Jockum Nordström

Jockum Nordström (born 1963) is a Swedish artist, best known for his vivid collages, but also for his drawings, paintings and work as an illustrator.

Biography

Jockum Nordström was born December 19, 1963 in Sweden in a family with two brothers and one sister. His father Gert Z Nordström was a professor of Art Education at Konstfack, University College of Art, Crafts and Design, the same school and department from where Jockum graduated in 1988 [http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1181&a=373168&maNo=0] . Nordström’s national poularity increased with the series of children’s books about the character "Sailor" and his dog "Pekka", and while working as an illustrator at the Stockholm newspaper Dagens Nyheter 1997 - 1999. Nordström has also designed record sleeves for the rockband Ceasars. His first show in the United States was at Jack Hanley Gallery in San Francisco 1999. In 2000 his reputation increased rapidly when some of Nordström’s drawings were exhibited at Liste in Basel and quickly were sold out, among others to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. He joined David Zwirner Gallery in New York City in shortly after.

Nordström met his wife, the Swedish painter Karin Mamma Andersson, while working at a summer camp. They live in the Stockholm suburb Tallkrogen and have two sons [http://www.situationsthlm.se/sv/Containers/Nyheter/I-Jockums-egen-varld/] .

Works

Nordström is known for his collages, paintings, drawings and sculptures that knit together references to folk art and outsider art, jazz, surrealist collage, furniture and architectural design [Roberta Smith (September 29, 2000), "ART IN REVIEW; Marcel Dzama and Jockum Nordstrom", New York Times, . Retrieved on 9 July, 2008] , human sexual habits [Ken Johnson (March 15, 2002), "ART IN REVIEW; Jockum Nordstrom", New York Times. Retrieved on 9 July 2008] and maritime lore [Julie Caniglia (Summer, 2002), Artforum, Jockum Nordstrom, Retrieved on 9 July, 2008] . He has also written children's books and designed album covers. His work is in the public collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Moderna Museet and Magasin 3 in Stockholm, and the Gothenburg Art Museum.

Catalogues

2007 Los Angeles, CA. Roberts & Tilton. Other Scenes, 2007. Text by Aaron Rose.
2003 Galleri Magnus Karlsson. Jockum Nordström: Between the table and the Legs /Works 2000-2002, Stockholm 2003.

Animated Films

1997 In his Loneliness (10 min)
1994 The Sunday Orchestra (5 min)

Notes

External links

* [http://www.modernamuseet.se/v4/templates/template1.asp?lang=Eng&id=2658 Biography at the Moderna Museet website]
* [http://www.davidzwirner.com/artists/6/ David Zwirner Gallery, New York]
* [http://www.gallerimagnuskarlsson.com/artists/nordstrom/frameset.html Gallery Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm]
* [http://www.magical-secrets.com/artists/nordstrom/video Video Interview with Jockum Nordstrom at Crown Point Press]
* [http://www.believermag.com/issues/200512/?read=interview_nordstrom Interview with Miranda July in July/August 2008 Believer magazine]
* [http://www.rvcaanpq.com/ Interview with Chris Johanson in ANP Quarterly, issue 7]