The KAFKAesque exhibition: today’s world through the eyes of more than 30 contemporary artists influenced by the work of Franz Kafka
8 Feb 2024
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The KAFKAesque exhibition at the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art in Prague, Czech Republic, presents a reflection on Kafka’s work and poetics in contemporary art. It does not offer a historical view of the writer’s work, but a view that reflects our contemporary situation with all its complexities and ambiguities. The work of more than thirty internationally renowned artists shows that Kafka’s work, with its references to existential fears and personal anxieties, is highly relevant to our times.
9. 2. 2024 – 22. 9. 2024
Artists: Josef Bolf, Brothers Quay, Pavel Büchler, Jake & Dinos Chapman, Mat Collishaw, Vladimír Doležal, Rowynn Dumont, Martin Gerboc, Douglas Gordon, Matouš Háša, Gottfried Helnwein, Siegfried Herz, Magdalena Jetelová, David Lynch, Volker März, Stefan Milkov, Jan van Oost, Wolfgang Pavlik, Viktor Pivovarov, Nil & Karin Romano, Jaroslav Róna, Nicola Samori, Marek Schovánek, Jakub Špaňhel, Jan Švankmajer, Johan Tahon, Mark Ther, Alexander Tinei, Maciej Toporowicz, Liu Xia
Curated by: Otto M. Urban, Leoš Válka, Michaela Šilpochová
Photos for download
View to the KAFKAesque exhibition. Photo Jan Slavík © DOX
View to the KAFKAesque exhibition. Photo Jan Slavík © DOX
View to the KAFKAesque exhibition. Photo Jan Slavík © DOX
Mat Collishaw, Insilico, 2023. Photo Jan Slavík © DOX
Siegfried Herz, Franz Kafka, 2023
Jakub Špaňhel, Dead Mole, 2024
Jaroslav Róna, Kafka in Trieste, 2020
Nil and Karin Romano, Grief, 2023
Liu Xia, Good Bones, 2022
Jake and Dinos Chapman, Exquisite Corps, 2000–2001
Johan Tahon, Double Kafka or the Father, 2023. Photo Jan Slavík © DOX
Nicola Samori, Cammino cannibale, 2019
Jan van Oost, Untitled, 2004
Volker März, Kafka is Sold, 2009
Maciej Toporowicz, Metamorphosis, undated
Josef Bolf, Photo Jan Slavík © DOX
Mat Collishaw, Photo Jan Slavík © DOX
Volker März, Photo Jan Slavík © DOX
Liu Xia, Photo Jan Slavík © DOX
Jaroslav Róna, Photo Jan Slavík © DOX
Martin Gerboc, Photo Jan Slavík © DOX
Johan Tahon, Photo Jan Slavík © DOX
Jake Chapman, Photo Jan Slavík © DOX
Nil a Karin Romano, Photo Jan Slavík © DOX
Wolfgang Pavlik, Photo Jan Slavík © DOX
Jakub Špaňhel, Photo Jan Slavík © DOX
Pavel Büchler, Photo Jan Slavík © DOX
Mark Ther, Photo Jan Slavík © DOX
Stefan Milkov, Photo Jan Slavík © DOX
