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.

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Jitish Kallat (289 results)
Rebel Rain, 2004

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Rebel Rain, 2004

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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1000 People 1000 Homes

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1000 People 1000 Homes

Sale Date: April 23, 2019

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Untitled (Eclipse) - 6, 2007–2008

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Untitled (Eclipse) - 6, 2007–2008

Sale Date: March 26, 2019

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Untitled (The Unbearable Lightness of Being), 2011

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Untitled (The Unbearable Lightness of Being), 2011

Sale Date: March 20, 2019

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Humiliation Tax-II, 2005

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Humiliation Tax-II, 2005

Sale Date: December 5, 2018

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Tragedienne (Taste, Lick, Swallow and Speak), 2002

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Tragedienne (Taste, Lick, Swallow and Speak), 2002

Sale Date: December 10, 2018

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DAWN CHORUS 9, 2007

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DAWN CHORUS 9, 2007

Sale Date: October 23, 2018

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Pain Pleasure Pause Proceed, 2002

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Pain Pleasure Pause Proceed, 2002

Sale Date: July 30, 2015

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Pain-Pleasure-Pause-Proceed, 2002

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Pain-Pleasure-Pause-Proceed, 2002

Sale Date: August 23, 2017

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Temporary Memorial for Weekly Conflicts, 2001

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Temporary Memorial for Weekly Conflicts, 2001

Sale Date: September 29, 2011

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Cavity - 2, 2007

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Cavity - 2, 2007

Sale Date: May 12, 2009

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The Lie of The Land, 2004

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The Lie of The Land, 2004

Sale Date: August 21, 2008

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Breathing - 2, 2002

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Breathing - 2, 2002

Sale Date: August 21, 2008

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Canis Familiaris / A Dog's Life, 1999

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Canis Familiaris / A Dog's Life, 1999

Sale Date: February 22, 2008

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Eruda, 2006

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Eruda, 2006

Sale Date: June 25, 2018

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Ecto, 2005

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Ecto, 2005

Sale Date: June 7, 2017

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Active Desktop, 2002

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Active Desktop, 2002

Sale Date: June 7, 2017

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Blisters in the Red Sky

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Blisters in the Red Sky

Sale Date: November 30, 2016

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Collateral Damage

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Collateral Damage

Sale Date: November 30, 2016

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Terra Incognita, 1997

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Terra Incognita, 1997

Sale Date: November 9, 2016

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Sightings Gen-Aub-D28M6Y2016 (triptych), 2016

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Sightings Gen-Aub-D28M6Y2016 (triptych), 2016

Sale Date: September 14, 2016

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Minor

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Minor

Sale Date: March 15, 2016

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Minor

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Minor

Sale Date: May 12, 2015

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Rickshawpolis-4, 2006

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Rickshawpolis-4, 2006

Sale Date: November 29, 2015

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