Tadanori Yokoo

The Complete Posters of Tadanori Yokoo from 1953 to Today, hesign, 2025

This book features a complete collection of Yokoo’s posters from 1953 to the present—spanning over 70 years of creativity—making it an exceptional piece for any collector. Each work embodies the cultural and artistic spirit of its time, tracing his exploration of visual language and the evolution of his style across decades.

Editor: Jumping He
Author: Tadanori Yokoo
Texts: Jumping He, Marta Sylvestrová + Haruka Kogure, Kazumasa Nagai, Eishi Kitazawa
Concept & Design: Jumping He
Layout & Typesetting: Phillipp Majdamin
Graphic Design Assistants: Pauline Messerschmidt,Yuhang Fang, Yiyan Liang
Image Copyright: Tadanori Yokoo Studio, DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion

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  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Tadanori Yokoo
  • Year 2025
  • Client/Publisher hesign
  • Size 170mm x 240mm
Tadanori Yokoo
‘Tadanori Yokoo was born in 1936 in Nishiwaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan and in 1969 received the grand prix in the print category at the 6th Youth Biennial in Paris. In 1972 he held a one-man show at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and in 1974 won a gold medal at the Warsaw Poster Biennial, a silver medal at the Brno Graphic Art Biennial, and the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art Award at the 9th Tokyo International Print Biennial. In 1975 he received the Mainichi Design Award, and in 1976 took part in the Venice Biennial exhibition, "Works by 5 International Designers." He held a one-man show at the Museum of Advertising Art in Paris in 1983, and in 1985 participated in both the 13th Paris Biennial and the 18th Sao Paulo Biennial. Another one-man show followed in 1987 at the Saison Art Museum, and in 1989 he received an honorary award at the 4th Asia Art Biennial, Bangladesh. In 1991 he took part in the exhibition "Beyond Japan: A Photo Theatre" held at the Barbican Art Gallery in London. Tadanori Yokoo held another one-man show in 1992 at Loft Forum in Tokyo.’ 100 Graphic Designers of the World. Idea Special Edition Explore related designers including Kiyoshi Awazu and Shigeo Fukuda. See also Japanese Modernism, Japanese graphic design history, and 1960s graphic design history.

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The Complete Posters of Tadanori Yokoo from 1953 to Today, hesign, 2025
The Complete Posters of Tadanori Yokoo from 1953 to Today, hesign, 2025
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