Critical Walk-Through: Jesse Bransford on Creating Visual Languages

Artist Jesse Bransford will discuss the role of belief and visual systems in his work, exploring how his practice relates to artists included in the Vestiges & Verses exhibition.

Critical Walk-throughs consist of a 45-minute guided tour that is meant to offer an alternative perspective to the works on view. They include conversations with artists, scholars, and curators, providing an intimate opportunity to engage with the central themes and histories found in the artwork. The program is limited to 25 individuals.

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 currently 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 lectures widely on his work and the topics surrounding his work. He is the co-organizer of the biennial Occult Humanities Conference. More information can be seen at www.jessebransford.com.











When: Thu., May. 3, 2018 at 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Where: American Folk Art Museum
2 Lincoln Square
212-595-9533
Price: $5–$8
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Artist Jesse Bransford will discuss the role of belief and visual systems in his work, exploring how his practice relates to artists included in the Vestiges & Verses exhibition.

Critical Walk-throughs consist of a 45-minute guided tour that is meant to offer an alternative perspective to the works on view. They include conversations with artists, scholars, and curators, providing an intimate opportunity to engage with the central themes and histories found in the artwork. The program is limited to 25 individuals.

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 currently 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 lectures widely on his work and the topics surrounding his work. He is the co-organizer of the biennial Occult Humanities Conference. More information can be seen at www.jessebransford.com.

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