Makoto Saito: The Art of the Poster exhibition of 100 posters, sponsored by AIGA Boston and Massachusetts College of Art, November 1999, 24 x 36 inches.

This is a limited-edition poster. Designed by Makoto Saito for his first American solo exhibition, the poster is printed on heavy-weight matte printing paper by Winthrop Printing Company, Boston, Massachusetts. There is no image on the backside.

Makoto Saitō is one of the world’s most renowned graphic designers and creator of many iconic poster designs, often themed on the concept of seeing. Born in Fukuoka, Japan in 1952, Makoto’s career began as a printmaker, and his early work quickly gained international renown. His posters are typically text-free, with dense inks, themed on the concept of seeing. Today, some of his prints are part of the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He worked at the Nippon Design Center from 1974 to 1980 before founding his own firm, Makoto Saitō Design.

Makoto once told Eye Magazine ‘I don’t trust words. You can say anything with words. I prefer a visual means of communication because it allows the message to be more direct.’

He has since proceeded to become an artist, creating portraits of classic filmmakers and iconic images from their films. He has held solo exhibitions at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Japan, a 2012 exhibition at the Paul Kasmin Gallery in the United States, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in England, the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

His numerous awards include winning the Gold Prize twice at the International Poster Biennale in Warsaw, twice winning the Best of Best in the Germany Red Dot Awards, the Grand Prize at the France International Poster Awards, and many more.

Makoto Saito has been a member of Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) since 1994.

The poster will be mailed in a sturdy cardboard tube.

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