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245		0	_aJockum Nordström _b: All I Have Learned and Forgotten Again- Tout ce que j'ai appris puis oublie _c/ Texts: Marc Donnadieu & John Hutchinson
260			_aGermany; _bHatje Cantz Verlag; _c2013
300			_a208p; _c27x23cm
520			_aJockum Nordström creates oddball, apparently naïve narratives that owe much to the twin influences of folk art and modernist absurdism. Each of his painted, drawn or collaged stories is both specific and open-ended, as though--not unlike Henry Darger’s paintings--they are part of a much grander and ongoing tale that unfolds over a prolonged period. His distinctive sensibility draws on a wide range of inspirations in music, poetry and architecture--particularly the Stockholm suburb where he grew up, which both his drawings and his sculptures reference on an ongoing basis. Other important influences include Swedish academic and pop culture, as well as American folk art, Art Brut and Surrealist collage. Dotted with an assortment of objects, animals and people, the narratives in his art can by turns be elegant, endearing or even at times disconcerting. Although carefully structured, Nordström’s style is distinguished by an apparently spontaneous and improvised quality that mines the rich vein of his fertile imagination. The action unfolds in a sequential format, which is often reminiscent of movie storyboards in its episodic nature. This publication comprises almost 100 of Jockum Nordström’s works, unfolding a comprehensive panorama of his career to date, ranging from the earlier pencil drawings to his more recent vivid collages, including his architectural models and photographic collages.
546			_aEnglish
650			_aN4390-5098 Visual Arts. Exhibitions _92
700			_aDonnadieu, Marc _91951
700			_aHutchinson, John _91952
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