"TADANORI YOKOO - Tadanori Yokoo Print Exhibition (Seiyo)", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Offset 1991, Ultra Rare, Size (c.73 x 103cm)

This is an original Japanese offset poster printed in 1991. 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 produced for the Tadanori Yokoo Print Exhibition held at the SEIYO Sendai department store in the early 1990s. Featuring a bold central red title block surrounded by a gold faux-frame motif, the poster functions both as a promotional display and a vibrant showcase of Yokoo’s surreal, genre-defying visual language.

It presents a collage of some of Yokoo’s most iconic works, including pieces from his Then and Now series and psychedelic, pop-inflected compositions drawing on themes of spirituality, sexuality, urbanism, and modern anxiety. From the unsettling swimmer and contorted nude to meditative figures and dreamlike cityscapes, each panel invites the viewer into a world of layered meaning and cultural contradiction.

With its intense colors, jarring juxtapositions, and symbolic density, this poster encapsulates the essence of Yokoo’s approach: irreverent, inquisitive, and unmistakably original. A striking addition to any collection of Japanese postwar art, graphic design, or Yokoo 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 poster that is for sale. 

It is over 34 years old!

It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

Certificate of Authenticity included.