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# Join Jitish Kallat for a Free Talk on South Asia's Growing Impact on Contemporary Art  at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/join-jitish-kallat-for-a-free-talk-on-south-asias-growing-impact-on-contemporary-art-at-the-philadelphia-museum-of-art/
- Published: 2014-10-08T01:14:54.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:16:31.000Z
- Description: Jitish Kallat is one of India’s most influential contemporary artists and the sole curator of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2014. Join the Philadelphia Museum of Art [http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzMwODUsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjoxNjE4MDIsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjciI6NTQ2OTkwLCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjU1ODky
- Author: Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Tags: Announcement, Event Announcement, Jitish Kallat, Philadelphia Museum of Art, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:03 (2014, 2015, part 1)

[![Jitish Kallat studio shot](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2014/10/jitish-kallat-studio-shot.jpg)](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzMwODUsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjoxNjE4MDIsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjciI6NTQ2OTkwLCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjU1ODkyNiwiZmwiOjI5NDM1NiwiaXAiOiI1NC4yMDQuMTI5LjE0IiwibnciOjIwNywicGMiOjAsInByIjoxNjY2LCJydCI6MSwic3QiOjAsInVyIjoiaHR0cDovL3BoaWxhbXVzZXVtLm9yZy9jYWxlbmRhci8%5FaWQ9MTkmZXQ9NyZkdD1PY3RvYmVyXzIwMTQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1zb2NpYWwlMjBtZWRpYSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXdlYmFkcyZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c21fcHJvZ3JhbXMmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9aHlwZXJhbGxlcmdpY19KSyIsInJlIjoxfQ&s=geedimKrayjT7l2uj0Gpyx8i9xA&ref=hyperallergic.com)

*“I often say that the city street is my university. One finds all the themes of life and art — pain, happiness, anger, violence and compassion — played out here in full volume.”*

Jitish Kallat is one of India’s most influential contemporary artists and the sole curator of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2014\. Join the [Philadelphia Museum of Art](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzMwODUsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjoxNjE4MDIsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjciI6NTQ2OTkwLCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjU1ODkyNiwiZmwiOjI5NDM1NiwiaXAiOiI1NC4yMDQuMTI5LjE0IiwibnciOjIwNywicGMiOjAsInByIjoxNjY2LCJydCI6MSwic3QiOjAsInVyIjoiaHR0cDovL3BoaWxhbXVzZXVtLm9yZy9jYWxlbmRhci8%5FaWQ9MTkmZXQ9NyZkdD1PY3RvYmVyXzIwMTQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1zb2NpYWwlMjBtZWRpYSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXdlYmFkcyZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c21fcHJvZ3JhbXMmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9aHlwZXJhbGxlcmdpY19KSyIsInJlIjoxfQ&s=geedimKrayjT7l2uj0Gpyx8i9xA&ref=hyperallergic.com) on Sunday, October 19, at 2pm to hear him talk about his cutting-edge work and South Asia’s growing impact on the global art scene.

A painter, sculptor, photographer, videographer, installation artist, and poet, Kallat came to prominence in the US in 2010 with *Public Notice 3,* a site-specific commentary on religious tolerance that lit up the Grand Staircase at the Art Institute of Chicago for a year.

Don’t miss this rare and exciting opportunity to hear this artist speak. Tickets are free, though advance booking is required.

Obtain tickets in person, by calling 215-235-SHOW (7469), or online ([philamuseum.org](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzMwODUsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjoxNjE4MDIsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjciI6NTQ2OTkwLCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjU1ODkyNiwiZmwiOjI5NDM1NiwiaXAiOiI1NC4yMDQuMTI5LjE0IiwibnciOjIwNywicGMiOjAsInByIjoxNjY2LCJydCI6MSwic3QiOjAsInVyIjoiaHR0cDovL3BoaWxhbXVzZXVtLm9yZy9jYWxlbmRhci8%5FaWQ9MTkmZXQ9NyZkdD1PY3RvYmVyXzIwMTQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1zb2NpYWwlMjBtZWRpYSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXdlYmFkcyZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c21fcHJvZ3JhbXMmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9aHlwZXJhbGxlcmdpY19KSyIsInJlIjoxfQ&s=geedimKrayjT7l2uj0Gpyx8i9xA&ref=hyperallergic.com)). A service charge may be added to phone and online orders.

[Jitish Kallat — *Whorled Explorations*](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzMwODUsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjoxNjE4MDIsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjciI6NTQ2OTkwLCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjU1ODkyNiwiZmwiOjI5NDM1NiwiaXAiOiI1NC4yMDQuMTI5LjE0IiwibnciOjIwNywicGMiOjAsInByIjoxNjY2LCJydCI6MSwic3QiOjAsInVyIjoiaHR0cDovL3BoaWxhbXVzZXVtLm9yZy9jYWxlbmRhci8%5FaWQ9MTkmZXQ9NyZkdD1PY3RvYmVyXzIwMTQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1zb2NpYWwlMjBtZWRpYSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXdlYmFkcyZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c21fcHJvZ3JhbXMmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9aHlwZXJhbGxlcmdpY19KSyIsInJlIjoxfQ&s=geedimKrayjT7l2uj0Gpyx8i9xA&ref=hyperallergic.com)  
Sunday, October 19, 2pm  
Van Pelt Auditorium, Philadelphia Museum of Art

This lecture on South Asian contemporary art is made possible by the Pamela and Ajay Raju Foundation.

![](http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6NzMwODUsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjoxNjE4MDIsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjciI6NTQ2OTkwLCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjU1ODkyNiwiZmwiOjI5NDM1NiwiaXAiOiI1NC4yMDQuMTI5LjE0IiwibnciOjIwNywicGMiOjAsInByIjoxNjY2LCJydCI6MSwic3QiOjAsInJlIjoxfQ/i.gif?r=5929479462964296494692)