Tokyo Olympiad: A Global Film
8 Apr 2022 — 9 Oct 2022 at Poster House
· New York City
Tokyo Olympiad: A Global Film was a 2022 exhibition at Poster House, New York, examining the worldwide impact and graphic legacy of Kon Ichikawa's celebrated documentary film of the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games.
The exhibition explored how the film was marketed across different countries, showcasing the remarkable variety of poster designs, typographic approaches, and visual languages used to promote the same cinematic work to audiences around the globe. Through original posters and related materials, visitors could trace how national design traditions and cultural contexts shaped the film's international presentation.
The exhibition explored how the film was marketed across different countries, showcasing the remarkable variety of poster designs, typographic approaches, and visual languages used to promote the same cinematic work to audiences around the globe. Through original posters and related materials, visitors could trace how national design traditions and cultural contexts shaped the film's international presentation.
About the artist
Kon Ichikawa
1915–2008
Kon Ichikawa was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His work displays a vast range in genre and style, from the anti-war films The Burmese Harp (1956) and Fires on the Plain (1959), to the documentary Tokyo Olympiad (1965), which won two BAFTA Film Awards, and the 19th-century revenge…
About the artist →About the venue
Poster House
· New York City
Poster House is the first museum in the United States dedicated exclusively to posters. Located in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City, on 23rd Street between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue, the museum opened to the public on June 20, 2019.
