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Just hours after the\u00a0Van Gogh<\/a>\u00a0Museum let the merchandise from their recently announced and highly secretive\u00a0collaboration with Pokemon<\/a>\u00a0into the wild, shoppers ravenously emptied the museum shop, purchasing all the crossover gear they could carry, much of which, according to\u00a0Forbes\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0USA Today<\/em>, wound up being scalped.<\/p>\n

The prize everyone was after seems to have been a limited edition \u2018Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat\u2019 trading card inspired by Van Gogh\u2019s similarly titled self-portrait that was free with any purchase (while supplies lasted). That card is now selling for between\u00a0$121 and more than $1,500<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0eBay.<\/p>\n

Videos of the gift shop scrum posted to YouTube show the madness that took over the release day. Shoppers fell over one another, their hands filled with posters and stuffed animals. Shouts of \u201cstay in line\u201d can be heard and someone, clearly frustrated, calls the event \u201ca f**** joke.\u201d<\/p>\n

The announcement that a Pok\u00e9mon x Van Gogh collaboration was to be released in mid-September came with a cryptic video posted to the official Pok\u00e9mon YouTube channel. The promo featured two of the most popular Pok\u00e9mon stars, Pikachu and Eevee, running through field of sunflowers on a sunny day in Netherlands, windmills visible in the hilly distance. Suddenly the digital crispness of the background, and the characters themselves, was replaced with Van Gogh\u2019s signature heavy brushstrokes.<\/p>\n

The smell of crossover merchandise filled the air. It\u2019s a scent that has become increasingly common as institutions like the\u00a0Metropolitan Museum<\/a>\u00a0of Art seek to become\u00a0global brands instead of simply institutions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0Forbes,\u00a0<\/em>Pok\u00e9mon made $11.6 billion in licensing last year. Add that to one of the most recognizable names and styles in art history: the event was destined for success. Still, no one expected such a chaotic release day. \u201cThe regrettable behavior of a small number of visitors was not anticipated,\u201d the Van Gogh Museum told\u00a0Forbes.<\/em><\/p>\n

The collaboration put Pok\u00e9mon characters in some of Van Gogh\u2019s most celebrated works,\u00a0Self-portrait with Grey Felt Hat<\/em>\u00a0(1887),\u00a0Sunflowers\u00a0<\/em>(1889) and\u00a0The Bedroom<\/em>\u00a0(1888). The museum, too, got into the spirit and offered special activities for visiting children above the age of six, including a scavenger hunt and a tutorial on how to draw Pikachu. Tote bags, prints, and jigsaw puzzles fleshed out the merchandise on offer.<\/p>\n

The Pok\u00e9mon Company\u00a0apologized for the disastrous release<\/a>\u00a0on X (the social media site formerly known as Twitter) and noted that the company is \u201cactively working on ways to provide more \u2018Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat\u2019 promo cards for fans shopping at Pok\u00e9mon Center in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

For now, purchases of Pok\u00e9mon gear at the museum have been limited to one per person and the much-sought-after promo cards will only be available to children who complete the scavenger hunt. As\u00a0Forbes<\/em>\u00a0pointed out, that would require a ticket to the museum, and tickets are sold out through October 21.<\/p>\n

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Source: https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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