FXLK PLAY: Artists-in-Mischief, Mythmaking, and Devotion
by Adriano Batista
The Tom of Finland Foundation is presenting a new exhibition titled FXLK PLAY: Artists-in-Mischief, Mythmaking, and Devotion. It is a survey of the Foundation’s Artist-in-Residence Program. The show brings together work from over sixty LGBTQ+ artists who have lived and worked at TOM House, drawing from the Foundation’s extensive archive.
PHUC LE (1985- ) Rich, 2008/2018, 2008. Photographic print, 20″ x 12″
The exhibition opens on February 19, 2026, at Long Hall in Plummer Park, West Hollywood. The opening night will include a keynote address, a panel discussion with residents, a performance, and a reception. The show aims to transform the hall into an immersive space that reflects the maximalist spirit of TOM House itself, featuring painting, sculpture, and video.
PAWEL ZUKOWSKI (1979- ) Untitled (Leathermen), 2022. Spray paint on cardboard, 17.76″ x 24″
Curated by Jamison Edgar, the exhibition frames the Foundation as a living center for queer mythmaking. It focuses on how resident artists engage with Tom’s legacy, reshaping it through their own practices of devotion, play, and mischief. Edgar notes that Tom’s move to Los Angeles and into TOM House marked a shift from underground icon to a global symbol. The artists who follow him now act as stewards of that evolving legacy.
GRAY WIELEBINSKI (1991- ) Crossing, 2024. Wood, acrylic paint, collage, lacquer, 36″ x 7.5
The exhibition is organized into three thematic sections. House of Gods presents TOM House as a living archive of symbols that artists engage with through ritual and research. Pleasure Park celebrates queer desire, inspired by the house’s gardens and intimate spaces. Skeletons in the Dungeon examines themes of taboo, kink, and submission, as well as the resilience of artists facing discrimination and violence.
OAT MONTIEN (1989- ) Querelle, 2022. Oil pastel on paper, 22.43″ x 30.19″
Alongside the artwork, the show will include an immersive video installation, a listening station with reflections from past residents, and a detailed timeline of TOM House from 1979 to the present. The Foundation will also host a series of public talks in collaboration with local partners, reflecting its commitment to inclusivity across the LGBTQ+ community.
DONALD C. SHORTER JR. (1980- ) Untitled 33, 2022. Black and white 35mm film photographed by Benjamin Frederickson, 5″ x 7″
The exhibition will run for a month, open from Thursday to Sunday each week. It positions TOM House not as a static museum, but as an active, generative site where a historic legacy is continuously reinterpreted and carried forward by new generations.
Participating artists: Marcel Alcalá, Pol Anglada, Sam Ashby, Yinon Avoir, M Black, Tristor Blue, Rachel Britton, Rowland Byass, Tom Cho, Antonio Da Silva, Ryan Davis, James Davison, Carlos Enfedaque, Felix d’Eon, Michael Espinoza, Xiaobing Fan, Fausto, Ed Firth, Carrington Galen, FCK-Frédérick Gautier, Jordan Michael Green, Brian Grillo, Onur Hastürk, Mark Timothy Hayward, Antoni Hervás, Florian Hetz, Rinaldo Hopf, Hovvrad, Yun-Pei, Jamison Rockmore, Antti Kauppinen, Christine Kessler, Michael Kirwan, Bas Kosters, Phuc Le, Rev. Steven Johnson Leyba, David Lindert, Jacob Love, Łukasz Leja, Éamon McGivern, Konstantinos Menelaou, Mies Mikkonen, Carta Monir, Oat Montien, Orpheus, Palanca, Joel Parsons, Gio Black Peter, Brontez Purnell, Tero Puha, Stuart Sandford, Donald C. Shorter Jr., Jonathan David Smyth, Sung Hwan Bobby Park, Sweatmother, Basil Twist, frank.xarate, Henning von Berg, Daphne Von Rey, Gray Wielebinski, Ben Youdan, and Paweł Żukowski.
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