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Conversations
The Location of the Self
Novelist Ottessa Moshfegh and painter Avery Singer meet for the first time via Zoom for a discussion about the limits of form, the clarity of sobriety, the puzzle of consciousness, and the joys of solitude.
Essays
I AM THE OBJECT
Richard Shiff explores Jack Whitten’s underrecognized innovations in painting during the 1990s.
Conversations
Angry Birds: A Conversation with Ida Applebroog
In 2017, Randy Kennedy spent several months with Applebroog. Ahead of a new show, we returned to the studio once again.
Essays
I AM THE OBJECT
Richard Shiff explores Jack Whitten’s underrecognized innovations in painting during the 1990s.
Conversations
Angry Birds: A Conversation with Ida Applebroog
In 2017, Randy Kennedy spent several months with Applebroog. Ahead of a new show, we returned to the studio once again.
Films
Mary Heilmann: Highway, Oceans, Daydreams
On the occasion of her exhibition ‘Highway, Oceans, Daydreams’ at our Southampton gallery, Heilmann talks about her...
Diary
The Radar: Hou Hanru
Introducing a new Ursula feature, which will regularly bring you uncommon cultural recommendations—the brand-new and...
Films
Screening Room: ‘Call Her Applebroog’ by Beth B
To celebrate Ida Applebroog’s solo exhibition ‘Applebroog Birds’ at our New York gallery on West 22nd Street, we are...
Conversations
Stories and Pictures: Charlotte Burns in Conversation with Naomi Beckwith
In a new recurring feature for Ursula magazine, Charlotte Burns talks with curators about how they are adapting to the current climate…
Essays
The Making of Simone Leigh’s Brick House
Simone Leigh’s sculpture, the inaugural High Line Plinth Commission, was first unveiled in June 2019 on New York...
Films
Sophie Taeuber-Arp: Modern Master
From Dada to Geometric Abstraction, Sophie Taeuber-Arp’s radical approach to abstraction makes her one of the most...
Essays
The Making of Simone Leigh’s Brick House
Simone Leigh’s sculpture, the inaugural High Line Plinth Commission, was first unveiled in June 2019 on New York...
Films
Sophie Taeuber-Arp: Modern Master
From Dada to Geometric Abstraction, Sophie Taeuber-Arp’s radical approach to abstraction makes her one of the most...
Films
Rita Ackermann on her Mama paintings
From her studio in upstate New York, Rita Ackermann is working on her latest body of work—a continuation of her Mama...
Diary
Blow in the Wind: Yang Hao responds to Lorna Simpson’s ‘Special Characters’
Born in Chongqing, China, choreographer and dancer Yang Hao’s work explores new forms of performance, intertwining...
Films
On Site: Luchita Hurtado’s ‘Together Forever’ with Matt Mullican
Organized in close collaboration with Luchita Hurtado earlier this year, the artist's son and fellow artist Matt...
Conversations
Attached to the World: Piet Oudolf on the Garden of Life
Essays
Memories of Gustav Metzger
Ursula is the digital 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.