Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- An exhibition dedicated to the Uzbek language has opened in the Republican Children’s Library.
The exhibition in the library hall combines two themes - the image of childhood in the works of artists of the 1930s and changes in the graphics of the Uzbek language in the twentieth century. The exhibition presents exhibits from the National Archives of the Republic of Uzbekistan of the State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan.
This exhibition at the Republican Children’s Library in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, presents a unique opportunity to see not only the work of artists of the 1930s, but also changes in the graphics of the Uzbek language in the twentieth century.
The exhibition combines two main themes: the first explores images of childhood in the works of artists of the 1930s, with a focus on the works of the Kashin sisters Nina and Nadezhda. This part of the exhibition features rare exhibits, such as posters by Nadezhda Kashina from the State Museum of Art of Uzbekistan and Nina’s picture book from the library’s children’s book archive.
The second theme of the exhibition is a brief introduction to the history of writing in Uzbekistan and demonstrates changes in the graphics of the Uzbek language in the twentieth century. This is shown through books published in Uzbekistan between the 1940s and 1990s, from the library’s collection. Each book represents different design styles created by various artists and designers, such as Vladimir Rozhdestvensky, Iskander Ikramov, Anatoly Bondarovich, Anatoly Osheiko. Also featured is a visual chronology developed by the team at type.today, a typography magazine and online laboratory for experimental fonts.
The Republican Children’s Library periodically updates its exhibition, offering visitors the opportunity to study various aspects of culture, history and art. Previous exhibitions, such as “I Live in Uzbekistan,” have also featured the work of a variety of artists, including Alexander Nikolaev, Lydia Zholtkevich and Olga Trizna, allowing audiences to see the diversity and richness of the library’s children’s literature archive.