Arty Sunday: Helen Levitt at KBr

Arty Sundays are back! And for the first one of 2026, we're going to the Helen Levitt exhibition. The plan is to see the exhibition and then, if you fancy, grab a drink in the area. Helen Levitt (1913–2009) began photographing her native New York in the late 1930s, capturing images that reflected life in the city’s poorest neighborhoods, particularly children and their street games. She did so with an unfailing instinct for conveying, beyond childhood scenes, everything in everyday life that contains emotion, mystery, or humor. Her work soon earned the recognition it deserved, and in 1943 MoMA in New York organized her first solo exhibition. Over the course of her career, she also devoted significant attention to film. A socially engaged artist, Levitt was one of the first women to carve out a professional path in photography. The exhibition (nearly 200 photographs organized into nine sections) offers a comprehensive overview of her entire career. https://kbr.fundacionmapfre.org/exposiciones/helen-levitt/ \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Arty Sundays are back! And for the first one of 2026, we're going to the Helen Levitt exhibition. The plan is to see the exhibition and then, if you fancy, grab a drink in the area. Helen Levitt (1913–2009) began photographing her native New York in the late 1930s, capturing images that reflected life in the city’s poorest neighborhoods, particularly children and their street games. She did so with an unfailing instinct for conveying, beyond childhood scenes, everything in everyday life that contains emotion, mystery, or humor. Her work soon earned the recognition it deserved, and in 1943 MoMA in New York organized her first solo exhibition. Over the course of her career, she also devoted significant attention to film. A socially engaged artist, Levitt was one of the first women to carve out a professional path in photography. The exhibition (nearly 200 photographs organized into nine sections) offers a comprehensive overview of her entire career. https://kbr.fundacionmapfre.org/exposiciones/helen-levitt/ \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Arty Sundays are back! And for the first one of 2026, we're going to the Helen Levitt exhibition. The plan is to see the exhibition and then, if you fancy, grab a drink in the area. Helen Levitt (1913–2009) began photographing her native New York in the late 1930s, capturing images that reflected life in the city’s poorest neighborhoods, particularly children and their street games. She did so with an unfailing instinct for conveying, beyond childhood scenes, everything in everyday life that contains emotion, mystery, or humor. Her work soon earned the recognition it deserved, and in 1943 MoMA in New York organized her first solo exhibition. Over the course of her career, she also devoted significant attention to film. A socially engaged artist, Levitt was one of the first women to carve out a professional path in photography. The exhibition (nearly 200 photographs organized into nine sections) offers a comprehensive overview of her entire career. https://kbr.fundacionmapfre.org/exposiciones/helen-levitt/