Jesse Bransford is a New York-based artist whose work is exhibited internationally at venues including The Carnegie Museum of Art, the UCLA Hammer Museum, PS 1 Contemporary Art Center and the CCA Wattis Museum among others. He holds degrees from the New School for Social Research (BA), Parsons School of Design (BFA) and Columbia University (MFA). An associate professor of art at New York University and the chair of the Department of Art and Art Professions, Bransford's work has been involved with belief and the visual systems it creates since the 1990s. Early research into color meaning and cultural syncretism led to the occult traditions in general and the work of John Dee and Henry Cornelius Agrippa specifically. He has lectured widely on his work and the topics surrounding his work and is the co-organizer of the biennial Occult Humanities Conference in New York.
Selected Publications
- Bransford, Jesse. A Book of Staves: Galdrastafabók, Fulgur Limited, UK
- De Bruijn, William, ed. BLACK MIRROR: Magic in Art, The Gallery text + work, Arts University Bournemouth, UK
- Ansell, Robert, Grossman, Pam, eds. Abraxas: Issue 3, Fulgur Press, London
- Bransford, Jesse. The Fourth Pyramid, Galveston Artist Residency, Galveston, TX. Edition of 200.
- Paper Monument, ed. Draw It with Your Eyes Closed: The Art of the Art Assignment, New York
- Ansell, Robert, ed. I:MAGE, Fulgur Press, London
- Hammer Projects 1999-2009, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
- MYTHTYM, Picturebox, New York
- Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing, Phaidon Press, New York/London
- K48 #7, New York
- Werewolf Express, Los Angeles
- North Drive Press #2, New York
- The Dogs, San Francisco