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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Contemporary Art, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, Photography, Prints and Multiples, Sculpture

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RSVP Studies - 3, 2005

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RSVP Studies - 3, 2005

Composition Gallery

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Epicycles 2, 2022

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Epicycles 2, 2022

Galerie Templon

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Elicitation # 1 (Terranum Nuncius), 2022

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Elicitation # 1 (Terranum Nuncius), 2022

Galerie Templon

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Analgesic Studies-31, 2005-07, 2007

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Analgesic Studies-31, 2005-07, 2007

Tanya Baxter Contemporary

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Analgesic Studies-10, 2005-07, 2007

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Analgesic Studies-10, 2005-07, 2007

Tanya Baxter Contemporary

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Covariance (Sacred Geometry), 2017–2018

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Covariance (Sacred Geometry), 2017–2018

Sperone Westwater

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Sightings D7M6Y2017, 2017

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Sightings D7M6Y2017, 2017

Galerie Templon

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Untitled (Emergence) Drawing , 2018

Jitish Kallat

Untitled (Emergence) Drawing , 2018

Galerie Templon

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Untitled (Emergence) Drawing, 2018

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Untitled (Emergence) Drawing, 2018

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Palindrome/Anagram Painting, 2018

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Palindrome/Anagram Painting, 2018

Galerie Templon

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Sweat Descending

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Sweat Descending

Tanya Baxter Contemporary

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Desp(air)Bubbles

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Desp(air)Bubbles

Tanya Baxter Contemporary

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Sacred Geometry (Covariance), 2017

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Sacred Geometry (Covariance), 2017

Galerie Templon

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Sightings Gen-Pap-D23M6Y2016, 2016

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Sightings Gen-Pap-D23M6Y2016, 2016

Galerie Templon

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Infinitum (here after here), 2014

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Infinitum (here after here), 2014

Galerie Templon

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Glyph, 2013

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Glyph, 2013

Galerie Templon

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Collateral Damage

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Collateral Damage

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Friendly Fire (Clouds In The Water) - 10, 2006

Jitish Kallat

Friendly Fire (Clouds In The Water) - 10, 2006

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Vox Humana (Three Years One Month – Two..., 2005

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Vox Humana (Three Years One Month – Two..., 2005

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Incense Stick, 2003

Jitish Kallat

Incense Stick, 2003

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Collateral Damage

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Collateral Damage

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Vox Humana (Three Years One Month – Two..., 2005

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Vox Humana (Three Years One Month – Two..., 2005

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Another Expedition Picture (From My Diary Of , 1998

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Another Expedition Picture (From My Diary Of , 1998

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Vox Humana (Three Years One Month – Two..., 2005

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Vox Humana (Three Years One Month – Two..., 2005

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