With half a year left on the countdown to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the official ‘Tokyo 2020 Art Posters’ have been unveiled. There are a total of 20 posters, with 12 based on the Olympics and 8 on the Paralympics. They are intended to stir up excitement for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Summer Games.

Tokyo 2020 Art Posters – The Origins

These official art posters have a history stretching back to the beginning of the twentieth century. Created by each Games’ committee, the posters help promote awareness of the Olympics as a sporting and cultural event, while featuring each Games’ distinctive traits and sharing them with the world. The art posters, which recently also include a set of Paralympic-themed posters, have become an important cultural and artistic legacy of the Games. Many internationally acclaimed artists and designers are chosen to create these pieces, and a number of resulting posters have become icons of their time.