Mary Flanagan, [borders: chichen itza], 2010
Access Kafka
Public Guided Tour of the Exhibition (in German)
One hundred years after Franz Kafka’s death, the exhibition Access Kafka juxtaposes manuscripts, drawings and letters from Franz Kafka’s estate with contemporary works of art. The idea is to generate a dialog between Kafka’s oeuvre and artworks by Yael Bartana, Maria Eichhorn, Anne Imhof, Martin Kippenberger, Maria Lassnig, Trevor Paglen, Hito Steyerl, and other artists.
Drawing on selected works, the tour addresses the central question of this epoch- and genre-spanning encounter – one that goes to the heart of our society’s self-image: Is someone granted or denied access?
Exhibition ACCESS KAFKA: Features & Programs
- Exhibition Webpage
- Access Kafka (13 Dec 2024 to 4 May 2025): Information on the exhibition chapters, artworks and documents
- Publications
- Exhibition catalog: German edition, 2024
- Exhibition catalog: English edition, 2024
- Digital Content
- Access Deferred: Essay by Vivian Liska on Kafka’s Judaism, from the exhibition catalog, 2024
- Kafka in Berlin: Berlin walk on Jewish Places to biographical stations of Franz Kafka, written by Hans-Gerd Koch
- See also
- Franz Kafka, writer: A short biography and further online content on the topic
We would like to thank the FRIENDS OF THE JMB for supporting the educational programs accompanying the exhibition.
