This poster is ultra rare and is displayed in the world`s most prestigious galleries such as MoMA in New York City. It is very difficult / almost impossible to find in any condition.
"First Planning" by Tadanori Yokoo, 1994, Original Silkscreen Poster
As held in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/5986
This is an original 1994 silkscreen poster by legendary Japanese artist Tadanori Yokoo, created for the First Planning Company and now housed in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York [MoMA Accession Number: 238.1996].
A kaleidoscopic vision of postmodern Japan, First Planning is a masterwork of Yokoo’s mature period, blending traditional ukiyo-e motifs with contemporary commercial imagery and Buddhist iconography. In this composition, yokai-like cranes swing beneath a Shinto torii as a bottle of sake erupts beside a reclining Buddha — all rendered in a riot of neon gradients and meticulous silkscreen detail. It's part prayer, part parody — typical of Yokoo’s iconic visual language.
Originally commissioned by the Osaka-based First Planning Company, the poster was printed in an extremely limited run and was never sold publicly. It remains exceptionally rare today, especially in such pristine condition.
Yokoo’s works from this era are celebrated globally, and his graphic sensibility — a collision of psychedelia, pop, and Edo-era nostalgia — has profoundly influenced generations of artists and designers from Japan to the West.
Japan Poster Shop has acquired a substantial and unique collection of original Tadanori Yokoo posters from one of the most prolific collectors in Japan. This individual has a very colorful life story, having invested and dedicated many decades to his love for Tadanori Yokoo`s vibrant designs.
In today's world, when advanced reproduction techniques and printing methods have been developed, silkscreen printing can be said to be an extremely primitive and imperfect printing method. However, it is precisely because of this primitive imperfection that silkscreen printing has been highly developed.
It is a medium that retains a handcrafted, intimate feel like woodblock prints or lithographs, not found in offset or primary color printing, which are more common printing methods. Such handcrafted printing methods are themselves subcultural, and are therefore suitable as a means of printing posters for subcultural groups, in the sense that the medium is the message.
Please refer to the imagery (both front and back) as this is the exact poster that is for sale.
We have provided additional imagery as the condition is phenomenal!!
It is over 31 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
*Please note the price is fixed for this item. It is not included in any of our periodic sales (e.g. Black Friday)!*