Italy is famous for children’s literature, the unique narrative and illustrative styles attracting devoted fans all over the world in addition to within Italy itself. This exhibition features a selection of 35 works from the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, a wealth of storytelling and visual brilliance including both retellings of classic tales and new stories.
A shared feature of these works is imaginative use of visual elements to convey story and emotion, with as few words as possible. Full of poetry and humor, these works inhabit and display the multifaceted experience of children.
Exhibition Information
Curated by the Sasson Kung – an expert and enthusiast of European graphic design and hosted by the TDRI with the support of Netherlands Office Taipei and the Sichting De Best Verzorgde Boeken (SDBVB), the exhibition will bring the 33 books selected in 2021 to the public in Taiwan.
Organized by the Taipei Book Fair Foundation and Not Just Library, the 2020-2024 Golden Butterfly Award Winners Exhibition collects the most beautifully designed books in Taiwan, allowing the audience to take a close look at the winning books of the Golden Butterfly Award from recent five years and enjoy the unique charm of Taiwanese book designs.
This exhibition centered around Eisuke Tachikawa’s advocacy of “Evolutionary Thinking,” explores the past, present, future, and the global “ecosystem” with various attempts made by NOSIGNER over the past decade, to find the most suitable positioning for various projects and propose visions for the future.