Art acquires a new meaning in the presence of the artist. With this idea in mind, the Piramal Museum of Art - Byculla Gallery has planned an evening of art and conversation with artist Jitish Kallat. The evening will begin with a brief tour of Kallat’s art works on view at the Gallery conducted by the museum team. This will be followed by a short walk to the artist's studio where the audience can understand the various investigations and diverse processes that go into creating his deeply reflective and thought-provoking works. Interactive in nature, "Walk to the Artist's Studio" is a rare opportunity for art lovers to understand the mind of an artist. The conversation with Kallat will be led by Ashvin Rajagopalan, Director, Piramal Museum of Art.

About the artist

Jitish Kallat was born in Mumbai in 1974, the city where he continues to live and work. Kallat has exhibited widely at museums and institutions including Tate Modern (London), Martin Gorpius Bau (Berlin), Gallery of Modern Art (Brisbane), Kunst Museum (Bern), Serpentine Gallery (London), Mori Art Museum (Tokyo), Palais de Beaux-Arts (Brussels), Hangar Bicocca (Milan), Busan Museum of Modern Art, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art (Oslo), ZKM Museum (Karlsruhe), Henie Onstad Kunstsenter (Oslo), Arken Museum of Moderne Kunst (Copenhagen), Institut Valencia d’Art Modern (Spain), Mori Art Museum (Tokyo), Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto), Jean Tinguley Museum (Basel) and the Gemeente Museum (The Hague) amongst many others.

Kallat’s work has been part of the Havana Biennale, Gwangju Biennale, Asia Pacific Triennale, Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale, Asian Art Biennale, Curitiba Biennale, Guangzhou Triennale and the Kiev Biennale amongst others. His solo exhibitions at museums include institutions such as the Art Institute of Chicago, Bhau Daji Lad Museum (Mumbai), the Ian Potter Museum of Art (Melbourne), CSMVS Museum (Mumbai), the San Jose Museum of Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales (Sydney) and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In 2017, the National Gallery of Modern Art (New Delhi) presented a mid-career survey of his work titled "Here After Here: 1992-2017" curated by Catherine David.