Abstract expressionism
David Anfam · 1990 · 216 pages
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About this book
Published on the occasion of the artist's first exhibition with Haunch of Venison, Universal Recipient presents Jitish Kallat's engagement with the city of his birth, Mumbai. Interested in using language of the downtrodden, he appropriates the graffiti, peeling paint and broken glass of the city into the language of his work, addressing both the health of the nation and Mumbai's identity as an ever expanding megalopolis. Caste tensions, city planning, government ineptitude and social change are all part of the fabric Kallat weaves in his distinctive and Pop-inspired graphic style.
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