If You Take Kangi Characters Apart, You Can See Their Characteristics More Clearly, Poster Celebrating 10th Anniversary of "Tategumi Yokogumi" Magazine
1993 · Silkscreen
40 1/2 x 28 3/4" (102.8 x 23 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Ikko Tanaka
Artist
WA-00029707
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None documented
2
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19
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40
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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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
Source Registry (2)
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
- Artsy (bulk)Tier 1 · Institutional85%
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Ikko Tanaka was a Japanese graphic designer and typographer who synthesized Western grid-based composition with traditional Japanese aesthetics to create layouts of spare elegance and geometric precision. Operating primarily in print, posters, and corporate identity design, his work defined the visual language of postwar Japanese modernism. His practice extended across book design, exhibition graphics, and branding for major Japanese cultural institutions.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago
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19 published of 38 catalogued · 30 with image
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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