Jockum Nordström

Jockum Nordström is a story-teller; his sensuous drawings and collages stretch from secret fantasies to the intrusive reality of everyday life, moving through time and space, from high to low. He alludes to the imagery of naivism and surrealism, and to popular culture. For the exhibition at Moderna Museet Jockum Nordström has created two new works, one of which consists of A Stick in the Wood, The Pedigree Composer, The Drawling Song and Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish, four connected collage works that are intended to develop over time; the other is a deck of cards which has been produced in a limited edition to be sold in the Modera Museet shop. The exhibition also features some 30 drawings and 20 collages, borrowed from private collectors and institutions mainly in the USA and Sweden.

Jockum Nordström’s work has aroused a massive response in the contemporary art world. Earlier this year, he was elected Artist of the Year at the prestigious Armory Show in New York, which commissioned him to produce the catalogue and featured his works in all its publicity material. He participated in the Istanbul Biennial in 2003 and in the group exhibition Drawing Now – Eight Propositions, at the MoMA, New York. Jockum Nordström is represented in several collections, including those of the MoMA and Moderna Museet.

In addition to the drawings and collages now being shown at Moderna Museet, Jockum Nordström has also made animated films, the children’s books about Sailor and Pekka, carpets, embellishments, record sleeves and illustrations for books, newspapers and magazines.

Curator: Annika Gunnarsson