Artists
Tadanori YOKOO
- Representative work
- Selected Works
- Available Works
- Biography
- Past Exhibitions at SCAI
- Artist News
Profile
- 2011
- The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette from the Japanese Government
- 2010
- One-man show (National Museum of Art Osaka)
- 2009
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The 5th Enku Award, Japan
One-man show (21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa, Kanazawa) - 2008
- Winning Kyoka Izumi literary, Japan
- 2007
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Hyogo, person who has rendered distinguished services commendation
Setagaya-ku, special culture service commendation - 2006
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Winning Japanese culture design grand prix
One-man show (Fondation Cartier pour l’art Contemporain, Paris) - 2005
- Grand Prize of the 15th international Poster Biennial in Lahti
- 2004
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One-man show （Entwistle Gallery, London）
One-man show （Miyazaki Prefectuaral Art Museum）
The Dark-blue Ribbon Medal from the Japanese Government
Silver prize - New York Art Directors Club - 2003
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One-man Show（The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto）
Slovak Design Center Award - International Triennial Poster Trnava2003 - 2002
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One-man Show （ Museum of Comtemporary Art, Tokyo, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art）
ICOGRADA Award -20th Bruno Poster Bienial2002 - 2001
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One-man Show The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama
Century City, Tate Modern - 2000
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Holl of Fame, New York Art Directors Club
Modern Contemporary Art, The museum of Modern Art, New York
MoMA Highlight, The Museum of Modern Art, New York - 1999
- Silver prize - New York Art Directors Club
- 1998
- Silver prize - New York Art Directors Club
- 1997
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Gold prize - New York Art Directors Club
One-man show （Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Moder n Art, Kobe）
One-man show （KanagawaPrefectural Museum of Moder n Art, Kamakura）
TIMOTICA/UNESCO- the International Museum of Contemporary Arts - 1996
- 2 Silver prize - New York Art Directors Club
- 1995
- Mainichi Art Award
- 1993
- The 45th Venice Biennial Trans actions ; Pedro Almondbal Exhibition
- 1989
- Hnorary Award,The 4th Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh
- 1986
- Tokyo From and Spirits -Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, and othrer place
- 1985
- 13th Paris Bienale, Invitation Artist
The 18th Sao, Pauro Biennial Invitation Artist - 1984
- Bronze Prize, 11th International Graphic Art Biennale, Bruno
- 1982
- One-man show -The Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Humburg
- 1981
- Converted to Painting from Graphic Design
- 1979
- 2000Fmk Prize, 3rd International Poster Biennale, Lahati
- 1976
- Exhibition of 5 International Graphic Designer, Venezia Biennale
- 1974
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Gold Medal, 5th Warsaw International Poster Biennale
Silver prize 6th International Graphic Art Biennale, Bruno
One-man show- Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam - 1972
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One-man show- The Museum of Modern Art, New York
UNESCO Prize at the 4th International Poster Biennale, Warszawa
Special Prize at the 5th Graphic Art Biennale, Bruno - 1969
- Grand prize - 6th Pari's Youth Biennale
- 1936
- Born in Nishiwaki-City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 2012
- Okanoyama Museum of Art Nishiwaki, Hyogo
- 2011
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Okanoyama Museum of Art Nishiwaki, Hyogo
The Okayama Perfectual Museum of Art
The Museum of Art, Kochi - 2010
- National Museum of Art Osaka, Osaka
- 2009
- 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa, Kanazawa
- 2008
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SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, Tokyo
Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo
Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Hyogo - 2006
- Fondation Cartier pour l’art Contemporain, Paris
- 2005
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Ikeda Museum of 20th Century Art, Shizuoka
Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto - 2004
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Miyazaki PrefecturalartR Museum
SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, Tokyo
Contemporary Art Muzeum, Kumamoto - 2003
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The Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Fukuoka Art Museum
Entwistele Gallery, London - 2002
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima - 2001
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Loyola University, New Orleans
The Museum of modern Art, Toyama
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo - 2000
- Art Museum“Station” Kyoto
- 1999
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The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama
Telecommunications Museum, Tokyo - 1998
- Laforet Museum Harajuku
- 1997
- Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Kobe
- 1996
- Laforet Museum Harajuku
- 1995
- Otemae Art Center, Hyogo
- 1994
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Yayoi Museum of Art, Tokyo
Laforet Museum of Harajuku, Tokyo
Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans - 1991
- Kirin Puraza Osaka, Osaka
- 1990
- Gallery Aricchi, Paris
- 1988
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Gallery Silvia Mentzel, East Berlin
The Miyagi Museum of Art - 1987
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Seibu Museum of Art, Tokyo
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh - 1986
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Roy Boyd Gallery, LosAngeles
