The Lucy Bull Interview

On her practice, recent impactful aesthetic experiences, the importance of painting, and more

Cover: Portrait of Lucy Bull: Kobe Wagstaff, courtesy of David Kordansky Gallery

I first discovered Lucy Bull by looking up. It was 2021 on the back patio of a wine bar on Sunset boulevard and her work was on the ceiling. I was already behind. Her first major exhibition at Smart Objects was two years past, and she was a month away from being profiled in …