Jockum Nordstrom
Encyclopedia
Jockum Nordström is a Swedish artist, best known for his vivid collages, but also for his drawings, paintings and work as an illustrator.
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. 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 Caesars. 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.
and outsider art
, jazz
, surrealist collage
, furniture and architectural design, human sexual habits and maritime
lore. 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.
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2003 Galleri Magnus Karlsson. Jockum Nordström: Between the table and the Legs /Works 2000-2002, Stockholm 2003.
Biography
Jockum Nordström was born December 19, 1963 in SwedenSweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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
Konstfack
Konstfack or University College of Arts, Crafts and Design is a university college for higher education in the area of art, crafts and design in Stockholm, Sweden.- History :...
, the same school and department from where Jockum graduated in 1988. 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
Dagens Nyheter
is a daily newspaper in Sweden. It has the largest circulation of Swedish morning newspapers, followed by Göteborgs-Posten and Svenska Dagbladet, and is the only morning newspaper that is distributed to subscribers across the whole country. In 2009 DN had a circulation of 316,000, reaching 881...
1997 - 1999. Nordström has also designed record sleeves for the rockband Caesars. 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)
Moma
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in New York. He joined David Zwirner Gallery
David Zwirner Gallery
David Zwirner Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in New York City owned by David Zwirner that is active in both the primary and secondary markets....
in New York City
New York City
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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.
Works
Nordström is known for his collages, paintings, drawings and sculptures that knit together references to folk artFolk art
Folk art encompasses art produced from an indigenous culture or by peasants or other laboring tradespeople. In contrast to fine art, folk art is primarily utilitarian and decorative rather than purely aesthetic....
and outsider art
Outsider Art
The term outsider art was coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972 as an English synonym for art brut , a label created by French artist Jean Dubuffet to describe art created outside the boundaries of official culture; Dubuffet focused particularly on art by insane-asylum inmates.While...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, surrealist collage
Collage
A collage is a work of formal art, primarily in the visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole....
, furniture and architectural design, human sexual habits and maritime
Sailor
A sailor, mariner, or seaman is a person who navigates water-borne vessels or assists in their operation, maintenance, or service. The term can apply to professional mariners, military personnel, and recreational sailors as well as a plethora of other uses...
lore. He has also written children's books and designed album covers. His work is in the public collections of the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
in New York, the Moderna Museet
Moderna Museet
Moderna museet, the Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm, Sweden, is a state museum located on the island of Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm, that was first opened in 1958. Its first manager was Pontus Hultén...
and Magasin 3 in Stockholm, and the Gothenburg Art Museum.
Catalogues
2007 Los Angeles, CA. Roberts & Tilton. Other Scenes, 2007. Text by Aaron RoseAaron Rose
Aaron Rose is a film director, art show curator and writer who is a key part of the Beautiful Losers art movement, which has featured and helped notarize the work of artists such as Barry McGee, Steven "Espo" Powers, Harmony Korine and Shepard Fairey...
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2003 Galleri Magnus Karlsson. Jockum Nordström: Between the table and the Legs /Works 2000-2002, Stockholm 2003.
External links
- Biography at the Moderna Museet website
- David Zwirner Gallery, New York
- Gallery Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm
- Zeno X Gallery, Antwerpen
- Video Interview with Jockum Nordstrom at Crown Point Press
- Interview with Miranda July in July/August 2008 Believer magazine
- Interview with Chris Johanson in ANP Quarterly, issue 7