THIS SPRING THE HAMMER MUSEUM, LOS ANGELES, WILL BE PRESENTING 'THE RED BOOK OF CG JUNG: CREATION OF A NEW COSMOLOGY', AN EXHIBITION OF PREEMINENT PSYCHOLOGIST CARL GUSTAV JUNG'S FAMOUS RED BOOK, THOUGH TO BE THE MOST INFLUENTIAL UNPUBLISHED WORK IN THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY BY MANY CONTEMPORARY SCHOLARS. JUNG ALSO CONSIDERED THE RED BOOK TO BE HIS MOST IMPORTANT WORK, OR AS HE DESCRIBED IT, THE 'PRIMA MATERIA FOR A LIFETIME'S WORK'. UNTIL NOW, HOWEVER, THE BOOK HAS SPENT MOST OF ITS EXISTENCE IN A SWISS SAFE DEPOSIT BOX, AND VERY FEW PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN IT. THE EXHIBITION IS THE FIRST PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF THE REMARKABLE BOOK AND IT COINCIDES WITH THE PUBLICATION OF A FACSIMILE EDITION OF THE RED BOOK BY WW NORTON & COMPANY. THE HAMMER IS THE ONLY WEST COAST VENUE FOR THE EXHIBITION AND THE PRESENTATION WILL ALSO INCLUDE AN IMPORTANT SERIES OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS TO FURTHER EXPLORE THE WORK OF CG JUNG AND HIS LEGACY. FOR THE BETTER PART OF 16 YEARS JUNG CONSISTENTLY DOCUMENTED HIS DREAMS AND RECORDED HIS FANTASIES IN A BEAUTIFUL VOLUME THAT RESEMBLES A SMALL MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT. IT IS A HYBRID OS THOUGHT AND IMAGE, TAKING THE FORM OF A 11.5 X 14.25 INCH RED LEATHER-BOUND BOOK. ON MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF THE PAGES, JUNG PAIRED HIS ABSTRACT AND BRIGHTLY HUED GRAPHIC FORMS WITH THOUGHTS WRITTEN IN A BEAUTIFUL CALLIGRAPHIC STYLE. OUT OF THIS WORK AND THESE EXPERIENCES JUNG WOULD TRANSFORM PSYCHOTHERAPY FROM A PRACTICE CONCERNED WITH THE TREATMENT OF THE SICK INTO A MEANS FOR THE HIGHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERSONALITY. ALONGSIDE THE 95 YEAR OLD VOLUME, WHICH JUNG WORKED ON FROM 1914-1930, THE HAMMER MUSEUM WILL PRESENT A NUMBER OF OIL, CHALK, AND TEMPERA PAINTINGS AND PREPARATORY SKETCHES RELATED TO THE RED BOOK, AND OTHER ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS, INCLUDING THE BLACK BOOKS, WHICH CONTAIN IDEAS AND FANTASIES LEADING UP TO THE RED BOOK.
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