Jennifer Bolande

Jennifer Bolande (b. 1957) is an American artist whose practice engages with photography, found objects, and the cultural residue of mass media and everyday life. Associated with the Pictures Generation and the broader New York art scene of the 1980s, her work has been exhibited widely in the United States and Europe.

She is credited as an assistant on Mike Kelley's 1986 Artists Space performance of Plato's Cave, Rothko's Chapel, Lincoln's Profile, placing her within the network of artists and collaborators that defined the downtown New York scene of the period.

Publications gathered here include exhibition catalogues and printed matter documenting Bolande's practice and her involvement in key projects of the period. Original period items.

  • Mike Kelley Plato’s Cave, Rothko’s Chapel, Lincoln’s Profile (with Sonic Youth) / The Peristaltic Airwaves (2012) double CD in sealed jewel case. Purple-toned cover image featuring cave-like formations with white typography. Published by Compound Annex Records. Reverse of sealed Mike Kelley double CD showing track information, recording credits, performance details, and a black-and-white photograph of Kelley. Includes references to Sonic Youth, Artists Space, New York, and KPFK Radio, Los Angeles.

    Mike Kelley — Plato's Cave, Rothko's Chapel, Lincoln's Profile (with Sonic Youth) / The Peristaltic Airwaves, Compound Annex, 2012

    Mike Kelley — Plato's Cave, Rothko's Chapel, Lincoln's Profile (with Sonic Youth) / The Peristaltic Airwaves, Compound Annex, 2012