Head of Franz Kafka

Not to be confused with Statue of Franz Kafka.
Head of Franz Kafka
Czech: Hlava Franze Kafky
The sculpture in 2014
ArtistDavid Černý
SubjectFranz Kafka
LocationPrague, Czech Republic
Coordinates50°04′54″N 14°25′15″E / 50.08166°N 14.42082°E / 50.08166; 14.42082

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

  1. ^ "Statue of Kafka". Prague.eu. 2017-03-02. Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  2. ^ "Zraky kolemjdoucích přitahuje unikátní pohyblivá hlava od Davida Černého –". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  3. ^ "Hlava Franze Kafky v Praze u Národní třídy | Drobné památky". Drobnepamatky.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  4. ^ "Kafkovu sochu pro komplex na Národní třídě vyrobil David Černý | Hospodářské noviny (IHNED.cz)". Art.ihned.cz (in Czech). 2014-10-31. Archived from the original on 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  5. ^ "Franz Kafka Statue | Shopping center Quadrio". Quadrio.cz. Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  6. ^ "Franz Kafka's Spinning Head in Downtown Prague". Atlas Obscura. Archived from the original on 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2019-06-17.

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