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Jitish Kallat
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description
- Jitish Kallat
- Conditions Apply
- Backlit duratran translites
Edition 2 of 3
- 180 by 126 cm. (70 7/8 by 49 5/8 in.) each
- Executed 2004-2006
This work is made up of a series of scanned images of rotis that have been eaten away to imitate the different phases of the moon. According to Girish Shahane the sequence 'alludes both to the earning of daily bread (rozi roti in Hindustani), and the fast (roza) of Ramzan/ Ramadhan, a period of abstinence for Muslims the conclusion of which relies upon the sighting of the new moon (perhaps one of the 'conditions' that apply). Though this interpretation is culture-specific, the image is accessible even to those who know little of rotis or rozas.' (Girish Shahane, Jitish Kallat: Unclaimed Baggage, Albion, London 2007)
Kallat has revisited the imagery with the rotis as phases of the moon in a poignant work titled Epilogue (2010/11) which was featured at Art Unlimited, Art Basel in 2012. Epilogue documents the life-span of Kallat's father.
Kallat has revisited the imagery with the rotis as phases of the moon in a poignant work titled Epilogue (2010/11) which was featured at Art Unlimited, Art Basel in 2012. Epilogue documents the life-span of Kallat's father.
Provenance
Acquired from Arario Gallery
Exhibited
Korea, Gwangju, The 6th Gwangju Biennale, 2006
Beijing, Arario Gallery, Jitish Kallat: 365 Lives, 28 July - 12 September 2007
London, Haunch of Venison, Jitish Kallat, 2010
Literature
Jitish Kallat: Unclaimed Baggage, Albion, London, 2007, pp. 14-15 illus.
Condition
Colors richer and brighter than in catalogue illustration. Minor areas of rubbing overall.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."