B:1/B:2 1964

Tadanori Yokoo created this striking poster using screen printing, a technique that was popular in Japan and the United States in the late 20th century. Yokoo was involved in the anti-art movement of the 1960s. You can see this sensibility at play here in the ways he questions the high-art establishment and traditional values through a combination of pop art, psychedelia, and traditional Japanese imagery. The unsettling imagery and bold colors also echo the Japanese Pop Art movement, which challenged established artistic conventions. This was a time of intense social and political change, and the poster reflects the unease and uncertainty of that time. A deep dive into Yokoo's personal history and the social conditions that shaped his work, including the political climate in Japan at the time, are key to understanding the poster's place in art history. It's through such research that the full depth and complexity of art can be revealed.