This is an original Japanese offset poster printed in 1985. This collection of four posters are ultra rare and are 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.
Tadanori Yokoo – ISSEY MIYAKE BODYWORKS Poster Set (1985)
“Fashion Without Taboos”
Set of 4 B2 Posters (Each approx. 51 x 73 cm)
Combined Display Size (Approx.): 102 x 146 cm
Year: 1985
Printing: Offset
Condition: Near Mint
Design: Tadanori Yokoo
Produced by: Miyake Design Studio
Exhibition Venue: Boilerhouse Project, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
This is a complete original set of four B2 posters created by legendary graphic artist Tadanori Yokoo for ISSEY MIYAKE BODYWORKS, the groundbreaking 1985 international fashion performance series by Japanese fashion visionary Issey Miyake. Together, these four panels form a striking large-format composition—measuring approximately 102 x 146 cm—and were used to promote the show’s London run at the Victoria & Albert Museum’s Boilerhouse Project.
Titled Fashion Without Taboos, this collaborative visual work fuses Yokoo’s avant-garde aesthetic with expressive, manga-like illustrations of a stylized male figure rendered in sumi-e style ink and watercolor tones, accented by bright pops of electric blue and red typography. The fractured, overlapping faces and hands evoke themes of movement, identity, and transformation—perfectly in sync with Miyake’s concept of clothing as kinetic, sculptural performance.
Commissioned by Miyake Design Studio, this poster set exemplifies the synergy between two of Japan’s most important cultural figures, bridging fashion, fine art, and progressive design philosophy. It stands as a bold visual manifesto from Japan’s 1980s cultural renaissance.
A highly rare and desirable collector's item, particularly as a complete, intact 4-panel set, ideal for collectors of Japanese fashion, postwar graphic design, or museum-quality fashion ephemera.
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 set of four posters that are for sale. The poster is printed on translucent paper.
It is over 40 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.