Munch: A Retrospective — The Resonating Cry of the Soul
“Munch: A Retrospective — The Resonating Cry of the Soul” was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
The special museum shop overflowed with lots of goods, and of course a catalogue corner was set up too. Four kinds of catalogue are sold for this Munch exhibition. Please see below.
Popular edition, cover — ≪The Scream≫ version
Popular edition, cover — ≪Madonna≫ version
Popular edition, cover — ≪The Sun≫ version
Special edition *limited to 500 copies
I’d like to introduce each of them below.
Catalogue: Popular Edition
The popular edition of the exhibition’s official catalogue, containing images and commentary for all roughly 100 exhibited works—about 60 oil paintings including 《The Scream》 plus prints.
Munch: A Retrospective — The Resonating Cry of the Soul, exhibition catalogue, popular edition, 2,400 yen (incl. tax) *3 cover types
It looks back on the 80-year painting career of Munch, Norway’s representative master, with about 100 works—roughly 60 oil paintings plus prints. The covers come in three types: ≪The Scream≫, ≪Madonna≫, and ≪The Sun≫ (all the same price).
The ≪The Scream≫ version.
It features an essay by Jon-Ove Steihaug, head of exhibitions and collections at the Munch Museum in Oslo, as well as feature pages introducing places associated with Munch alongside on-site photographs.
The table of contents of the Munch exhibition catalogue. It runs 230 pages in total, with all-color plates. Abundant work commentary is included too.I like this photo included at the beginning of the catalogue.
Catalogue: Special Edition
The special edition of the exhibition’s official catalogue, containing images and commentary for all roughly 100 exhibited works—about 60 oil paintings including 《The Scream》 plus prints.
Munch: A Retrospective — The Resonating Cry of the Soul, exhibition catalogue, special edition, 8,800 yen (incl. tax) *limited to 500 copiesThe frame is a sample. Please view it as an image.
The catalogue, more luxuriously bound than the popular edition (contents are the same), comes with a decorative box adorned with an image of the masterpiece ≪Starry Night≫ and seven beautiful print framed-pictures you can display one by one—sold in a limited run of 500 copies. Munch’s words are also printed on the back of the framed pictures.
Commentary on the special edition. 《The Scream》 is not included among the framed prints.
Summary
An exhibition so wonderful it covers Munch’s entire painting career—surely a catalogue worth owning as a record.
Also, the special edition is limited to 500 copies, making it a precious catalogue. The packaging is nice too, and it’s sure to sell out. Any Munch fan will surely want to get one. At under 10,000 yen, it’s not that expensive, and those who hesitate may end up regretting it when it sells out.
I like 《Madonna》, so I’m agonizing over whether to buy it. How about you all?
보급판보다 호화로운 장정의 도록(내용은 동일)에, 명작 ≪별이 빛나는 밤≫ 이미지를 넣은 화장 상자, 한 장씩 장식해 즐길 수 있는 아름다운 판화 액자 그림 7점이 딸려, 500부 한정으로 판매됩니다. 액자 그림 뒷면에는 뭉크의 말도 인쇄되어 있습니다.
특장판 해설입니다. 액자 그림 판화에 《절규》는 들어 있지 않습니다.
정리
뭉크의 화업을 망라하는 듯한 매우 훌륭한 전람회이니, 기록으로 소장할 만한 도록이 아닐까요.
또한 특장판은 500부 한정이라 귀중한 도록입니다. 패키지도 좋아 매진 확정 아이템입니다. 뭉크 팬이라면 손에 넣고 싶을 것입니다. 1만 엔 이내로 그리 비싸지도 않아, 망설이는 분은 매진되어 후회하는 패턴이 될지도 모릅니다.
本ムンク展の図録は4種類販売されています。下記を参照下さい。
