"MAKOTO SAITO — AIDS / HUMAN RIGHTS", Original Japanese Contemporary Art Poster 1993, B1 Size (c.71 × 103 cm)

MAKOTO SAITO — AIDS / HUMAN RIGHTS
Original Japanese Poster, B1 (Tokyo ADC 40th Anniversary Exhibition: “FROM TOKYO”), 1993
Printing: Offset lithograph on heavy stock 

Description

Powerful large‑format poster by Makoto Saito, created for the Tokyo Art Directors Club 40th Anniversary Exhibition: FROM TOKYO. Saito reduces type to signal and protest: the words “AIDS” and “HUMAN RIGHTS” are set against a field of deep black and traversed by Saito’s bold red “X”—a searing call against stigma and for dignity.

Fine‑print credits on the sheet (left field):
Tokyo Art Directors Club 40th Anniversary Exhibition: FROM TOKYO • Design by Makoto Saito • Printing by DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.

Date: early 1993 (produced for ADC’s 40th year)

Condition

Excellent, unfolded. Deep, inky blacks and strong reds. Presents beautifully at B1 scale. Please review the photos as this is the exact poster for sale.

Authenticity & provenance

• Guaranteed original Japanese B1 with on‑poster credits to Makoto Saito and Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
  

Item specifics

• Designer: Makoto Saito

• Event: Tokyo Art Directors Club — 40th Anniversary Exhibition: FROM TOKYO

• Format: B1 (unfolded)

• Country: Japan

• Theme: AIDS awareness / human rights; graphic design exhibition piece

A scarce, statement‑making B1 by Makoto Saito—museum‑worthy graphic design advocating that AIDS is a human rights issue.