TOM explores Finnish artist Tom of Finland’s collection of collages and personal reference pages through the eyes and hands of contemporary, female artist, Silvia Prada. Prada’s characteristic portraits highlighting male beauty and iconography are seamlessly infused with various facets and visual cues directly drawn from Tom’s artistic eye. Adding another historical and artistic layer, the portraits are set to geometric backdrops typical to Prada’s work – loony remixes of 20th century art movements such as Bauhaus, De Stijl and Russian Constructivism. Prada’s unique position as a female artist not only expands the narratives surrounding gay subjectivity, but also proposes unexpected ways of seeing and understanding Tom’s work. Moreover, it pays homage to the significant role that women have played for decades in defining and supporting gay culture. - Capricious