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35 Art Snob–Approved Museum Posters (That You Can Actually Buy)

I’ve been caught on camera (by myself) saying that the ideal home art collection is about 80% originals, 20% prints. The texture and sentiment of original works lay a solid foundation, while prints thatch the roof with a contemporary edge. Something I love about museum exhibition posters is that even when the art is ultra-traditional, even stuffy, museum staff always seem to have a saucy Swede designer on staff slapping a sans-serif on top and thrusting the whole thing into modernity. See how the Odrupgaard logo made this Rodin sketch feel downright cosmopolitan?

I love Odrupgaard, an underrated museum in Denmark with a striking contemporary wing designed by the great Zaha Hadid. If you’re traveling to CPH this summer, add it to your list (along with Louisiana)

Or how the Brooklyn Museum branding makes this image of a volcanic stone Reclining Jaguar from the literal 1400s feel editorial?

I’ve collected some of my favorite (shoppable) exhibition posters (both vintage and new) for you to peruse and make your own. If you have any questions on how to frame these, feels free to ask in the chat, but a reliable formula for museum posters is a 2”+ mat plus thin, shiny chrome frame.

Divided by artist and starting at $11.89, let’s get into it:

Martin Puryear

Martin Puryear Foldout Poster

Louise Bourgeois

Feeding Frenzy, Mori Art, Flowers

Tracey Emin

MoMA Retrospective, Journey Towards Death, She Lay Me Down To Sleep

Yozo Hamaguchi

Blue Vessel, Cincinnati Museum of Art, Black Cherries

Alex Katz

Dance Festival, Tokyo Exhibition, Galerie Roger Damecourt, Paris, Utah Museum (Hello, Danielle Haim???)

Rodin/Musée Rodin

Merkado exhibition, L'Ombre Statue, Le Main Sculpture, Close Up (this one is an art book but I love it), Rodin Gardens, Odrupgaard Sketch, Pink Spring of Poets, Musée Pano (if you try to buy this and it’s sold…Sorry, that was me)

The rest of the picks are for paid subscribers only (feat. Pipilotti Rist, Nan Goldin, Marc Chagall, and more). For the rest of you, thank you for being here and remember you can always book me for a one-on-one consultation or 30-minutes Office Hours session :)

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As I was saying…

John Cocteau