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Julius Shulman. Modernism Rediscovered

Pierluigi Serraino author Julius Shulman illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taschen GmbH

Published:3rd Mar '23

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Julius Shulman. Modernism Rediscovered cover

​The buildings burned in our memories, which to us represent the spirit of ’50s and ’60s architectural design, were those whose pictures were widely published in magazines and books; but what about those that got lost in the process, hardly or never appearing in publication? The exchange of visual information is crucial to the development, evolution, and promotion of architectural movements. If a building is not widely seen, its photograph rarely or never published, it simply does not enter into architectural discourse. Many buildings photographed by Julius Shulman suffered this fate, their images falling into oblivion. With this book, TASCHEN brings them to light, paying homage to California Modernism in all its forms. The abandoned files of Julius Shulman show us another side of Modernism that has stayed quiet for so many years. Bringing together nearly 300 forgotten masterpieces, Modernism Rediscovered pays tribute to these lesser known yet outstanding contributions to the modern architectural movement. It’s like sneaking into a private history, into homes that have rarely been seen and hardly appreciated as of yet.

“If buildings were people, those in Julius Shulman’s photographs would be Grace Kelly: classically elegant, intriguingly remote.” * ARTnews *
“Julius Shulman is single-handedly responsible for much of America’s love affair with modern architecture.” * Anthem *

ISBN: 9783836592550

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1812g

576 pages

Multilingual edition