May 19 – June 21, 2026
Prague
17 Greek Artists on Franz Kafka in Prague
Invited by the Embassy of Greece in Prague and realised under its initiative, the exhibition K. or the Collective Terror of the Individual arrives in the city that shaped Franz Kafka’s life and writing.
First shown in November 2024 at 16 Fokionos Negri the project space of The οther Arcadia Foundation in Athens, the exhibition brings together 17 Greek artists, each approaching Kafka’s world through their own references and visual language — painting, photography, and mixed media works.
With works by Tasos Aridas, Kalliopi Asargiotaki, Marilitsa Vlachaki, Stefanos Daskalakis, Michalis Manoussakis, Theofilos Katsipanos, Emmanouil Bitsakis, Christos Bokoros, Konstantinos Papamichalopoulos, Kostas Papanikolaou, George Rorris, Alecos Levidis, Tassos Mantzavinos, Tassos Missouras, Michel Fais, Dimitris Hantzopoulos and Popi Tsoukatou.
Clam-Gallas Palace
19 May – 21 June 2026
In collaboration with Czech Culture in Greece and the @muzeumprahy Museum of Prague.
Under the auspices of the City of Prague @cityofprague
❞𝗞. ή 𝝤 𝝨𝝪𝝠𝝠𝝤𝝘𝝞𝝟𝝤𝝨 𝝩Ρ𝝤𝝡𝝤𝝨 𝝩𝝤𝝪 𝝖𝝩𝝤𝝡𝝞𝝟𝝤𝝪❞
– 17 ΕΛΛΗΝΕΣ ΚΑΛΛΙΤΕΧΝΕΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΡΑΓΑ
Clam-Gallas Palace, Πράγα
Η έκθεση, αφιερωμένη στον εμβληματικό Τσέχο συγγραφέα ΦΡΑΝΤΣ ΚΑΦΚΑ, μετά την παρουσίασή της το 2024 στην Αθήνα, για τα 100 χρόνια μετά από τον θάνατό του, ταξιδεύει τώρα στη γενέτειρά του — «τη μητέρα με τα νύχια» — για να επισφραγίσει, για ακόμη μία φορά, τους πολιτιστικούς δεσμούς ανάμεσα στις δύο χώρες.
Στους υπέροχους ιστορικούς χώρους του παλατιού Clam-Gallas, στην καρδιά της Πράγας, στο κτίριο που απέσπασε το αρχιτεκτονικό βραβείο «Κτήριο της Χρονιάς 2022», το κοινό της Τσεχίας θα έχει την ευκαιρία να γνωρίσει τη σύγχρονη ελληνική δημιουργία.
Διοργάνωση: Greek Embassy Prague, The Sotiris Felios Collection, Czech Culture in Greece, Muzeum Prahy, η έκθεση τελεί υπό την αιγίδα του Δημάρχου της Πράγας
In honour of the centenary of the death of the iconic 20th-century Czech-Jewish writer Franz Kafka, “The other Arcadia” Foundation presents the group exhibition “K. or the collective terror of the individual” at 16 Fokionos Negri, Athens, from November 13, 2024, to January 11, 2025. The exhibition features over twenty-five works of painting, photography, and sculpture, the majority of which have been created specifically for this occasion by 17 Greek artists from the Sotiris Felios Collection.
Emerging from the intricate narratives crafted by Franz Kafka, and through an array of visual styles and personal references, the artists in the exhibition explore issues that lie at the heart of the Kafkaesque universe: the anxieties connected to human existence, mortality, the perpetual absurdity, dead ends, and the conflict between personal desires and societal expectations, creating a dialogue between the Kafkaesque realm and contemporary artistic practices.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a program of events, lectures, and educational workshops aimed at honouring Kafka’s memory and enduring mark he left across the spectrum of expression (literature, criticism, theatre, cinema, comics, etc.). Personalities from the realm of art, literature and theory will come together to share insights on the comprehension and interpretation of his diverse oeuvre and its influence on contemporary art.
Participating Artists:
Tasos Aridas, Kalliopi Asargiotaki, Marilitsa Vlachaki, Stefanos Daskalakis, Michalis Manoussakis, Theofilos Katsipanos, Emmanouil Bitsakis, Christos Bokoros, Konstantinos Papamichalopoulos, Kostas Papanikolaou, George Rorris, Alekos Levidis, Tassos Mantzavinos, Tassos Missouras, Michel Fais, Dimitris Hantzopoulos, Popi Tsoukatou.
The exhibition is accompanied by a bilingual illustrated catalogue featuring texts by Elizabeth Plessa, Michel Fais, and Sotiris Felios.
