Description: TOM of FINLAND (1920 - 1991) x Happy Hour Skateboards, Finland, 'Camping', 1976/2022 Limited Edition 20th Anniversary Artist's Skate Deck In honor of the 20th Anniversary of Happy Hour Skateboards comes this collaborative skateboard deck displaying the art of Tom of Finland! Camping features cover artwork from one of Touko Laaksonen's graphic novels originally released in 1976. Limited edition of unknown size. Unnumbered. Material: 7-ply 100% hard rock maple. Dimensions (approx.): 31.875" x 8.5" (Hot Rod Concave). Made in EU. NEW (NOT shrink-wrapped).Happy Hour Skateboards is a Finnish skateboard company started in 2002. 'Tom of Finland: Bold Journey' is currently on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland, 4/28 - 10/29/2023. 'Tom of Finland: Pen and Ink 1965 – 1989' was recently on view at the David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2021). In addition, 'Tom of Finland: The Darkroom' was recently on view at Fotografiska Tallinn, Estonia (2020). This exhibition was the first to focus on Tom’s photographs, in combination with his drawings, showing his artistic process. The Exhibition was produced by Fotografiska in collaboration with Tom of Finland Foundation on the occasion of the artist's birth 100 years ago.Touko Laaksonen, best known by his pseudonym Tom of Finland was a Finnish artist notable for his stylized homoerotic fetish art and his influence on late twentieth century gay culture. He has been called the "most influential creator of gay pornographic images" by cultural historian Joseph W. Slade. Over the course of four decades he produced some 3500 illustrations, mostly featuring men with exaggerated primary and secondary sex traits with tight or partially removed clothing. New York's Museum of Modern Art has acquired several examples of Laaksonen's artwork for its permanent collection. In 2006, MoMA in New York accepted five Tom of Finland drawings as part of a much larger gift from The Judith Rothschild Foundation. The trustee of The Judith Rothschild Foundation, Harvey S. Shipley Miller, said, “Tom of Finland is one of the five most influential artists of the twentieth century. As an artist he was superb, as an influence he was transcendent.” PLEASE SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS BY CLICKING MY StoreICON ABOVE Pay me securely with any major credit card through PayPal!
Price: 275 USD
Location: Miami, Florida
End Time: 2024-02-08T14:43:06.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Tom of Finland x Happy Hour Skateboards
Type: Skateboard
Signed: No
Custom Bundle: No
Model: Camping
Theme: Homo Erotic Art
Personality: Tom of Finland
MPN: Does Not Apply
Bundle Listing: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: Finland
Modified Item: No
