Chrome Hearts
1997 · Silkscreen
40 9/16 x 28 3/4" (103 x 72.8 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Tadanori Yokoo
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9
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102
Works in Collection
202
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3
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Recent Japanese Posters from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1989–1990
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The Modern Poster
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1988
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Posters from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1976
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Posters in the Penthouse
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1974–1975
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25 Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1973
About
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Tadanori Yokoo is a Japanese graphic designer and painter who synthesized traditional Japanese aesthetics with psychedelic color, bold typography, and densely layered imagery to reject the clean modernism of 1960s design. Working across print, poster design, and canvas painting, he employs surrealist and symbolic elements drawn from both Eastern and Western sources. His practice bridges commercial graphic design and fine art, establishing him as a pivotal figure in postwar visual culture.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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