Jordan Rountree (b.1990, Paris, France) began his visual art training at the Ateliers du Carrousel programme in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. After studying life drawing and traditional artmaking techniques, his initiation into performance matured from working under the artist practices of Jasmin Blasco and Cyprien Gaillard; he later performed in Terence Koh’s “Adansonias” (2008) at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac.
Rountree has since performed in national theaters and avant-garde spaces in Europe, including the Théâtre de la Bastille, the Pompidou Center in Paris, as well as the Ballhaus Ost in Berlin. He has also directed workshops at the Espace Van Gogh in Arles.
In 2015, Rountree established a studio practice in Los Angeles, where he uses Surrealist literary techniques to produce multidisciplinary works, primarily in the mediums of text, radio art, woodcuts, and performance.
CHTHONIC ARCHIVE no.7
21 November 2025 at Kurfurstenstrasse 37, Dusseldorf
In "Extremities," a student collapses in the snow, feigning unconsciousness to avoid a failing grade and possible expulsion.
The action takes place in 2004 at an Episcopalian boarding school in rural New England.
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Jordan RountreeSecret of Pierrot, 2025Woodcut on paper -
Jordan RountreeA Figure Hides a Wound from a Young Person, 2025Woodcut on paper -
Jordan RountreeA Monk Sits in the Woods, 2025Woodcut on paper -
Jordan RountreeFeeding Frenzy, 2025Woodcut on paper -
Jordan RountreeCrocodile Among the Lotuses, 2025Woodcut on paper -
Jordan RountreeA Figure Looks Over the Edge, 2025Ink on wood -
Jordan RountreeTwo Revelers Dance in the Woods II, 2025Ink on carved wood -
Jordan RountreeParallel Ocean, 2025Ink on carved wood
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CHTHONIC ARCHIVE no.7: EXTREMITIES
November 21, 2025View the performance Kurfurstenstrasse 37 40211 Dusseldorf Los Angeles-based artist Jordan Rountree (b.1990, France) joins the group show “Of Mighty Winds and Downy Flakes” curated...Read more -
DESERT DAZE PRESENTS | JORDAN ROUNTREE in LIVE AT THE ROADHOUSE
August 22, 2025View the performance Jordan Rountree in 'Live at the Roadhouse' DESERT DAZE Presents: Dakota Blue & Jordan Rountree at Permanent Records Roadhouse, August 22 2025...Read more -
Artist Talk with Jordan Rountree
On the occasion of Jordan Rountree's exhibition “I Hear a New World“, join Baert Gallery for a talk with the artist and Brittany Menjivar. July 11, 2025SATURDAY JULY 26, 4PM 1923 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles Rountree will discuss the theme of cinema that runs through his practice, the process...Read more -
CHTHONIC ARCHIVE no.6: I Hear a New World
June 28, 2025In I Hear a New World , a boy is secretly hired by his babysitter to translate the love letters she writes to, and receives...Read more -
BEAU GESTE! No.1
September 14, 2024View the performance Guest Artists A.J. Brown, Krishna Jhaveri, Christina Catherine Martinez, Blone Noble, Zara Schuster Jordan Rountree Studio Artists Maya Skye Henderson, Johnny Ferro,...Read more -
CHTHONIC ARCHIVE no.5: Hell Mouth
September 16, 2023View the performance In Hell Mouth , a boy watches Buffy the Vampire Slayer , attends a birthday party, and tells a lie that escapes...Read more -
CHTHONIC ARCHIVE no.4: Baby
June 24, 2022In Baby , a man and his lover call each other “baby” so much that his body transforms into that of a baby. The action...Read more -
CHTHONIC ARCHIVE no.3: Orpheus at the Movies
June 23, 2019View the performance Text, installation, and performance featuring a tea ritual. The artist is accompanied by an experimental violinist and an original electronic music score...Read more -
CHTHONIC ARCHIVE no.2: Falling Man
May 28, 2019View the performance Text, installation, and performance examining the influence of Richard Drew’s photograph The Falling Man on post-9/11 American cinema. Accompanied by original electronic...Read more -
CHTHONIC ARCHIVE no.1: Epic Fail
August 18, 2018View the performance An adaptation of The Odyssey accompanied by electronic music. Features original music and text inspired by Emily Wilson's 2017 translation of the...Read more
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Jordan Rountree
Beau Geste! N° 1 2024Paper, 56 pagesRead more
Publisher: Baert Gallery
ISBN: 979-8-9890001-5-9
Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 in -
Jordan Rountree
CHTHONIC ARCHIVE N° 5, Hellmouth 2024Soft cover, 47 pagesRead more
Publisher: Baert Gallery
ISBN: 9-798-8-9890001-4-2
Dimensions: 11 x 18 in | 27.9 x 45.7 cm -
Jordan Rountree
CHTHONIC ARCHIVE N° 4, Baby 2024Soft cover, 40 pagesRead more
Publisher: Baert Gallery
ISBN: 9-798989-000135
Dimensions: 11 x 18 in | 27.9 x 45.7 cm -
Jordan Rountree
CHTHONIC ARCHIVE N° 3, Orpheus at the Movies 2023Soft cover, 33 pagesRead more
Publisher: Baert Gallery
ISBN: 979-8-98900001-2-8
Dimensions: 11 x 18 in | 27.9 x 45.7 cm -
Jordan Rountree
CHTHONIC ARCHIVE N° 2, Falling Man 2023Soft cover, 47 pagesRead more
Publisher: Baert Gallery
ISBN: 979-8-98900001-1-1
Dimensions: 11 x 18 in | 27.9 x 45.7 cm -
Jordan Rountree
CHTHONIC ARCHIVE N° 1, Epic Fail 2023Soft cover, 43 pagesRead more
Publisher: Baert Gallery
ISBN: 979-8-98900001-0-4
Dimensions: 11 x 18 in | 27.9 x 45.7 cm
