Jitish Kallat
CHAIR CURATOR OF THE KOCHI-MUZIRIS BIENNALE 2026
Jitish Kallat will chair the curator selection for the next Kochi–Muziris Biennale.
At the Board’s request, Kallat will assume the role of President of the Kochi–Muziris Biennale to lead the process of identifying the curator for the next edition.
Kallat previously curated the Biennale’s second edition (2014–15), Whorled Explorations, and serves on the Foundation’s Board of Trustees.
The artist
Born in 1974 in Mumbai, Jitish Kallat is one of the most promising artists of his generation. Jitish Kallat’s work, imbued with autobiographical, political and artistic references, forms a narrative of the cycle of life in a rapidly changing India. Weaving together strands of sociology, biology and archaeology, the artist takes an ironic and poetic look at the altered relationship between nature and culture.
