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)
Anatomy of a midnight sneeze, 2005

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Anatomy of a midnight sneeze, 2005

Sale Date: March 29, 2012

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Island worship, 1999

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Island worship, 1999

Sale Date: March 21, 2012

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Traumanama (The cry of the gland) (2 works), 2009

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Traumanama (The cry of the gland) (2 works), 2009

Sale Date: March 21, 2012

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Pain pleasure pause proceed 5, 2002

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Pain pleasure pause proceed 5, 2002

Sale Date: March 21, 2012

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Another expedition picture (From my diary of , 1998

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Another expedition picture (From my diary of , 1998

Sale Date: March 21, 2012

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Carbon milk 9, 2007

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Carbon milk 9, 2007

Sale Date: February 17, 2012

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Hypotenuse, 2006

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Hypotenuse, 2006

Sale Date: February 17, 2012

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Dawn chorus - 13, 2007

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Dawn chorus - 13, 2007

Sale Date: November 27, 2011

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Frozen footnotes - 1, 2005

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Frozen footnotes - 1, 2005

Sale Date: November 27, 2011

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Collateral damage, 2003

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Collateral damage, 2003

Sale Date: November 8, 2011

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Pain pleasure pause proceed, 2002

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Pain pleasure pause proceed, 2002

Sale Date: November 8, 2011

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Rickshawpolis (The dented chariot)- 6, 2006

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Rickshawpolis (The dented chariot)- 6, 2006

Sale Date: September 22, 2011

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Untitled (Father father)- 2, 2005

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Untitled (Father father)- 2, 2005

Sale Date: September 22, 2011

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Traumanama (The cry of the gland), 2008

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Traumanama (The cry of the gland), 2008

Sale Date: June 30, 2011

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Italics (War dance) (triptych), 2002

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Italics (War dance) (triptych), 2002

Sale Date: June 15, 2011

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Naked skyline - Porous air, 2001

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Naked skyline - Porous air, 2001

Sale Date: June 15, 2011

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Cenotaph (A deed of transfer) (20 works), 2007

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Cenotaph (A deed of transfer) (20 works), 2007

Sale Date: June 9, 2011

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Suffix (Herbaceous perennial)- 4, 2007–2007

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Suffix (Herbaceous perennial)- 4, 2007–2007

Sale Date: June 9, 2011

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Annexe, 2006

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Annexe, 2006

Sale Date: June 9, 2011

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Untitled (Eclipse)- 3 (triptych), 2007

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Untitled (Eclipse)- 3 (triptych), 2007

Sale Date: June 9, 2011

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Rickshawpolis-4, 2006

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Rickshawpolis-4, 2006

Sale Date: May 29, 2011

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Untitled (Eclipse)- 4 (triptych), 2007–2008

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Untitled (Eclipse)- 4 (triptych), 2007–2008

Sale Date: May 28, 2011

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Suffix (Herbaceous perennial)- 3, 2006–2007

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Suffix (Herbaceous perennial)- 3, 2006–2007

Sale Date: May 31, 2011

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Rainbow pictures (As you can while you..., 2005

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Rainbow pictures (As you can while you..., 2005

Sale Date: April 15, 2011

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