The first chapter was released during Kafka’s lifetime as Der Heizer (1913 the stoker), but his journals refer to this chapter as TheManWhoWas Lost Sight Of. In 1911, Kafka began a novel that Brod later published as Amerika.
With contributions by Gisela Capitain, Lisa Franzen, Peter Gorschlüter, Rembert Hüser, Sarah Khan. Ultimately, the Kafka protagonist perishes or disappears, but whether he is enlightened remains obscure. This volume therefore constitutes the definitive documentation of The Happy End of Franz Kafka’s “Amerika”. This publication examines the work, and includes, for the first time, “biographies” of the individual objects, tracing the contexts of their creation, collection and integration into the installation. Alongside classic design icons and found objects, it also includes furniture especially produced by Kippenberger, as well as pieces by numerous artist friends, including Cosima von Bonin, Tony Oursler, Ulrich Strothjohann and Jason Rhodes. Widely considered Martin Kippenberger’s masterpiece, The Happy End of Franz Kafka’s “Amerika” explores a utopia of universal employment, based on a section from Kafka’s titular novel in which the protagonist, Karl Rossmann, applies for a job at the “biggest theater in the world”: “whoever wants to become an artist should sign up!” Kippenberger’s installation, set out on a stylized football pitch, is made up of 50 table-and-chair ensembles. Franz Kafka - Amerika No.1Gicle print on 11x14 Canson Aquarelle, museum grade, 310gsm, 100 cotton fine art paper. Amerika, unfinished novel by Franz Kafka, written between 19 and prepared for publication by Max Brod in 1927, three years after the author’s death.
Martin Kippenberger: The Happy End of Franz Kafka’s “Amerika”
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