Duchamp, Broodthaers, Lassnig and more respond to Kafka’s immortal works
One hundred years after the death of the German-language Czech writer Franz Kafka (1883–1924), this volume places key aspects of his oeuvre in dialogue with works of contemporary art. The term "access" serves as the guiding principle: in his literary works, Kafka poses universal and timeless questions relating to access and belonging. How do Kafka’s ideas resonate in the present day? Across six chapters entitled "Access Denied," "Word," "Body," "Space," "Law" and "Jewishness," contemporary art is placed alongside documents, letters and drawings by Kafka. This catalog features contributions by the exhibition curator Shelley Harten, as well as Kafka experts Carolin Duttlinger, Reiner Stach and Vivian Liska, which provide another perspective on Kafka’s life and work.
Artists include: Cory Arcangel, Guy Ben-Ner, Marcel Duchamp, Maria Eichhorn, Ceal Floyer, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Anne Imhof, Fatos Irwen, Lina Kim, Martin Kippenberger, Maria Lassnig, Michal Na’aman, Trevor Paglen, Gregor Schneider, Hito Steyerl.
