![]() Hyperallergic, August 2: “ A 350-Page Tribute to Pacita Abad’s Boundless Art," by Sarah Rose Sharp, exploring the catalogue accompanying Pacita Abad, currently on view at the Walker Art Center and soon to open at SFMOMA Client News: July 2023Īrtforum, July 31: “ Eva Respini to Lead Curatorial Programs at Vancouver Art Gallery,“ announcing Respini’s appointment as Deputy Director and Director of Curatorial Programs at the Vancouver Art Gallery Rolling Stone, August 10: “ Celebrate Hip-Hop’s 50th Birthday With These Concerts, Exhibits, and Events," by Andre Gee, featuring the exhibition The Culture, opening soon at the Saint Louis Art Museum and previously on view at the Baltimore Museum of Art After long neglect, two major exhibitions of this his work have taken place in the twenty-first century.T Magazine, August 10: “ Frank Bowling’s Geographies,” by Lovia Gyarkye, a conversation with the artist tied to his current exhibition at SFMOMA ![]() He, too, was considered deviant during his lifetime, but his reputation has been recuperated with the passing of time and he has begun to receive the recognition he deserves. When he was painting this canvas in 1911 he was nearing the end of a life that had also been tainted by scandal. ![]() Banished from Capri, Krupp died in his Essen villa on November 22 at the age of forty-eight, presumably by suicide.ĭespite Diefenbach’s hermetic existence he would undoubtedly have been aware of Krupp’s infamy and eventual demise. In late 1902 stories emerged in the German press accusing Krupp of being a pederast and calling for him to be punished. Lurid rumors abounded that the grotto was also the arena for orgies where Krupp would seduce local boys. This picturesque grotto was used by Krupp as the venue for a private pleasure club where he hosted lavish late-night bacchanals where revelers would drink and dance until dawn. The Via Krupp was ostensibly constructed to provide access to Krupp’s yachts but it also led to the concealed cave known as the Grotta di Fra Felice. ![]() Whereas Diefenbach sought an ascetic, almost monkish lifestyle on Capri, Krupp devoted himself to far more carnal pursuits. An avid marine biologist, Krupp began spending several months of each year in Capri in 1898 and had this path constructed to provide access to the water. The Via Krupp is a steep narrow pathway that was commissioned by the German multimillionaire steel magnate Friedrich Alfred Krupp (1854–1902). It is highly likely that the vista depicted here is a view of the Tyrrhenian Sea as seen from lower points of the Via Krupp on the south-eastern side of the island. While many of the paintings Diefenbach produced on Capri portray fantastical or mythological subjects, others-such as this Romantic seascape-are veristic and depict identifiable topographical locations. The source of all creation is reflected in the names given to his three children: Helios, Stella, and Lucida. For Diefenbach, sunlight was the archetypal manifestation of divinity, truth, and life. The crepuscular scene depicted in this painting from 1911 demonstrates Diefenbach’s skills at creating atmospheric images but also reveals his spiritual reverence for the natural world. ![]() Although family conflicts and financial difficulties made this a turbulent period for the artist, it was also a particularly prolific one, during which he executed over two hundred artworks. Diefenbach found Capri particularly conducive to painting and remained there for the last thirteen years of his life. ![]()
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