Tom of Finland has exhibited widely.
Select solo exhibitions include Tom of Finland: Pen and Ink 1965—1989, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles (2021); Tom of Finland: The Darkroom, Fotografiska, New York (2021); Tom of Finland: 100 Years, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles (2020); Reality & Fantasy: The World of Tom of Finland, Gallery X, Tokyo (2020); TOM House: The Work and Life of Tom of Finland, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (2018); The Man Behind Tom of Finland: Loves and Lives, Salon Dahlmann, Berlin (2017); Early Work 1944–1972, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles (2015).
Select group exhibitions include The Beatitudes of Malibu, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles (2021); Camp: Notes on Fashion, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City (2019); Art & Porn, ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, Aarhus and Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen (2019); The Foundation of the Museum: MOCA’s Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles (2019); Please Fasten Your Seat Belt As We Are Experiencing Some Turbulence, Leo Xu Projects, Shanghai (2017); Olympia, Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris (2016); Dirty Frames, MUU Gallery, Helsinki (2014); Bob Mizer & Tom of Finland, MOCA, Los Angeles (2013); Keep Your Timber Limber (Works on Paper), Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (2013).
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