Jitish Kallat

(Indian, born 1974)

Jitish Kallat is a contemporary Indian is a painter, sculptor, photographer, and installation artist best known for work that celebrates the city of Mumbai. Working in a multimedia approach to subject matter, his works range from esoteric naturescapes to political critiques of the socio-economic divide in his home country. Kallat often utilizes popular Indian advertising aesthetics that he incorporates throughout his practice. His Dawn Chorus (2007) series, for example, depicts street urchins with hair that forms a web of traffic and pedestrians. The artist mounted these paintings on sculptures made from wall decorations found in a 120-year-old train station in Mumbai. Born on July 14, 1974 in Mumbai, India, Kallat attended the Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art in Mumbai where he graduated with a BFA in 1996. He had his first major exhibition in the United States in 2010 at the Art Institute of Chicago with a large installation titled Public Notice 3. Today, Kallat’s works are in the collections of the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, and the Singapore Art Museum, among others. Kallat lives and works in Mumbai, India.

Jitish Kallat Artworks

Jitish Kallat (289 results)
White cloud (The cry of the gland), 2004–2005

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White cloud (The cry of the gland), 2004–2005

Sale Date: October 24, 2009

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Suffix - Herbaceous Perennial - 1 (triptych), 2006

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Suffix - Herbaceous Perennial - 1 (triptych), 2006

Sale Date: October 17, 2009

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Universal recipient 2, 2008

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Universal recipient 2, 2008

Sale Date: October 16, 2009

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Naked skyline porous air II, 2001

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Naked skyline porous air II, 2001

Sale Date: September 16, 2009

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Dawn chorus - 7 (+ 2 others, bronze..., 2007

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Dawn chorus - 7 (+ 2 others, bronze..., 2007

Sale Date: September 16, 2009

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Vox humana, three years - one month - two..., 2005

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Vox humana, three years - one month - two..., 2005

Sale Date: September 16, 2009

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Collidonthus, 2007

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Collidonthus, 2007

Sale Date: June 29, 2009

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Universal recipient 1, 2008

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Universal recipient 1, 2008

Sale Date: May 24, 2009

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Artist making a local call, 2005

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Artist making a local call, 2005

Sale Date: May 16, 2009

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Super boy proceed slowly, 1998

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Super boy proceed slowly, 1998

Sale Date: March 12, 2009

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Stations of a pause (2 works), 2004

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Stations of a pause (2 works), 2004

Sale Date: March 19, 2009

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Collateral damage, 2003

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Collateral damage, 2003

Sale Date: December 12, 2008

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Frozen footnotes, 1, 2005

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Frozen footnotes, 1, 2005

Sale Date: December 1, 2008

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Filthy feretory-Confessions of a..., 1998–1999

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Filthy feretory-Confessions of a..., 1998–1999

Sale Date: November 12, 2008

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Corpse cry, 1999

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Corpse cry, 1999

Sale Date: October 28, 2008

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Vaccination - Yellow, 2002

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Vaccination - Yellow, 2002

Sale Date: November 8, 2008

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Pain-pleasure-pause-proceed - 2, 2002

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Pain-pleasure-pause-proceed - 2, 2002

Sale Date: November 8, 2008

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Suffix (Herbaceous perennial)-3, 2006–2007

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Suffix (Herbaceous perennial)-3, 2006–2007

Sale Date: October 18, 2008

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Rickshawpolis 10, 2006

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Rickshawpolis 10, 2006

Sale Date: October 18, 2008

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Rickshawpolis - 3, 2006

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Rickshawpolis - 3, 2006

Sale Date: October 4, 2008

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Stations of pause, 2005

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Stations of pause, 2005

Sale Date: September 5, 2008

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Bon Voyage (Flesh, bone, blood and brain), 2001

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Bon Voyage (Flesh, bone, blood and brain), 2001

Sale Date: September 5, 2008

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Dial-a-dream (Diagram of hope), 2002

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Dial-a-dream (Diagram of hope), 2002

Sale Date: September 5, 2008

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Collateral damage

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Collateral damage

Sale Date: September 5, 2008

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