Delicately and elegantly constructed, Swedish artist 

’s (b. 1963) collages, watercolors, graphite drawings, and architectural sculptures feel improvisational and spontaneous, yet rich in detail. His works on paper read like storyboards, often referred to by the artist as “stills,” where all the action takes place simultaneously within a frozen frame. His imaginative tableaux-like environments appear as fantastical settings populated with unique figures, animals, architecture, furniture, musical instruments, and other props, all varying in scale and composition. Demonstrating his innovative approach to illustration and his distinctive choice in subject matter, his works feature an assorted cast of characters, seemingly pulled from different eras, and frequently employ unusual horizontal or vertical formats that recall the sequential arrangement of comic books and filmstrips.

Nordström was born in Stockholm, where he continues to live and work. In 2000, the artist joined David Zwirner, where he had his first United States solo show that same year, marking the first of five at the gallery in New York. In 2014, 

 marked Nordström’s first solo show at the gallery in London, featuring new works on paper and sculptures. A solo presentation of the artist’s work, 

, was on view at the gallery’s London location in 2019.

, was on view at La Criée centre d’art contemporain, Rennes, France, in 2021. In 2020, Skissernas Museum in Lund, Sweden presented the solo exhibition 

. In 2018, a solo exhibition of the artist’s work entitled 

 was presented at the Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans. In 2013, the artist had a major European survey, 

, which was on view at Lille Métropole, musée d’art moderne, d’art contemporain et d’art brut in Villeneuve d’Ascq, France, before it traveled to the Camden Arts Centre in London, making it the first solo exhibition of his work in the city. Other solo shows include those organized by the Centre Pompidou, Paris (2012); Swedish Institute, Paris (2011); Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin (2010); and Moderna Museet, Stockholm (2005).

Work by the artist is represented in museum collections that include Centre Pompidou, Paris; Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio; Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Gothenburg, Sweden; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (S.M.A.K.), Ghent; Västerås Konstmuseum, Sweden; and the Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

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An installation view of the exhibition, The Anchor Hits the Sand, at David Zwirner in London, dated 2019.

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Juxtapoz Magazine feature

Jockum Nordström "Without Lantern" @ Skissernas Museum, Lund, Sweden

Mousse Magazine, review

Jockum Nordström “The Anchor Hits the Sand” at David Zwirner, London

Vogue, interview by Laird Borrelli-Persson

Jockum Nordström Is the Rock Star of the Stockholm Art Scene

Artforum, review by Lucy Kent

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A Flickering Dream Of Time

Child of Nature

It's Winter Now

Down the Road

Human Form Divine

Nursery School

Hymn-Book

Vad Våra Händer Skapat / Les Grand Travaux De L'Humanité

Things are Beginning to Hum

The Drawling Song

Burghers, Duties and Favours

Every Cabin Needs A Fireplace

A Necessary Rest In the Auditorium

Fuck the Big Revolution, and Where is the Holy Bible

The Runt and the Pawn

Back at Work

Untitled

Follow the Foothills

House-Recording

Lasarett

Blockhead

Ache

Untitled (Guitarist)

Positive

Intellectual Illiterate

Noilly Prat

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