On the occasion of the 2024 anniversary year for Franz Kafka, the Goethe-Zentrum Patras and MOSAIC//Culture & Creativity present the poster exhibition KOMPLETT KAFKA in collaboration with the artist Nicolas Mahler and Literaturhaus Stuttgart.
The KOMPLETT KAFKA exhibition which opened its doors at the MOSAIC Hub (Ermou 112, Markato) on Friday 27 September 2024, will last until Friday 25 October 2024. Opening hours: Monday – Friday: 10.00 – 18.00. The exhibition is bilingual, in Greek and German, and admission is free.
Franz Kafka was not only a writer, he also had a great passion for drawing: “I, my girl, have been a great talent for drawing,” he wrote partly ironically but also with secret pride in 1913 to his eternal fiancée, Felice Bauer for the his artistic aspirations.
The drawings he drew once gave him “greater satisfaction than anything else,” he says somewhere. What more fitting, then, than to commemorate his anniversary with a comic book biography, drawn by Nicolas Mahler, whose sketches have an equally minimalist style?
Mahler highlights Kafka’s life and work in an incomparably witty and scathing way, while not shying away from touching on some big questions: Why did Kafka’s plan to compile a series of cheap travel guides fail? Who wrote the sequel to one of his most important books entitled “The Re-Transformation of Gregor Samsa”? And what is behind the “white slave” story? You will find answers to the above and many more in the book KAFKA EVERYTHING. (Source: Suhrkamp Publications)
Nicolas Mahler was born in 1969 in Vienna, where he lives and works as a comic book designer and illustrator. His comics and cartoons are published in newspapers and magazines such as Die Zeit, NZZ am Sonntag, the Sunday Frankfurter Allgemeine and the satirical magazine Titanic. For his wide-ranging work, he has received many awards, including the Max und Moritz Award as “Best German-Speaking Comic Artist” in 2010, the Literaturhäuser Award in 2015, and the Sondermann Award in 2019. Mahler is artistic director of the School for Poetry in Vienna.
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When: Friday 27.09.2024 to Friday 25.10.2024
Where: MOSAIC Hub, Ermou 112, Markato, Patras
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 10.00-18.00
Language: Greek, German
Entrance free
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“Unraveling the Bewildering World of Kafka: A Look into the KOMPLETT KAFKA Exhibition”
As we celebrate the 2024 anniversary year of the legendary Franz Kafka, the Goethe-Zentrum Patras, in collaboration with MOSAIC//Culture & Creativity, Nicolas Mahler, and Literaturhaus Stuttgart, has brought forth an intriguing poster exhibition titled KOMPLETT KAFKA. This thought-provoking showcase, which opened its doors on September 27, 2024, at the MOSAIC Hub in Markato, Greece, promises to delve into the enigmatic world of Kafka, a literary giant whose works continue to fascinate and perplex audiences worldwide.
The exhibition, which has been organized in a bilingual format (Greek and German), is accessible to visitors for free, ensuring that Kafka’s oeuvre can be appreciated by a diverse audience. Running until October 25, 2024, with opening hours from Monday to Friday (10:00 – 18:00), this exhibition presents an opportunity for literature enthusiasts, art aficionados, and the curious-minded to immerse themselves in Kafka’s mystifying realm.
Interestingly, KOMPLETT KAFKA is not a singular event; variations of this exhibition have been showcased in other locations, such as the Goethe-Institut United Kingdom <a href="https://www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/spr/unt/ver/ver.cfm?eventid=25653408″>[1] and London’s Europe House <a href="https://www.facebook.com/story.php/?storyfbid=937144731762440&id=100064007646950″>[3]. This widespread interest in Kafka’s works serves as a testament to the timeless appeal and haunting relevance of his writing.
Nicolas Mahler, the artist behind the exhibition, has also created a comic biography, “Komplett Kafka” [2], which serves as the foundation for the exhibition. By weaving together the visual and the literary, Mahler offers an innovative approach to understanding Kafka’s life and works.
As we navigate the complexities of Kafka’s world, the KOMPLETT KAFKA exhibition invites us to explore the intersection of art, literature, and the human experience. It is a timely reminder of the enduring power of Kafka’s writing to challenge, captivate, and inspire new generations of readers.
the KOMPLETT KAFKA exhibition is an enticing opportunity to engage with the enigmatic world of Franz Kafka. As a tribute to the literary giant’s anniversary year, this exhibition offers a unique blend of art, literature, and insight, promising to captivate audiences and inspire a deeper understanding of Kafka’s mesmerizing oeuvre.
