As part of the selection process, an Artist Selection Committee was formed comprising senior figures from the worlds of art, culture and design (see below). The Committee has selected the artists to produce artwork in liaison with the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage, and these will be produced in poster form by the end of the year. They will be displayed at exhibitions in public spaces and will feature on licensed products from the beginning of 2020 with the aim of raising awareness of the approaching Tokyo 2020 Games.
The participating artists and designers include famous Japanese manga artists and calligraphers, a number of leading young figures from the Japanese art world and other famous Japanese artists, designers and photographers. They also include four overseas artists who have won numerous awards in Japan and overseas.
Participating artists
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Olympic Games |
Paralympics |
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JAPAN |
Other Countries |
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Takashi HOMMA |
Theseus CHAN |
Hirohiko ARAKI |
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Shoko KANAZAWA |
Viviane SASSEN Photographer |
GOO CHOKI PAR |
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Tomoko KONOIKE |
Philippe WEISBECKER |
Koji KAKINUMA |
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Daijiro OHARA |
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Chihiro MORI |
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Shinro OHTAKE |
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Mika NINAGAWA |
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Taku SATOH |
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Tomoyuki SHINKI |
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Asao TOKOLO |
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Asao TOKOLO |
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Naoki URASAWA |
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Akira YAMAGUCHI |
Artist Selection Committee Members
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Name |
Current Positions |
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Masanori AOYAGI |
Chairman, Tokyo 2020 Culture and Education Commission |
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Yuji AKIMOTO |
Member of Tokyo 2020 Culture and Education Commission |
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Sumiko IMAI |
Member of Tokyo 2020 Advisory Meeting |
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Hiroshi IMANAKA |
Member of Tokyo 2020 Culture and Education Commission |
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Teiya IWABUCHI |
Editor in Chief of BIJUTSUTECHO |
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Noriko KAWAKAMI |
Design Journalist |
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Fumio NANJO |
Director, Mori Museum |
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Mineko ORISAKU |
Member of Tokyo 2020 Culture and Education Commission |
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Tsuyoshi TANE |
Architect |
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Tomoko YABUMAE |
Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo |
About Official Art Posters
Since the early 20th century, posters have been created by Organizing Committees of the Olympic Games (OCOGs) to promote and advertise this major sporting and cultural event. With their broad popular appeal and bold, easily recognizable imagery, Olympic posters continue to capture the international imagination and help establish each Games’ specific look and feel. Some OCOGs have commissioned internationally renowned artists and designers to create highly individualistic posters and to leave a powerful legacy forever associated with a specific edition of the Olympic. Many of these Olympic art posters have become artistic and cultural icons. More recently, Paralympic posters have been specifically created for each Paralympic Games.
For media reference: Olympic Summer Games Posters from Athens 1896 to Rio 2016 are available here
