This is an original Japanese offset poster printed in the 1996. 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.
For this, the eighth of the 'Greeting' posters created for the printing house of Haizuka, Yokoo used as his model Knowles Martin, an assistant at his studio. Martin's face, so like that of an itinerant monk, has been repeated countless times and is shown floating through the atmosphere. Resembling an oncoming attack by UFOs in space, and giving the impression that they could cause dizziness if stared at for too long, these countless faces are used as part of a psychedelic technique to express the infinity of space... [A] passage written by Yokoo which appeared in 1976 in the February number of the magazine Chuo Koron described images he had seen while under the influence of drugs: 'Then I saw this red sphere come rising up towards me from the lower part of the sky... I was able to perceive at once that this concentrated mass was my own ego. And then didn't I see another spherical mass rising up... and not one of them, but hordes of them one after the other? And no matter how much I beat them back, these spheres of egotism persisted. They were limitless'"
One of Japan's most famous graphic designers - the legend Tadanori Yokoo.
He 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 28 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.