he Montreux Jazz Festival, which has been held in Montreux, Switzerland every July since 1967, commissions a different artist to design its poster each year. In 1986, Keith Haring and Andy Warhol collaborated on a single design. This piece, inspired by sheet music, was created by the two artists.
The original size of this poster is 1000mm x 700mm, but what's noteworthy is that it was reprinted at a reduced size of 500mm x 400mm with permission from the artist's foundation and other copyright holders to make it easier to display in Japanese homes. Everything from the quality of the paper to the printing studio is specified by the copyright holder, and royalties and other costs are enormous, making this a project that would be impossible to undertake today.
The printing was handled by Albin Uldry, a Swiss company founded in 1964 and renowned for its silkscreen printing. This printing company is highly acclaimed in the art poster world, not only for its skilled craftsmanship but also for its unparalleled techniques and approaches. This is precisely why the quality of this poster is so high, and the silkscreen texture is outstanding. It could only have been made possible in Japan during the bubble era.