Head of Franz Kafka
Head of Franz Kafka | |
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Czech: Hlava Franze Kafky | |
![]() The sculpture in 2014 | |
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Artist | David Černý |
Subject | Franz Kafka |
Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
50°04′55″N 14°25′16″E / 50.082°N 14.421°ECoordinates: 50°04′55″N 14°25′16″E / 50.082°N 14.421°E |
The Head of Franz Kafka (Czech: Hlava Franze Kafky), also known as the Statue of Kafka,[1] is an outdoor sculpture by David Černý depicting Bohemian German-language writer Franz Kafka, installed outside the Quadrio shopping centre in Prague, Czech Republic.[2][3][4] The kinetic sculpture is 11 metres tall and made of 42 rotating panels.[5] Each layer is mechanized and rotates individually.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Statue of Kafka". Prague.eu. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
- ^ "Zraky kolemjdoucích přitahuje unikátní pohyblivá hlava od Davida Černého –". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2017-04-05.
- ^ "Hlava Franze Kafky v Praze u Národní třídy | Drobné památky". Drobnepamatky.cz (in Czech). 50.081504; 14.420656. Retrieved 2017-04-05.CS1 maint: location (link)
- ^ "Kafkovu sochu pro komplex na Národní třídě vyrobil David Černý | Hospodářské noviny (IHNED.cz)". Art.ihned.cz (in Czech). 2014-10-31. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
- ^ "Franz Kafka Statue | Shopping center Quadrio". Quadrio.cz. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
- ^ "Franz Kafka's Spinning Head in Downtown Prague". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
External links[]
Media related to Kinetic Head of Franz Kafka at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 2014 sculptures
- Busts of writers
- Cultural depictions of Franz Kafka
- Kinetic sculptures in the Czech Republic
- Monuments and memorials in Prague
- Outdoor sculptures in Prague
- Sculptures of men in the Czech Republic
- Works about Franz Kafka
- New Town, Prague
- Heads in the arts
- Czech Republic sculpture stubs