Jockum Nordström
Born: 1963
Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden
Lives and Works: Stockholm, Sweden
About The Artist
Jockum Nordström is the modern day equivalent of the best Northern Renaissance painters, only his work is a bit more provocative. An artistic omnivore, he makes furniture, designs carpets, illustrates children’s books (including the popular Swedish series Sailor and Pekka), designs album covers, constructs architectural models, and makes animated films. When he discovered he was allergic to oil paints, he adopted watercolor, gouache, graphite, and scissors as his primary tools to create vivid collages. Heavily informed by folk art, human sexual habits, textiles, and maritime lore, Nordström’s works look like the modern day equivalents of Colonial quilts. The creator of a number of animated films, Nordström’s work has been widely reviewed in global publications, including The New York Times.
Galleries
David Zwirner, New York, NY
Galleri Magnus Karllson, Stockholm, Sweden
Zeno X Gallery, Antwerpen, Belgium
Select Permanent Collections
City of Stockholm, Sweden
Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Gothenberg, Sweden
Helsingborgs Konstmuseum, Helsingborg, Sweden
Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Statens Konstråd/The National Public Art Council, Stockholm, Sweden
Västerås Konstmuseum, Västerås, Sweden
Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
Works by the Artist
