Curated by the GRI's architecture department head Wim de Wit and assistant curator Christopher James Alexander, the show includes more than 100 photos by Shulman, all part of his voluminous archive which was acquired by the Getty in 2005 and includes over 260,000 negatives and prints (Shulman died in 2009 at age 98). Maria Velez, who designed all three exhibitions, was charged with collapsing a largely linear story—seven themes—into a challenging four-level, circular space. She excitedly pointed out her favorite Shulman photo of the Water & Power Building, which she had cleverly situated near a massive gear-and-cog implement that had been previously used to control water levels.  Photo 2 of 8 in In Madrid: Julius Shulman's LA by Alissa Walker

In Madrid: Julius Shulman's LA

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Curated by the GRI's architecture department head Wim de Wit and assistant curator Christopher James Alexander, the show includes more than 100 photos by Shulman, all part of his voluminous archive which was acquired by the Getty in 2005 and includes over 260,000 negatives and prints (Shulman died in 2009 at age 98). Maria Velez, who designed all three exhibitions, was charged with collapsing a largely linear story—seven themes—into a challenging four-level, circular space. She excitedly pointed out her favorite Shulman photo of the Water & Power Building, which she had cleverly situated near a massive gear-and-cog implement that had been previously used to control water levels.