The exhibition KAFKAesque focuses on reflections on Kafka’s work and poetics in contemporary visual art offering not a historical perspective of his work, but a view that reflects our present-day situation with all its complexities and ambiguities. Works by more than thirty internationally acclaimed artists show that Kafka’s work with its references to existential fears and personal anxieties is highly relevant for our times.

The exhibition KAFKAesque, held in Franz Kafka’s native city of Prague on the centenary of his death, will present works by internationally acclaimed artists for whom the works of Franz Kafka remain an inspiration. The exhibition will be accompanied by numerous events including literary readings, film projections, concerts, etc.

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

KAFKAesque
9 Feb – 22 Sep 2024

DOX Centre for Contemporary Art
Poupětova 1, Prague 7
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Image: Viktor Pivovarov
Eidos with an Inkwell, 2009
from the series ‘Eidoi with Attributes_’_
Oil, enamel, and canvas
135 x 110 cm