Ursula #16 - Spring 2026
Ursula #16 - Spring 2026
Issue 16 ofĀ UrsulaĀ centers on art as a lived practiceāwoven into friendship, memory, and community. Our first-ever cover story devoted to a collector features Los Angeles patron Eileen Harris Norton in conversation with artist Mark Bradford, who reflect on their decades-long relationship, shared experiences growing up in Los Angeles, and commitment to activism. As Harris Norton puts it, āArt isnāt separate from the lives around it; itās the relationship, the history, the memories.ā
Elsewhere in the issue, Michael Govan speaks with Ekow Eshun about shaping museums as civic spaces; Rachel Garrahan traces the Surrealist roots of Elsa Schiaparelliās couture; and Steven Watson chronicles the downtown New York underground through oral history. Highlights also include a letter Steve Jobs wrote to himself, Leah Singer on Alice B. Toklasās iconic cookbook, Greg de Cuir Jr. on the films of Christopher Harris, and a portfolio of recent work by Firelei BĆ”ez.
Ursula is the art magazine of Hauser & Wirth, featuring essays, profiles, films, interviews, original portfolios, and photography by some of the most thought-provoking writers and artists in the world.
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Ursula #16 - Spring 2026
Issue 16 ofĀ UrsulaĀ centers on art as a lived practiceāwoven into friendship, memory, and community. Our first-ever cover story devoted to a collector features Los Angeles patron Eileen Harris Norton in conversation with artist Mark Bradford, who reflect on their decades-long relationship, shared experiences growing up in Los Angeles, and commitment to activism. As Harris Norton puts it, āArt isnāt separate from the lives around it; itās the relationship, the history, the memories.ā
Elsewhere in the issue, Michael Govan speaks with Ekow Eshun about shaping museums as civic spaces; Rachel Garrahan traces the Surrealist roots of Elsa Schiaparelliās couture; and Steven Watson chronicles the downtown New York underground through oral history. Highlights also include a letter Steve Jobs wrote to himself, Leah Singer on Alice B. Toklasās iconic cookbook, Greg de Cuir Jr. on the films of Christopher Harris, and a portfolio of recent work by Firelei BĆ”ez.
Ursula is the art magazine of Hauser & Wirth, featuring essays, profiles, films, interviews, original portfolios, and photography by some of the most thought-provoking writers and artists in the world.
