VIVIANE SASSEN

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Tokyo 2020 Official Art Posters, 6 January 2020 - 16 February 2020

Since the early 20th century, posters have been created by Organising Committees of the Olympic Games to promote and advertise this major sporting and cultural event. Olympic posters also play the role of showcasing each Games' special features to the world. Recently, official posters have been created by internationally renowned artists and designers aimed at leaving cultural and artistic legacies for the individual Olympic and Paralympic Games. These posters thus include works that are regarded as the icons of their age.


I wanted to make an image that was playful, colourful and meaningful. The intention was to depict the JOY of PLAY. Another important element was to allude to the cultural diversity and the variety of nationalities who all come together to participate in the Olympic Games. The large ‘dots’ of colourful inks refer to the circles of the Olympic Games official logo: it’s an abstraction and deconstruction of this iconic design.
- Viviane Sassen

Tokyo 2020 Official Art Posters, 6 January 2020 - 16 February 2020
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (entrance hall)
Tokyo, Japan