21 settembre 2012 - 20 gennaio 2013, Colonia (DE)
Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur of Cologne is taking the opportunity to present a major retrospective of Walker Evans’s oeuvre: Walker Evans - Decade by Decade. For the first time in Germany this unprecedented exhibition gives an overview of the multi-faceted works based on more than two hundred original prints from between 1928-1974. James Crump, Chief Curator at the Cincinnati Art Museum, has developed a magnificent presentation from the unique private collection of Clark and Joan Worswick that sheds light on the whole of Walker Evans’s productive period and important phases of his work and gives a vibrant impression of his consistent interest in specific approaches. Crump’s insights are documented as well in the accompanying book with a text highlighting the comprehensive nature of Walker Evans’s photography and its international reception. The historically important retrospective in 1971 at the Museum of Modern Art curated by John Szarkowski shaped the picture of Walker Evans which remained relatively unchanged for a long time. Meanwhile, and through intensive research work on different holdings of Walker Evans’s photos, new aspects can be reflected upon and integrated. Info: www.photographie-sk-kultur.de