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See Carl Jung's original Red Book in person

POSTED: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 7:44 PM

Filed Under: Arts | Books Visual Art

New York Times

We told you last month about Philly's tie to the long-awaited publication of Red Book, the legendary, mysterious text by philosopher Carl Jung. (And how it cost about $100 to buy a copy. Woa.) For as little as $2-$10 (plus a measly Bolt Bus fee if you're thrifty), by contrast, you can see the actual, original thing in person at the Rubin Musem (150 W. 17th St., New York City, 212-620-5000) through Jan. 5, 2010. Sez the press release:

More than two-thirds of the large, red, leather-bound manuscript's pages are filled with Jung's brightly hued and striking graphic forms paired with his thoughts written in a beautiful, illuminated style. Jung was fascinated by the mandala ' an artistic representation of the inner and outer cosmos used in Tibetan Buddhism to help practitioners reach enlightenment ' and used mandala structures in a number of his own works. Jung's first known mandala-like work, Systema mundi totius (1916), will be on display. Created between 1914 and 1930, the Red Book has never before been seen in public, outside the circle of Jung's family and very close friends. Alongside the 95-year-old volume will be a number of oil, chalk, and tempera paintings and preparatory sketches related to it and other original manuscripts, including the Black Books, which contain ideas and fantasies leading up to the Red Book. The exhibition coincides with W.W. Norton & Company's publication of a facsimile and translation of the Red Book.

Crazy to think that just a year ago the publication of Red Book was considered a depressingly lost cause.

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