This is a list of the works of art and popular culture on bureaucracy and bureaucrats that we are aware of. The ones with links have a post dedicated to them, the ones without – not yet! Let us know if you know any works that should be added to the list.
Movies
Ikiru (1952), Akira Kurosawa
Death of a Bureaucrat (1966), Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
In the Loop (2009), Armando Iannucci
Brazil (1985), Terry Guilliam
I, Daniel Blake (2016), Ken Loach
TV Shows
Yes Minister (1980), Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn
Yes Prime Minister (1986-1988)
Parks and Recreation (2009-2017), Greg Daniels, Michael Schur
The Thick of It (2005-2012)
Veep (2012-2019)
Books
The Castle (1926), Franz Kafka
The Trial (1914-1915), Franz Kafka
Plays
The Counter (1955), Jean Tardieu
Paintings
Photographs
Bureaucratics (2008), Jan Banning
Sculptures
Monument to the Unknown Bureaucrat (1994), Magnús Tómasson
Exhibitions
The Organization Man (2017), Geeke van Bruggen
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