Tom of Finland XXL - Reviews
"This volume, tenderly and exhaustively compiled by the President of the Tom of Finland Foundation, Durk Dehner, is a definitive compilation of his drawings which spanning almost six decades of work, from his early sketches that appeared in Physique Pictoral magazine in the 1940s to his leather-bound, S&M-laced work from the 1980s."Art Journal, LondonUnited Kingdom |
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"If you thought The Art of Pleasure was HUGE, just wait till you see XXL! For the collector of male nude art, this is a MUST HAVE! 15 pounds!" uncutcock.com, ChicagoUnited States |
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"La figura de Tom of Finland es reivindicada no ya por su fuerte componente sexual y contestatario frente a los cánones de su época, sino como un artista de prestancia única. TASCHEN, fiel al dibujante finlandés, publica un libro de grandes dimensiones con lo mejor de su ingente obra. ¿Quién no ha imaginado alguna vez con encontrarse en una carretera con esos policías de turgente paqueteo verse rodeado con esos rudos y fornidos vaqueros?"Zero, MadridSpain |
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"Dieser elegante Band im Großformat zeigt die gesamte Palette seines Talents. Einfühlsame Porträts, Darstellungen offener sexueller Begierde, zärtliche Liebesbezeugungen sowie Toms unvergessliche Tribute an junge Männer. Diese Sammleredition wird vervollständigt von acht speziell in Auftrag gegebenen Essays über Toms gesellschaftlichen und persönlichen Einfluss ... Dieser Prachtband vereint Toms zahlreiche Talente zu einem visuellen Denkmal mit Kultstatus."Männer, BerlinGermany |
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“Bigger & Better, Buy It!”Gloss Magazine, San FranciscoUnited States |
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"Si "The Art of Pleasure" de Tom of Finland, apporta à l'artiste, jusque là pratiquement inconnu du grand public, une reconnaissance méritée, dépassant la sphère de la communauté gay, Tom of Finland XXL, livre titanesque et majestueux, met en lumière toute l'étendue du talent de Tom et devrait l'installer définitivement dans le royaume de l'excellence en matière d'art. En effet, seul Leonardo da Vinci et Michelangelo ont eut cet honneur avant lui. Pour les gays convaincus que plus c'est grand, mieux c'est, Tom of Finland XXL est d'ors et déjà un ouvrage de référence. Hommage suprême à un très grand artiste."lalucarne.orgBelgium |
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“Estamos ante uno de los lanzamientos literarios más importantes de la década: XXL es un libro lujosamente editado que recoge algunas de las mejores ilustraciones de Tom of Finland, sin duda el ilustrado gay más importante de todos los tiempos.”Odisea, MadridSpain |
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"Seu trabalho sempre foi considerado sujo mas vem ganhando destaque por originalidade e com a ascensão da pornografia no mundo das artes. Uma nova coletânea de 1.400 páginas de seu trabalho deve ser lançado pela editora TASCHEN até o final do ano."Revistaladoa, Sao PauloBrazil |
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"Make no mistake; this book is not a Tom of Finland primer. At nearly 700 pages, "XXL" is a big, meaty, tome, spanning the entire compass of Laaksonen's career. It's jammed full of the good stuff, lovingly assembled and edited by Dian Hanson...I believe this authoritative study of Tom of Finland's work will be a treat for long time fans, and its long shelf life will definitely garner new fans of the master's work. Worth every penny."Wayves Magazine, TorontoCanada |
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"The scenes of moustachioed men, straining out of their jeans and into each other, divide people - some think it's crass while others think it's really rather hot. For those who fall in the later category, Tom's prodigious output can now be found in one big book from TASCHEN, the incredibly stylish coffee-table book people, that covers all six decades of his career...Love him or loathe him, Tom is forever seared into our gay collective conscious. And here is a book that proves it."Attitude, LondonUnited Kingdom |
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Tom of Finland XXL
Edward Lucie-Smith, Armistead Maupin, Todd Oldham, Camille Anna Paglia, John Waters, Dian Hanson
Hardcover, 11.4 x 15.9 in., 666 pages, $ 200 |
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Tom of Finland XXL Bigger Is Better: Dian Hanson about the Ultimate Tom of Finland. April 2009 |
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Quaintance Hardcover, 11.4 x 15.6 in., 168 pages, $ 99.99 Physique painter as Renaissance man. The flamboyant life and forbidden art of George Quaintance |
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Bob's World: The Life and Boys of AMG's Bob Mizer Hardcover + DVD, 9.6 x 12.6 in., 288 pages, $ 59.99 The boys and backdrops of Bob's Kingdom. Bob Mizer's fabulous late-period full-color homoerotica |
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TASCHEN 25 James Bidgood Hardcover, 7.7 x 15.4 in., 184 pages, $ 29.99 Glamourama. |