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.