The photography of Julius Shulman (1910–2009) transported a West Coast dream around the world. His images of midcentury Southern Californian architecture captured not only the distinctive structural, functional, and design elements of a building but also the context of its surroundings and inhabitants in a holistic, evocative sense of lifestyle. Over time, Shulman’s talents would take him around the world, steadily crafting one of the most compelling chronologies of modern architecture.
Offering an immense cultural cache for an even lower price, this fresh edition of TASCHEN’s Modernism Rediscovered features over 400 architectural treasures from the Shulman archives. Each project and photograph was personally selected from over 260,000 photographs by publisher Benedikt Taschen, who enjoyed a close relationship with Shulman and his work since first publishing Julius Shulman: Architecture and Its Photography (1998). Documenting the reach of modernist aesthetics, the projects span not only the West Coast but also the rest of the United States, as well as Mexico, Israel, and Hong Kong, all captured with Shulman’s characteristic understanding of space and situation, as well as his brilliant and intuitive sense of composition.
The pictures are contextualized with an introduction by photography critic Owen Edwards, an extensive biography by University of Southern California historian Philip J. Ethington, captions on decorative elements by Los Angeles Modern Auctions founder Peter Loughrey, and biographies of key architects. In addition, the book includes personal reflections from Shulman himself, with an oral history and portrait of the period crafted via months of interviews with arts writer Hunter Drohojowska-Philp.
Offering an immense cultural cache for an even lower price, this fresh edition of TASCHEN’s Modernism Rediscovered features over 400 architectural treasures from the Shulman archives. Each project and photograph was personally selected from over 260,000 photographs by publisher Benedikt Taschen, who enjoyed a close relationship with Shulman and his work since first publishing Julius Shulman: Architecture and Its Photography (1998). Documenting the reach of modernist aesthetics, the projects span not only the West Coast but also the rest of the United States, as well as Mexico, Israel, and Hong Kong, all captured with Shulman’s characteristic understanding of space and situation, as well as his brilliant and intuitive sense of composition.
The pictures are contextualized with an introduction by photography critic Owen Edwards, an extensive biography by University of Southern California historian Philip J. Ethington, captions on decorative elements by Los Angeles Modern Auctions founder Peter Loughrey, and biographies of key architects. In addition, the book includes personal reflections from Shulman himself, with an oral history and portrait of the period crafted via months of interviews with arts writer Hunter Drohojowska-Philp.
The photographer:
Julius Shulman은 1920년부터 로스앤젤레스에 거주 중이며, 거의 80년에 가까운 세월 동안 서던캘리포니아와 전 세계의 현대적인 건축물을 문서화해왔다. 그가 촬영한 것 중 로스앤젤레스에 위치한 Pierre Koenig의 건축물 Case Study House No. 22(1960)와 Palm Springs에 있는 J. Neutra의 건축물 Kaufmann House(1947)의 사진은 20세기 건축물 중 가장 인상적이고 상징적인 사진이 되었다. 1936년, Shulman이 가진 사진에 대한 관심사는 Neutra가 건축한 로스앤젤레스의 Kun Residence를 촬영하며 단순한 관심이 아닌, 커리어로 발전해갔다. 그 사진은 코닥사의 베스트포켓 카메라(Vestpocket camera)로 촬영한 것이었다. Neutra는 당시 젊은 Shulman이 찍은 이미지를 보고 감탄해 마지않았으며 그를 계속해 위임했다. 그 당시를 주도했던 건축물들은 수백 가지 종류의 잡지, 신문, 그리고 출판업자들에 의해 다루어졌다. Shulman은 American Institute of Architects(1969)에서의 Architectural Photography Medal, International Center of Photography in New York(1998)에서의 lifetime achievement award 등 수많은 상을 수상했고, 많은 학술 기관에서 명예박사를 지내기도 했다. 그는 2009년 7월 15일 사망했으며, 당시 그의 나이 98세였다.
The authors
Hunter Drohojowska-Philp writes about modern art, design, and architecture. She is a regular contributor to Artnews, Artnet, Western Interiors and Design, and the Los Angeles Times and is the author of Full Bloom: The Art and Life of Georgia O’Keeffe.
Owen Edwards has written about photography for 30 years for numerous publications including American Photographer, New York Times Magazine, and Smithsonian.
Philip J. Ethington is professor of history and political science at the University of Southern California and North American editor of the journal Urban History. He is currently completing a large-format graphic book and online publication called Ghost Metropolis, Los Angeles, 1542–2001.
Peter Loughrey is director of Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) specializing in 20th-century design by architects.
Julius Shulman은 1920년부터 로스앤젤레스에 거주 중이며, 거의 80년에 가까운 세월 동안 서던캘리포니아와 전 세계의 현대적인 건축물을 문서화해왔다. 그가 촬영한 것 중 로스앤젤레스에 위치한 Pierre Koenig의 건축물 Case Study House No. 22(1960)와 Palm Springs에 있는 J. Neutra의 건축물 Kaufmann House(1947)의 사진은 20세기 건축물 중 가장 인상적이고 상징적인 사진이 되었다. 1936년, Shulman이 가진 사진에 대한 관심사는 Neutra가 건축한 로스앤젤레스의 Kun Residence를 촬영하며 단순한 관심이 아닌, 커리어로 발전해갔다. 그 사진은 코닥사의 베스트포켓 카메라(Vestpocket camera)로 촬영한 것이었다. Neutra는 당시 젊은 Shulman이 찍은 이미지를 보고 감탄해 마지않았으며 그를 계속해 위임했다. 그 당시를 주도했던 건축물들은 수백 가지 종류의 잡지, 신문, 그리고 출판업자들에 의해 다루어졌다. Shulman은 American Institute of Architects(1969)에서의 Architectural Photography Medal, International Center of Photography in New York(1998)에서의 lifetime achievement award 등 수많은 상을 수상했고, 많은 학술 기관에서 명예박사를 지내기도 했다. 그는 2009년 7월 15일 사망했으며, 당시 그의 나이 98세였다.
The authors
Hunter Drohojowska-Philp writes about modern art, design, and architecture. She is a regular contributor to Artnews, Artnet, Western Interiors and Design, and the Los Angeles Times and is the author of Full Bloom: The Art and Life of Georgia O’Keeffe.
Owen Edwards has written about photography for 30 years for numerous publications including American Photographer, New York Times Magazine, and Smithsonian.
Philip J. Ethington is professor of history and political science at the University of Southern California and North American editor of the journal Urban History. He is currently completing a large-format graphic book and online publication called Ghost Metropolis, Los Angeles, 1542–2001.
Peter Loughrey is director of Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) specializing in 20th-century design by architects.
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