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2014

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Poster, Solo Exhibition, New Type

This is a Poster. It was designed by Shiro Shita Saori and made for (as the client) The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art. It is dated 2014 and we acquired it in 2014. Its medium is digital print on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

For her solo exhibition “New Type” Shiro Shita Saori illustrated a dense, chaotic assemblage of graphic elements which form the backdrop for her vertically oriented text promoting the exhibition. The poster was the winner of the 2014 exhibition/contest 100 Best Posters of Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

This object was donated by Shiro Shita Saori. It is credited Gift of Shiro Shita Saori.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 102.9 × 72.9 cm (40 1/2 × 28 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Poster, Solo Exhibition, New Type; Designed by Shiro Shita Saori (Japanese, b. 1990); Client: The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art; Germany; digital print on paper; H x W: 102.9 × 72.9 cm (40 1/2 × 28 11/16 in.); Gift of Shiro Shita Saori; 2014-35-2

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition How Posters Work.

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