Jitish Kallat: Artist Talk
@ The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Thursday, September 12th, from 6PM - 7PM
This fall, Jitish Kallat’s site-specific installation, Public Notice 3, returns to the Art Institute of Chicago’s Grand Staircase after 14 years.
Initially unveiled on September 11, 2010, the work connects two significant historical events separated by 108 years: the First World Parliament of Religions which began on September 11, 1893, and the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. At the earlier event, a young Hindu monk, Swami Vivekananda electrified audiences in what is now the museum’s Fullerton Hall with a powerful speech calling for an end to religious fundamentalism, intolerance, and bigotry.
Join us to hear from Jitish Kallat as he reflects on Public Notice 3, situating it within his broader artistic practice and sharing a cross-section of his diverse work. The talk will conclude with a conversation between the artist, Jitish Kallat, and Alsdorf Associate Curator of Indian, Southeast Asian, and Himalayan Art, Madhuvanti Ghose.
About the Speakers
Jitish Kallat
Jitish Kallat is a Mumbai-born and -based artist. His conceptually and materially diverse artistic practice frequently intersects with the realms of science, history, and mathematics. While some of his works reflect on the transient present, others invoke the past, drawing from historical archives and utterances. His work has been widely exhibited at major museums and institutions worldwide, including Tate Modern, and the Serpentine Galleries. In 2014, Kallat served as the curator and artistic director of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, and in 2017, the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi presented a mid-career survey of his work titled “Here After Here 1992–2017,” curated by Catherine David.
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Dr. Madhuvanti Ghose is the inaugural Alsdorf Associate Curator of Indian, Southeast Asian, and Himalayan Art in Arts of Asia. Since joining the museum in 2007, she opened the Alsdorf Galleries in 2008 and has curated and organized numerous exhibitions and installations including Jitish Kallat’s site-specific Public Notice 3 (2010–2011), The Last Harvest: The Art of Rabindranath Tagore (2012), Nilima Sheikh: Each Night Put Kashmir in Your Dreams (2014), and India Modern: The Paintings of M.F. Husain (2017–2018).
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