Jitish Kallat's 'Decimal Point' at Sperone Westwater Explores Scientific Limits Through Sculpture and Drawings
From April 26 to June 16, 2018, Jitish Kallat, an artist from Mumbai, showcased 'Decimal Point' at Sperone Westwater in New York, delving into scientific understanding through fundamental processes. The exhibition featured 'Covariance (Sacred Geometry)' (2017–18), a sculpture of an asteroid made from dental plaster, and 'The Infinite Episode 2' (2016), which depicted sleeping animals. 'Wind Study (Hilbert Curve)' (2017) utilized David Hilbert's concepts to create burn patterns using wind. Kallat's 'Rain Study' (2017) involved capturing images of the night sky with lab notes by holding paper under rain linked to his breathing. Additionally, the 'Sightings' series (2017–18) presented 16 lenticular prints with inverted fruit imagery. ArtReview Asia highlighted Kallat's blend of method and serendipity in its Summer 2018 edition.
Key facts
- Jitish Kallat's exhibition 'Decimal Point' ran from 26 April to 16 June 2018 at Sperone Westwater in New York
- Works included 'Covariance (Sacred Geometry)' (2017–18), a dental plaster sculpture resembling an asteroid
- 'The Infinite Episode 2' (2016) featured slumbering animals made from dental plaster
- 'Wind Study (Hilbert Curve)' (2017) used burning lines on paper influenced by wind direction, based on David Hilbert's principles
- 'Rain Study (the hour of the day of the month of the season)' (2017) involved paper exposed to rain during Kallat's breath cycles and overlaid with pigment
- The series 'Sightings' (2017–18) consisted of 16 lenticular prints in grids showing chromatically inverted fruit details
- Kallat previously curated the 2014 Kochi-Muziris Biennale titled 'Whorled Explorations'
- The exhibition was reviewed in the Summer 2018 issue of ArtReview Asia
Entities
Artists
- Jitish Kallat
- David Hilbert
Institutions
- Sperone Westwater
- Kochi-Muziris Biennale
- ArtReview Asia
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Mumbai
- India
- Kochi