Lot 80: JITISH KALLAT

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, HONG KONG B. 1974 CONDITIONS APPLY 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. Quantity: 7 Backlit duratran translites Edition 2 of 3 180 by 126 cm. (70 7/8 by 49 5/8 in.) each Executed 2004-2006

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

Jitish Kallat: Unclaimed Baggage, Albion, London, 2007, pp. 14-15 illus.

Acquired from Arario Gallery