The exhibition Manifold Books # 24: 𝙍𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙖𝙪𝙡 by our Paul Hoecker Research Group (art historians Nicholas Maniu and Christina Spachtholz, architect Stefan Gruhne and artist Philipp Gufler) will be on view in Amsterdam until October 26, 2024.
Remembering Paul is not only an ode to an artist whose career came to an abrupt end due to his homosexuality, but it also makes space for queer histories and intergenerational grieving in a wider sense.
Remembering Paul showcases letters, sketches and photographs on loan from our archive; two works by Philipp Gufler after a portrait by Paul Hoecker of Nino Cesarini on Capri; as well as a small interior painting by the artist and a slide show comprising all of his paintings known so far.
Many of Paul Hoecker’s works were lost over time, but throughout this projection, these otherwise vanished pieces find representation within an exhibition, offering them a new life and audience. Consisting of members of the FQAM, the Paul Hoecker Research Group has been tracing back the individual paintings forming his oeuvre, spanning from Dutch genre paintings to religious moral paintings, landscapes, Pierrot figures, and, after his dismissal from the academy, also more homoerotic portraits. After having been almost entirely forgotten for over a century, this show stresses the urgency to celebrate his work and legacy.
An interview with the artist Philipp Gufler was published by the Dutch art magazine Metropolis M about our exhibition.
Photos: Lazimg