Becoming, An exhibition of illustrations in children’s books

Date and Time: 22 April to 6 May 2025

Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 6:30pmAdd to Calendar 22/04/2025 18:30 22/04/2025 20:00 Asia/Kolkata Inauguration - Becoming, An exhibition of illustrations in children’s books Must check for Details and on Event day before visiting -
https://www.delhievents.com/2025/04/art-exhibition-illustrations-childrens-books-india-international-centre-lodhi-estate.html Main Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003, IndiaDD/MM/YYYY - Inauguration

23 April to 6 May 2025, 11am to 7pmAdd to Calendar 23/04/2025 11:00 06/05/2025 19:00 Asia/Kolkata Becoming, An exhibition of illustrations in children’s books Must check for Details and on Event day before visiting -
https://www.delhievents.com/2025/04/art-exhibition-illustrations-childrens-books-india-international-centre-lodhi-estate.html Main Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003, IndiaDD/MM/YYYY - Exhibition on view

Conversations and Workshops as part of the exhibition:   

26 April 2025: 11am to 6pm - Workshop 1: The Art of Picture book Making 

Facilitator: Award-winning illustrator and muralist Ruchi Shah

Entry: Free

Venue: Main Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003, India
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Event Description: A Path to Andretta

An exhibition of illustrations in children’s books in India since 1895. Themed around the many interpretations of ‘becoming’ of the self and of the spaces around us, the exhibition celebrates the past and the present of the 130 years of art in printed children’s literature in India. 

The curation carries immersive book illustrations by sixty artists, including that by the pioneers of children’s illustrated literature in the country - Abanindranath Tagore, Sukumar Ray and Satyajit Ray. Visitors will delight in the works of celebrated artists like KG Subramanyan, Mickey Patel, Pulak Biswas, Jagdish Joshi, Sigrun Srivasatava and Atanu Roy, while discovering and rediscovering the creative genius of many feted contemporary illustrators, each enriching this landscape with their own distinctive style and sensibilities.

There will be a reading corner in the gallery for visitors to browse through the books featured, and more.

Curated by Richa Jha, children’s book author, and publisher of Pickle Yolk Books

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