Noboru Baba Retrospective

Kariya City Art Museum

Finished

Artists

Noboru Baba

Cats are curious and have cheating hearts, but they are somehow lovable. The "11 Piki no Neko" series, loved by all generations, is a long-selling picture book series, the first of which was published in 1967. The creator of the series, Noboru Baba (1927-2001), was active as a cartoonist in the immediate postwar period. Starting with children's cartoons that heartwarmingly depicted children's games and adventures, he went on to publish serial cartoons in weekly comic magazines and newspapers for adults, while also creating numerous picture books featuring animals, mountain men, and other characters. His wide-ranging activities over the past half-century have always been in search of "good laughs" that would soften the hearts of readers.

In addition to Baba's representative original manga and picture book illustrations, this unprecedented retrospective exhibition will introduce sketches that convey his creative process and keen eye for observation, one-page cat drawings and illustrations, three-dimensional work he enjoyed making, as well as work from his childhood and before his debut. This is an opportunity to look back on Baba's entire creative process with approximately 500 works and documents, and enjoy the entire Noboru Baba world full of humor and kawaii.

Schedule

Sep 17 (Sat) 2022-Nov 6 (Sun) 2022

Opening Hours Information

Hours	9:00-17:00
Closed	Monday Open on public holidays but closed on the following day. Closed during the New Year holidays and in between exhibitions.
Notice	Open on September 19 and October 10. Closed on September 20 and October 11.

Fee

Adults ¥1000; University and High School Students ¥800; Junior High School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free.

Website

https://www.city.kariya.lg.jp/museum/exhibition/schedule/1010996.html