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem - 1985
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Otis Person Gallery, LosAngeles
Palazzo Bianco, Genoa
Farcone Teatro, Genoa
Kunstlerhause Bethanien, Berlin
Laforet Museum Harajuku, Tokyo - 1983
- Musee de La Publicite, Paris
- 1982
- The Museum of fur Kunst und gewerbe, Hamburg
- 1980
- Okayama Museum, Okayama
- 1974
- Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
- 1973
- The Museum of Kunst und gewerbe, Hamburg
- 1972
- The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2011
- Fuchu Art Museum, Tokyo
- 2010
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Kanda Nissho Memorial Museum of Art, Hokkaido
Takahashi Collection Hibiya, Tokyo - 2009
- Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto
- 2007
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J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Mori Art Museum, Tokyo - 2006
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Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima
Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo - 2005
- The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama
- 2004
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Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo
National Museum of Art Osaka, Osaka
Yokohama Museum of Art, Kanagawa
The University of Art Museum, Tokyo University of Arts - 2003
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Art Museum Lahati Finland
The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama
Jan Koniarek Gallery Trnava, Slovakia - 2002
- Ibragi Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Kobe
- 2001
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Art Kite Museum, Detmold, Germany
2001 Lahti Poster Biennial, Art Museum, Lahti, Finland
Tate Moden, London - 2000
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Shimane Art Museum, Matsue
Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama
17th Warsaw International Poster Biennial 2000
19th Brno International Biennial 2000, Moravian Gallery
Trnava Poster Triennial 2000, Jan Koniareks Gallery, Slovakia
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama
The Museum of Modern Art, New York - 1999
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The California Center for the Arts, Escondido
Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima
Machida City Museum of Graphic Art, Tokyo
Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama
Chicago Public Library, Chicago - 1998
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Krannert Art Museum
Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba
Pecsi Gallery, Hungary
9th Chaumont International Poster Competition, Chaumont
Kawasaki City Museum, Kawasaki
18th Brno International Biennial of Graphic Design
Himeji City Museum of Art, Himeji
Akita Senshu Museum of Art, Akita
2nd Sophia International Stage Poster Triennial '98, Sophia, Bulgaria
Ashiya City Museum of Art, Ashiya
Utsunomiya Museum of Art, Utsunomiya
Laforet Museum Harajuku, Tokyo
Hokkaido Museum of ModernArt, Sapporo - 1997
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Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Kobe
Hokkaido Obihiro Art Museum
Tornava Poster Biennial '97
Lahti '97 Posters, Art Museum, Lahti, Finland
The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama
Helsinki International Poster Biennial '97, Cable Factory, Helsinki - 1996
- Kurashiki Museum of Art, Kurashiki
- 1995
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Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama
Museum of Art, Tokyo
The FrederickR. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis
1st Performance Poster International Triennial, Sophia, Bulgaria
Lousiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo - 1994
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Yayoi Museum of Art, Tokyo
Yokohama Museumof Art, Yokohama
Hara Museum Arc, Gunma
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
Sezon Museum of Modern Art, Karuizawa
Marlborough Gallery, New York - 1993
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Venice Biennial, Venice
O Art Museum, Shinagawa, Tokyo
Kawasaki City Museum, Kawasaki
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris
Takasaki Museum of Art, Takasaki
Azabu Art and Crafts Museum, Tokyo and another venue
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv - 1992
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Fukui Fine Arts Museum, Fukui
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv
Himeji City Museum of Art, Himeji
The Museum of Modern Art, Tokushima
The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
Brandenburg Art Museum, Cottbus, Poland
Pecsi Gallery, Hungary
2nd International Poster Biennial, Mexico
The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama - 1991
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Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo
Barbican Art Gallery, London
The Miyagi Museum of Art, Sendai
Design Museum, London
Royal College of Art, London
Fukuyama Museum of Art, Fukuyama - 1990
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Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Kobe
13th Warsaw International Poster Biennial
14th Brno International Biennial of Graphic Design
The Miyagi Museum of Art, Sendai
The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama - 1989
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The NationalMuseum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Art Museum, Yokohama
The 4th Bangladesh Asia Art Biennial
Hara Museum Arc, Gunma
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo
7th International Poster Biennial, Lahti, Finland
Georges Pompidou Center, Paris
The Museum of Modern Art, Hiroshima
The Museum of Modern Art, New York - 1988
- 12th Warsaw International Poster Biennial
13th Brno International Biennial of Graphic Design
The Miyagi Museum of Art and other venues
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Seibu Art Museum, Ikebukuro, Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo
Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Art, Utsunomiya - 1987
- Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo
The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Nerima Museum of Art, Tokyo
12th International Poster Biennial, Lahti, Finland
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and other venues
The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo - 1986
- 9th British International Prints Biennial
LaforetMuseum Harajuku, Tokyo
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
11th Warsaw International Poster Biennial
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo
The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama
Georges Pompidou Center, Paris
Taipei Municipal Art Museum, Taipei - 1985
- Markowitz Museum, Potsdam
Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art, Fukushima
13th Paris Biennial
The Museum of Modern Art, Kanagawa
Nimes 1st International Poster Biennial
Kunstlerhause Bethanien, Berlin
1st International Poster Triennial in Toyama
The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
18th San Paolo Biennial
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo
Museum of Fine Arts Utsunomiya
Laforet Museum Akasaka, Tokyo - 1984
- Walker Art Center, Minneapolis and other venues
Berlin Exhibition Center, Berlin
Soviet UnionArtists' Union Central Artists' Building, Moscow
Brno International Biennial of Graphic Design
The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama
Tokyo MetropolitanArt Museum, Tokyo
10th Warsaw International Poster Biennial
The Museum of Modern Art Toyama, Toyama - 1983
- The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama
5th International Poster Biennial, Art Museum, Lahti, Finland
Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Tokyo MetropolitanArt Museum, Tokyo - 1982
- The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama
Warsaw International Poster Biennial
Brno International Biennial of Graphic Design
The Miyagi Museum of Art, Sendai
Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto - 1981
- Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Art
Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima
Colorado State University
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo - 1980
- Victoria ＆ Albert Museum, London
Warsaw International Poster Biennial
International Biennial of Graphic Design
Tokyo MetropolitanArt Museum, Tokyo
Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Arts, Utsunomiya
Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka
Vienna 20th Century Museum of Art, Vienna - 1979
- International Poster Biennial, Lahti, Finland
Listowel International Poster Exhibition, Ireland
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo
Laforet Museum Harajuku, Tokyo
Poster Art Museum, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Shanghai Museum of Art - 1978
- First Asia Graphic Design Biennial, Tehran
Warsaw International Poster Biennial
Brno International Biennial of Graphic Design - 1977
- Seibu Museum of Art, Tokyo
Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya
the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Art, Utsunomiya
Georges Pompidou Center, Paris
International Print Biennial, Yugoslavia
San Paolo Museum of Art, San Paulo
ADG FAD, Barcelona
Stedelijk Museum,Amsterdam - 1976
- Warsaw International Poster Biennial
Brno International Biennial of Graphic Design
Venice Biennial, Venice - 1975
- Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo
Kyoto Municipal Museumof Art, Kyoto
Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Art
Seibu Museum of Art, Tokyo - 1974
- Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Tokyo Central Museum, Tokyo
Yokohama Citizens' Gallery, Yokohama
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
San Paolo University Modern Art Museum, San Paolo
Museum of Modern Art, Mexico City
Warsaw International Poster Biennial
Brno International Biennial of Graphic Design - 1973
- Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Kyoto Municipal Museumof Art, Kyoto
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Tokyo Central Museum, Tokyo
Boston Museum of Art, Boston
Institute Contemporary of Art, London - 1972
- Tokyo Central Museum, Tokyo
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia - 1971
- The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo
Kyoto Municipal Museumof Art, Kyoto
Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Kobe
Yokohama Citizens' Gallery, Yokohama - 1970
- First Korean Print Biennial, Seoul
White chapel Art Gallery, London - 1969
- The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
The 6th Paris Biennial, Paris
Kyoto Municipal Museumof Art, Kyoto - 1968
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The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Institute Contemporary of Art, London
Museum
- Art Kites Museum, Sydney
IDEAS Students Committee, Australia
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
The Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Museum of Modern Art, Vienna
National Museum, Wales
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
National Archives of Canada, Ottawa
College of Fine Art, University of California, Los Angeles
Queens Land Art Gallery, Brisbane
Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Santa Rosa Junior College Art Gallery, Santa Rosa
The Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco
The Museum of Modern Art, Genoa
The Chicago Athenaeum, Chicago
The Museum of Art and Design, Zurich
The Danish Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Patrick and Beatrice Haggarty Museum of Art, Milwaukee
Musee de La Publicite, Paris
The Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg
Bradford Art Galleries and Museum, West Yorkshire
Brandenburg Art Museum, Cottbus
The Frederick R. Weisman Foundation, Los Angeles
J.PaulGetty Museum, Los Angeles
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
National Museum for Applied Art, Munich
Art Museum, Lahti
Dante Museum, Rome
Poster Museum, Warszawa
Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain