Wednesday 18 May 2016

‘Franz Kafka’s Head,’ by David Cerny

 

 

This moving statue by Czech sculptor David Cerny has Franz Kafka’s head staring straight at the Town Hall’s bureaucrats in Prague, a tribute both to the author and the longevity of his protest against what the sculptor calls “bureaucratic incompetence.”

Of course, Kafka was writing about more than just bureaucratic incompetence – as anyone who has read The Trial or seen Orson Welles’s  brilliant film would know.

But at the intersection of art and politics, the sculptor has achieved something rare, and important.

[Hat tip INSIDER art]

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