Publisher's Synopsis
One hundred years after Franz Kafka's death, the Jewish Museum Berlin is placing central aspects of his work in dialogue with contemporary art. The concept of "access" serves as a guiding principle: In his literary texts, Kafka poses universal and timeless questions about access and belonging. How does Kafka's imaginative world resonate in the present? In six chapters entitled " Access Denied," "Word," "Body," "Space," "Law," and "Judaism ," contemporary artistic positions are juxtaposed with Kafka's documents, letters, and drawings. Contributions by curator Shelley Harten and Kafka experts Carolin Duttlinger, Reiner Stach, and Vivian Liska open further doors to Franz Kafka's life and work in this accompanying catalogue.
