Tom of Finland Foundation in LA, to celebrate the centenary of the legendary homoerotic illustrator's birth.

Ahmad and Dehner will discuss Tom’s artistic versatility, political importance and enduring legacy. There’ll be a Q&A at the end so don’t miss this chance to ask the experts your burning Tom of Finland-related questions.

Dehner and Ahmad co-curated the UK’s first ever Tom of Finland solo show of original art (https://houseofillustration.org.uk/whats-on/current-future-events/tom-of-finland-love-and-liberation), The Finnish Institute is one of the organisers of the exhibition.

Talking Tom of Finland, Friday 8/5, 6 pm, Book your free ticket here. (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talking-tom-of-finland-a-live-birthday-qa-with-durk-dehner-tickets-104058475702)