Yokoo Tadanori 横尾忠則: Having Reached a Climax at the Age of 29, I Was Dead

Titled: Made in Japan, Tadanori Yokoo, Having Reached a Climax at the Age of 29, I Was Dead, 109.2 x 79.1 cm silkscreen print created in 1965. Yokoo’s works are very prominent in the Tokyo Avant-Garde scene and this print reflects the norm and work culture of Japan. The imagery reflects how expectations placed on the people kills individuality and the work ethic is known to be detrimental to the worker’s health, even to the point of death.