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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Friendly fire (Clouds in the water)- 11, 2006

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Friendly fire (Clouds in the water)- 11, 2006

Sale Date: March 17, 2011

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Herbarium (Annual - perennial ) 12, 2005

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Herbarium (Annual - perennial ) 12, 2005

Sale Date: March 17, 2011

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Polite, divine and helpless (in 2 parts), 1998–1999

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Polite, divine and helpless (in 2 parts), 1998–1999

Sale Date: March 23, 2011

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Rickshawpolis (The dented chariot) - I..., 2005

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Rickshawpolis (The dented chariot) - I..., 2005

Sale Date: December 9, 2010

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Rebel rain, 2004

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Rebel rain, 2004

Sale Date: December 9, 2010

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Pain-pleasure-pause-proceed, 2002

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Pain-pleasure-pause-proceed, 2002

Sale Date: December 9, 2010

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RSVP studies - 3, 2005

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RSVP studies - 3, 2005

Sale Date: November 30, 2010

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Untitled (Eclipse)- 5 (in 3 parts), 2008

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Untitled (Eclipse)- 5 (in 3 parts), 2008

Sale Date: November 27, 2010

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Dawn chorus - 23 (in 3 parts), 2007–2008

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Dawn chorus - 23 (in 3 parts), 2007–2008

Sale Date: November 29, 2010

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Artist making local call, 2005

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Artist making local call, 2005

Sale Date: October 14, 2010

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Ignitaurus, 2008

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Ignitaurus, 2008

Sale Date: October 16, 2010

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White sweat/inherited allergy, 2003

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White sweat/inherited allergy, 2003

Sale Date: September 16, 2010

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Carbon milk no. 3, 2006

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Carbon milk no. 3, 2006

Sale Date: September 9, 2010

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Friendly fire, clouds in the water, no. 12, 2006

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Friendly fire, clouds in the water, no. 12, 2006

Sale Date: September 9, 2010

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Carbon milk - I, 2007

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Carbon milk - I, 2007

Sale Date: June 15, 2010

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Anatomy of a midnight sneeze, I, 2005

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Anatomy of a midnight sneeze, I, 2005

Sale Date: June 17, 2010

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Pain, pleasure, pause, proceed, 2002

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Pain, pleasure, pause, proceed, 2002

Sale Date: June 17, 2010

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Untitled, eclipse (triptych), 2007

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Untitled, eclipse (triptych), 2007

Sale Date: April 23, 2010

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Red sky 3, 2004

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Red sky 3, 2004

Sale Date: March 11, 2010

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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: March 11, 2010

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Carbon milk - I (+ Two sculptures attached..., 2007

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Carbon milk - I (+ Two sculptures attached..., 2007

Sale Date: November 29, 2009

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Analgesic studies no. 17, 2005–2007

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Analgesic studies no. 17, 2005–2007

Sale Date: November 13, 2009

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Analgesic studies no. 18, 2005–2007

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Analgesic studies no. 18, 2005–2007

Sale Date: November 13, 2009

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Dawn chorus 17 (in 3 parts, various..., 2007–2008

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Dawn chorus 17 (in 3 parts, various..., 2007–2008

Sale Date: November 12, 2009

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