Ursula is a quarterly magazine published by the international contemporary art gallerists Hauser & Wirth, founded by Iwan Wirth, Manuela With and Ursula Hauser.
Even if you have only a passing interest in contemporary art and culture this arresting, chunky and rather sumptuous magazine is worth picking up. Although signifcant content is derived from its own exhibition roster, it's very readable, thought-provoking and, best of all, a treat for the eyes.
Issue 12 of Ursula explores the inventive ways artists blur the boundaries between life and art. The cover features a work by Rashid Johnson, who reflects on family, identity and belonging in a conversation with his father and son. David Hammons, whose practice transforms the everyday into profound art, is the focus of three articles, including an oral history and an essay by Linda Goode Bryant. Also inside: new fiction by Lynne Tillman, Ambera Wellman’s bulletin board, and reflections on London’s Cosmic House by Charlotte Jansen.
