{"product_id":"tadanori-yokoo-cosmos-momoe-宇宙百恵-original-japanese-cbs-sony-not-for-sale-promotional-poster-1978-design-by-tadanori-yokoo-a1-size-59-6-84-0-cm-za748-copy","title":"“TADANORI YOKOO – I’m Here: Hiroshima \/ Nagasaki”, JAGDA Peace and Environment Poster Exhibition, Original Japanese Offset 1985, Rare, B1 Size (c. 73 × 103 cm) AA42","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"821\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"242\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B1 poster created in 1985 by Tadanori Yokoo\u003c\/strong\u003e for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"300\"\u003eJAGDA Peace and Environment Poster Exhibition\u003c\/strong\u003e, held under the theme \u003cem data-start=\"323\" data-end=\"333\"\u003eI’m Here\u003c\/em\u003e. Organised by the Japan Graphic Designers Association, the exhibition marked the \u003cstrong data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"484\"\u003e40th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\u003c\/strong\u003e and invited Japanese designers to address themes of war, nuclear destruction, peace and human suffering. Yokoo’s contribution is one of the most visually powerful works associated with the exhibition, combining documentary photography with the intense colour, collage techniques and symbolic imagery that define his mature graphic work.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"877\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTadanori Yokoo – I’m Here: Hiroshima \/ Nagasaki (1985)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"879\" data-end=\"1315\"\u003eYokoo’s composition is dominated by a crowned female face, partially submerged beneath a mass of brilliant orange flames. Tears fall from her eyes as the image is consumed by fire, suggesting both an archetypal victim and a sacred or mythological figure overwhelmed by destruction. The ornate golden crown contrasts sharply with the suffering expressed by the face, creating a memorable tension between beauty, ceremony and catastrophe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1886\"\u003eTwo circular clock faces anchor the historical meaning of the design. In the upper-left corner, beneath the word \u003cstrong data-start=\"1430\" data-end=\"1446\"\u003e“HIROSHIMA,”\u003c\/strong\u003e the clock is stopped at \u003cstrong data-start=\"1471\" data-end=\"1484\"\u003e8:15 a.m.\u003c\/strong\u003e, the moment the atomic bomb was detonated over Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. The face incorporates a photograph of the devastated city and the surviving structure now known as the Atomic Bomb Dome. In the lower-right corner, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1712\" data-end=\"1726\"\u003e“NAGASAKI”\u003c\/strong\u003e clock indicates \u003cstrong data-start=\"1743\" data-end=\"1757\"\u003e11:02 a.m.\u003c\/strong\u003e, the time of the bombing on 9 August 1945, above a photograph of the ruined city that includes the remains of Urakami Cathedral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1888\" data-end=\"2456\"\u003eThe background is constructed from bands of vivid red, orange, yellow and electric blue, interrupted by jagged black forms resembling scorched surfaces, ash and fragments of a destroyed landscape. The repeated horizontal forms evoke both radiating waves and strips of film, while the intense colour scheme gives the poster an almost incandescent quality. Yokoo does not employ a subdued or restrained visual language: the work confronts the viewer through scale, colour and imagery, transforming the historical dates and times into an immediate, unsettling experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2458\" data-end=\"2841\"\u003eThe small inscription along the lower edge reads \u003cstrong data-start=\"2507\" data-end=\"2599\"\u003e“I’m Here – The JAGDA Peace and Environment Poster Exhibition 1985: Hiroshima Nagasaki,”\u003c\/strong\u003e identifying the exhibition and its theme. The phrase \u003cem data-start=\"2653\" data-end=\"2663\"\u003eI’m Here\u003c\/em\u003e gives the design an additional resonance, suggesting the continuing presence of those affected by the bombings and the persistence of their experiences within collective memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2843\" data-end=\"3377\"\u003eOne of Japan’s most important postwar artists, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2890\" data-end=\"2908\"\u003eTadanori Yokoo\u003c\/strong\u003e is celebrated for combining Japanese visual culture with Pop Art, Surrealism, psychedelic design, collage and deeply personal symbolism. His posters for theatre companies, musicians, exhibitions and commercial clients helped redefine Japanese graphic design during the 1960s and 1970s. By the 1980s, Yokoo had increasingly shifted towards painting, making this large-format exhibition poster an especially compelling example of the continued power of his graphic work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3379\" data-end=\"3399\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRarity and condition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3401\" data-end=\"3866\"\u003eOriginal B1 examples of this poster are comparatively scarce. It was produced for a specific design exhibition rather than for widespread commercial sale, and surviving copies often display damage caused by exhibition use, including pinholes, creasing, edge tears and fading. The striking subject matter and Yokoo’s distinctive imagery make it particularly desirable to collectors of Japanese graphic design, postwar art and historically significant poster culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3868\" data-end=\"4531\"\u003eThis particular poster is in \u003cstrong data-start=\"3897\" data-end=\"3920\"\u003eexcellent condition\u003c\/strong\u003e. The front retains an exceptionally vivid colour palette, with strong reds, yellows, blues and oranges and a deep black surface. The image remains sharp and visually powerful, with no significant fading. The poster has \u003cstrong data-start=\"4140\" data-end=\"4186\"\u003eno major folds, tears, pinholes or writing\u003c\/strong\u003e and presents extremely well. The reverse displays some light scattered age marks, faint spotting and minor handling undulations, principally visible only from the back. These are modest for a poster of this age and do not detract from the appearance of the front. Please refer closely to the photographs, as they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4533\" data-end=\"4561\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"4539\" data-end=\"4560\"\u003eover 40 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4563\" data-end=\"4605\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"4569\" data-end=\"4604\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4607\" data-end=\"4648\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4607\" data-end=\"4648\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57098381853050,"sku":null,"price":1950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/man-looking-at-an-art-gallery-wall-2026-07-23T062707.153.jpg?v=1784755637","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/tadanori-yokoo-cosmos-momoe-%e5%ae%87%e5%ae%99%e7%99%be%e6%81%b5-original-japanese-cbs-sony-not-for-sale-promotional-poster-1978-design-by-tadanori-yokoo-a1-size-59-6-84-0-cm-za748-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}