Walker Evans: Now & Then

Fundaciòn MAPFRE, Barcelona, Feb 26 - May 24, 2026

Walker Evans (1903–1975) is a central figure in modern photography and one of the great visual chroniclers of twentieth-century United States. His images, seemingly simple yet deeply complex, depict with clarity everyday life, urban landscapes, and the anonymous faces of a country in transformation. A pioneer of Documentary Photography, Evans combined a direct and austere gaze with an inexhaustible curiosity about the signs of popular culture, which allowed him to define an era while simultaneously questioning it.

The exhibition Walker Evans: Now and Then, curated by David Campany, Creative Director of the International Center of Photography in New York, offers a broad overview of his work and its lasting influence on generations of artists. It brings together key photographs and projects spanning his entire career — from self-portraits of the 1920s to his Polaroid experiments in the 1970s — along with books and periodical publications that reflect his tireless observational capacity.

Accompanying book with texts by David Campany, Sara Ickow and Stephanie LaCava published by Fundaciòn MAPFRE and Thames & Hudson (English).