{"product_id":"tadanori-yokoo-yokoo-tadanori-print-exhibition-横尾忠則版画展-exhibition-38-prints-of-tadanori-yokoo-poster-japanese-contemporary-art-poster-original-offset-2009-rare-b2-size-c-51-73-cm-o617","title":"\"TADANORI YOKOO - Yokoo Tadanori Print Exhibition (横尾忠則版画展) “DROOL (よだれ)” Poster\", Japanese Contemporary Art Poster, Original Offset 2009, Rare, B2 Size (c.51 × 73 cm) O713","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"603\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese B2 offset poster printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"231\" data-end=\"239\"\u003e2009\u003c\/strong\u003e for a \u003cstrong data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"264\"\u003eTadanori Yokoo\u003c\/strong\u003e exhibition (第51回企画展), with the exhibition dates printed directly into the artwork: \u003cstrong data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"380\"\u003e平成21年10月4日（日）– 平成22年3月28日（日）\u003c\/strong\u003e (4 October 2009 – 28 March 2010). The design uses Yokoo’s famous \u003cstrong data-start=\"446\" data-end=\"463\"\u003e“DROOL \/ よだれ”\u003c\/strong\u003e imagery—one of his most iconic portrait motifs—making this a highly collectible, time-capsule piece of late-2000s Japanese graphic culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"908\" data-end=\"1055\"\u003ePoster design (focus)\u003cbr data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"932\"\u003eThis poster centres on Yokoo’s celebrated \u003cstrong data-start=\"974\" data-end=\"991\"\u003e“DROOL (よだれ)”\u003c\/strong\u003e artwork—pop-surreal, humorous, and unsettling in equal measure:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1323\"\u003eA confrontational red-haired portrait with oversized glasses and wide, staring eyes fills the sheet, the open mouth revealing sharp teeth—and the signature detail: a thin, graphic strand of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1247\" data-end=\"1256\"\u003edrool\u003c\/strong\u003e falling from the lips, a classic Yokoo “shock of the human” motif.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1518\"\u003eBehind the figure sits a dreamlike coastal panorama: a sweeping shoreline and calm sea offset by a distant volcanic eruption—Yokoo’s trademark symbolic landscape where idyll and danger coexist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1520\" data-end=\"1701\"\u003eBold white Japanese typography frames the head like a constructed signboard, while “TADANORI YOKOO” is embedded into the hair—typography and image fused into a single visual system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1703\" data-end=\"1894\"\u003eThe bright yellow garment carries dense vertical exhibition information, turning “event text” into part of the artwork rather than a separate informational block—another Yokoo signature move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1896\" data-end=\"2054\"\u003eAs a whole, the piece reads like an advertisement and a standalone contemporary artwork at once—exactly the boundary Yokoo has always delighted in collapsing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2056\" data-end=\"2517\"\u003eAbout Tadanori Yokoo\u003cbr data-start=\"2076\" data-end=\"2079\"\u003eTadanori Yokoo is one of Japan’s most influential postwar graphic designers and artists—celebrated worldwide for fusing Pop Art intensity, surreal symbolism, and a uniquely Japanese sense of cultural collage into unforgettable poster design. His work famously blurs the line between fine art and commercial print culture, and original Yokoo exhibition posters remain highly sought after as affordable, displayable works by a major artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2519\" data-end=\"2692\"\u003eCondition\u003cbr data-start=\"2528\" data-end=\"2531\"\u003eExcellent condition. Strong, saturated colour with clean overall presentation. Please refer to the imagery (front and back) as this is the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2694\" data-end=\"2718\"\u003eIt is over 15 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2720\" data-end=\"2758\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2760\" data-end=\"2797\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56477080584570,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/IMG_1831.jpg?v=1768305015","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/tadanori-yokoo-yokoo-tadanori-print-exhibition-%e6%a8%aa%e5%b0%be%e5%bf%a0%e5%89%87%e7%89%88%e7%94%bb%e5%b1%95-exhibition-38-prints-of-tadanori-yokoo-poster-japanese-contemporary-art-poster-original-offset-2009-rare-b2-size-c-51-73-cm-o617","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}