"TADANORI YOKOO - A New Millennium! Tokyo Dome City", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Offset 1999, Ultra Rare, Size (c.73 x 103cm)
This is an original Japanese offset poster printed in 1999. 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.
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.
This is an original B1 offset-printed poster created in 1999 to promote the grand rebranding and expansion of Tokyo Dome City as it entered the year 2000. Bursting with retro-futuristic energy and ukiyo-e-inspired whimsy, the poster commemorates the opening of the Tokyo Dome Hotel on June 1, 2000, as part of the city’s transformation into a millennium-ready entertainment destination.
The design is a surreal and dazzling blend of eras and aesthetics:
Anthropomorphic suns and planets orbit above a swirling cosmic sea
A classical woodblock wave meets a modern ferris wheel
A couple gazes across the skyline at soaring cranes and a newly risen skyscraper
Traditional festival figures and kabuki motifs mingle with futuristic spectacle
The poster features a bright color palette and playful composition evocative of Tadanori Yokoo’s style, though no official attribution is noted. It is a visual celebration of Tokyo's past, present, and imagined future at the turn of the millennium.
A nostalgic collectible for lovers of Japanese pop culture, vintage advertising, or millennium-era ephemera, this poster captures a rare moment of exuberant national optimism at the dawn of the 21st century.
Yokoo is a celebrated graphic designer whose iconic posters and album covers for artists like The Beatles, Miles Davis, and Carlos Santana left a lasting impact on global pop culture. His psychedelic designs blended traditional Japanese elements with influences from Pop art, Surrealism, and American graphic design, foreshadowing the poster styles of 1960s San Francisco. Yokoo’s work was featured alongside artists such as Frank Stella and Andy Warhol in the 1968 MoMA exhibition "Word and Image." Known for pushing visual boundaries, he provocatively incorporated symbols of Japanese imperialism — such as the rising sun, Mount Fuji, and bullet trains — often juxtaposing them with crude or controversial imagery. His graphic style was rooted in Japanese ukiyo-e printmaking and collage, and a transformative journey to India deepened his fascination with mysticism, inspiring his use of Buddhist symbolism in his art.
Please refer to the imagery (both front and back) as this is the exact poster that is for sale.
It is over 26 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
