Public Notice 3 is currently exhibiting at The Art Institute of Chicago. This provocative installation is on display until January 2, 2011. Featuring the work of contemporary artist Jitish Kallat this installation addresses religion and cultural identity, but also significant historical situations between America and India.
This installation brings to mind one of my favorite contemporary artists Daniel Joseph Martinez whose museum tags, “I Can’t Imagine Ever Wanting to be White” was part of the 1993 Whitney Biennial. As equally provocative as Kallat, this work speaks about race and cultural identity in relation to the museum world.
What are some themes in Contemporary Art that these two artists are addressing? Can comparisons be made between the two works, and subsequently the artists? Has or does, the museum play a role in establishing cultural identity?
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