In the station
- Date:
- 1959
- Medium:
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
Description
Printed in 1959, this station interior subject turns the modern transit hub into one of Ono's preferred urban theaters. Railway stations offered him crowds in motion, the geometry of platforms and arching roofs, the layered signage of the contemporary city. His graphic style — flat, bold, unsentimentally observed — suits the functional architecture of the station perfectly, finding visual order in a space designed for purposeful movement rather than contemplation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
In the station was created by Tadashige Ono (小野忠重) in 1959.
In the station depicts urban scenes and travel scenes.