Photo credit: Ben Miller, 2017
AA Bronson is a Canadian artist living and working in Berlin. From 1969 to 1994 he was a member of the artist group General Idea with Felix Partz and Jorge Zontal. They were well-known for their magazine FILE (1972-1989), their unrelenting production of artist’s books and low-cost multiples, and their early involvement in punk, queer theory, AIDS activism, and other manifestations of the Other.
Since his partners died in 1994, AA has worked and exhibited as a solo artist, focusing on shamanism, healing and spirituality, often collaborating with younger artists. From 2004 to 2010 he was the Director of Printed Matter, Inc. in New York City, founding the annual NY Art Book Fair in 2005. In 2009 he founded the Institute for Art, Religion, and Social Justice at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, which he now co-directs. In 2013 he was the founding Director of Printed Matter's LA Art Book Fair.
Along with Phillip Aarons, he co-curated a collection of queer ‘zines and artist’s books, simply titled Queer Zines. He maintains his career-long commitment to artist’s books and publishing, continually producing books and ‘zines under his own imprint, Media Guru.
