Keiichi Tanaami, Japanese Woodcuts, Mixed Media Prints
November 2011: 50 to 1500: Keiichi Tanaami
Keiichi Tanaami, born in 1936 in Tokyo, is one of the leading pop artists of postwar Japan and has been active as a multi-genre artist since the '60s as a graphic designer, illustrator, video artist and fine artist. At the height of psychedelic culture and pop art, his kitschy, colourful illustrations and design work received high acclaim, in addition to his album cover art for legendary bands The Monkees and Jefferson Airplane.
