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Tangerine Dream, "Franz Kafka the Castle," 2013, 69 min, Produced by Edgar Froese, Distributed by Eastgate Music & Arts, Berlin, Played in loop; photo by Andrea Rossetti, courtesy of Fondazione Prada.

Orson Welles, "The Trial," 1962, 118 min, English with Italian subtitles, Distributed by Filmauro Screened in loop from 10:15 am to 6:15 pm; photo by Andrea Rossetti, courtesy of Fondazione Prada.

Martin Kippenberger, "The Happy End of Franz Kafka’s 'Amerika'," 1994, Mixed media (chairs, tables, and other objects), electric cables, green base painted with white lines, two bleachers, c. 30 x 20 meters, For this installation also Memphis and Private collection, Milan; © Estate of Martin Kippenberger, Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne, photo by Andrea Rossetti, courtesy of Fondazione Prada.

Milan, Porta Romana

“K”

Fondazione Prada's exhibition “K” surrounds three incomplete novels by Franz Kafka: Amerika, Der Prozess (The Trial), and Das Schloss (The Castle).

February 21, 2020 - October 25, 2020

Fondazione Prada's exhibition “K” surrounds three incomplete novels by Franz Kafka: Amerika, Der Prozess (The Trial), and Das Schloss (The Castle). The works were studied and explored by artist Martin Kippenberger, film director Orson Welles, and electronic music group Tangerine Dream. Kafka’s writings were published after his death between the years of 1925—1927. Comparable to the format of a triptych, the three-part exhibition offers an experience at a cultural crossroads combining historical perspectives with different fields of art, including Kippenberger’s installation The Happy End of Franz Kafka’s “Amerika”, Welles’s film The Trial, and Tangerine Dream’s musical album Franz Kafka The Castle.