An exhibition of paintings by current artist-in-residence Éamon McGivern. The series is based on original and archival photographs made and discovered at TOM House during his residency. "It’s easy to see the appeal of this fantasy world, when in reality we must navigate the collective erotic imagination informed by class, race, age, body type and gender presentation. Whether the scripts associated with the roles we inhabit align with or are antagonistic to our desires, we all contend with how our bodies are perceived. These paintings are an exploration of how we as Queer men grapple with the archetypes available to us in order to make ourselves legible to the desires of other men." - McGivern The evening's programming will include an artist talk featuring McGivern and former Artist-in-Residence Carta Monir, in which they will discuss a discovered collection of doodles and collages by Tom of Finland depicting trans-masculine bodies. As well as performances by local artists Peter Kalisch, Emily Lucid and Cade Moga RSVP: https://givebutter.com/toff-250731-eamon-mcgivern-legible-to-desire