Access Kafka
Catalog Accompanying the Exhibition
One hundred years after Franz Kafka’s death, the Jewish Museum Berlin puts key aspects of his legacy – still relevant today – into dialogue with works of contemporary art. The concept of “access” serves as a guiding principle. In his literary texts, Kafka poses questions about admission and affiliation that are both universal and timeless. Access to art and the artists’ vocation is considered boundless nowadays: anyone can assert themselves as an artist and anything can be(come) art. But understanding art is nonetheless anything but simple for viewers and artists alike.
In six chapters of the catalog, on the subjects of “access denied,” “word,” “body,” “law,” “space,” and “Judaism,” contemporary artistic positions are juxtaposed with documents, letters and drawings from Kafka's oeuvre. Contributions by curator Shelley Harten and Kafka experts Carolin Duttlinger, Reiner Stach and Vivian Liska open another door to the life and work of Franz Kafka in this catalog accompanying the exhibition.
Details
- Access Kafka
176 pages, ca. 60 illustrations in color
paperback with flaps, 20 x 28 cm
Kerber Verlag
Berlin 2024 (to be published in December)
ISBN 978-3-7356-1014-0 (English edition)
English (also available in German) - Editors Shelley Harten, Jüdisches Museum Berlin
- Works by Cory Arcangel, Yuval Barel, Yael Bartana, Guy Ben-Ner, Marcel Broodthaers, Marcel Duchamp, Maria Eichhorn, Mary Flanagan, Ceal Floyer, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Tehching Hsieh, Anne Imhof, Fatoş İrwen, Franz Kafka, Uri Katzenstein, Lina Kim, Martin Kippenberger, Maria Lassnig, Michal Naaman, Trevor Paglen, Alona Rodeh, Roee Rosen, Gregor Schneider, Hito Steyerl
- Contributions by Carolin Duttlinger, Shelley Harten, Vivian Liska, Reiner Stach
- TranslationsAdam Blauhut, Allison Brown, Kate Sturge
- Design Julia Volckmar, Visual Space Agency
- Price presumably 38,- €
Catalog cover using Mary Flanagan, detail from [borders: chichen itza], 2010; courtesy of the artist, cover design: Julia Volckmar, Visual Space Agency
Catalog cover using Mary Flanagan, detail from [borders: chichen itza], 2010; courtesy of the artist, cover design: Julia Volckmar, Visual Space Agency
