Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman
April 11th, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Free
Directed by Erick Bricker
2008, USA, 83 minutes, English
Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, considered by many the world’s greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream. Shulman, who passed away in 2009, captured the work of nearly every modern and progressive architect since the 1930s including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Frank Gehry. His images epitomized the singular beauty of Southern California’s modernist movement and brought its iconic structures to the attention of the general public.
This unique film is both a testament to the evolution of modern architecture and a joyful portrait of the magnetic, whip-smart gentleman who chronicled it with his unforgettable images.
Screened as part of the Architecture+Design Film Festival (adff.ca) in partnership with the FLASH Photographic Festival.