Ursula Bundles

This beautifully paired collection places the art of collecting through a lens of sustained care—tracing the threads of relationship, community, and memory that run through fifty years of one woman's singular vision.

At its center is 'Destiny Is a Rose', the catalogue accompanying Eileen Harris Norton's landmark exhibition at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles. Beginning with a single print acquired from Ruth Waddy in 1976, Harris Norton's collection has grown into a profound testament to women artists, artists of color, and California’s creative community. With essays by Kellie Jones and Ingrid Schaffner illuminating the roles of education, philanthropy, and deep personal bonds with artists, the book is as much a portrait of a life lived alongside art as it is a record of the works themselves.

Ursula Issue 16 deepens that portrait in the magazine's first cover story devoted to a collector. Here we encounter Harris Norton in candid conversation with Mark Bradford as they reflect on their decades-long relationship, shared experiences growing up in Los Angeles, and commitment to activism. In the conversation, originally published as part of The Forgotten Her Story—an online platform that celebrates womanhood, craftsmanship, and the handmade—Harris Norton says, “Art isn’t separate from the lives around it; it’s the relationship, the history, the memories.”

Together, these two volumes form an intimate diptych on what it means to champion art not as acquisition but as commitment—essential reading for anyone moved by the idea that collecting, at its most generous, is itself a creative act.

To mark the release of Ursula: Issue 14, which explores how environments—both natural and built—influence artistic vision, we're introducing a new bundle that invites readers deeper into the theme of "Places and Spaces". From public gardens to ancient cities to landscapes shaped by sound, this issue considers how place informs perception and creativity.

At its center is a first look at Calder Gardens, a new cultural landmark opening in Philadelphia in September 2025. Conceived as a permanent home for the work of Alexander Calder, this extraordinary site blends art, architecture, and landscape through the collaboration of architect Jacques Herzog, garden designer Piet Oudolf, and the Calder Foundation.

To expand the conversation, Ursula: Issue 14 is accompanied by Hauser & Wirth Publishers' own publication Calder Gardens, inviting readers to look over Jacques Herzog’s shoulder during the development of the project. 

Presented by Ursula and Hauser & Wirth Publishers, this exclusive bundle is ideal for readers drawn to the intersection of place, culture, and creative expression.