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 (273 results)
Stations of pause (+another; 2 works), 2004

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Stations of pause (+another; 2 works), 2004

Sale Date: September 20, 2007

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Covering letter, 2004

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Covering letter, 2004

Sale Date: September 20, 2007

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Covering letter - 5, 2004

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Covering letter - 5, 2004

Sale Date: September 21, 2007

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Daily spillage (2), 2002

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Daily spillage (2), 2002

Sale Date: September 21, 2007

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I wonder if she ever tried to find out, 1998

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I wonder if she ever tried to find out, 1998

Sale Date: March 7, 2007

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The lie of the land, 2004

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The lie of the land, 2004

Sale Date: March 7, 2007

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Shoot, 1999

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Shoot, 1999

Sale Date: March 7, 2007

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Collateral damage, 2003

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Collateral damage, 2003

Sale Date: March 7, 2007

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Collateral damage, 2003

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Collateral damage, 2003

Sale Date: March 7, 2007

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Frozen footnotes - 3, 2006

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Frozen footnotes - 3, 2006

Sale Date: March 7, 2007

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Naked skyline - Porous air, 2001

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Naked skyline - Porous air, 2001

Sale Date: March 7, 2007

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Busy, 1999

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Busy, 1999

Sale Date: March 21, 2007

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Shadow boxing expensive pilgrimage, 1997

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Shadow boxing expensive pilgrimage, 1997

Sale Date: March 21, 2007

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Untitled - Conditions apply, 2004

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Untitled - Conditions apply, 2004

Sale Date: November 26, 2006

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An untitled picture, 1997

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An untitled picture, 1997

Sale Date: December 6, 2005

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Stations of a pause (set of 4), 2004–2005

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Stations of a pause (set of 4), 2004–2005

Sale Date: March 16, 2006

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Untitled specimen, 2001

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Untitled specimen, 2001

Sale Date: March 16, 2006

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Frozen footsteps - 1, 2005

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Frozen footsteps - 1, 2005

Sale Date: March 16, 2006

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Acid drop (diptych), 2003

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Acid drop (diptych), 2003

Sale Date: May 10, 2005

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Tired sleepy sick and sorry (diptych), 2003

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Tired sleepy sick and sorry (diptych), 2003

Sale Date: September 6, 2006

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Paternasong (Garden of glee), 2005–2006

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Paternasong (Garden of glee), 2005–2006

Sale Date: September 6, 2006

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Rickshawpolis (The dented chariot) III..., 2005

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Rickshawpolis (The dented chariot) III..., 2005

Sale Date: September 6, 2006

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Ancestral fruit on a Siamese twine, 1998

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Ancestral fruit on a Siamese twine, 1998

Sale Date: September 22, 2006

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RSVP studies - 3, 2005

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RSVP studies - 3, 2005

Sale Date: September 22, 2006

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