Angelica Mesiti

Angelica Mesiti (born 1976, Sydney[1]) is an Australian video artist of Italian descent known for her large-scale video works.[2] She presently lives and works in Paris.

Angelica Mesiti
Born1976 (1976)
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Known forVideo art
AwardsBlake Prize, 2009

In 2009 Mesiti was the recipient of the 58th Blake Prize for her 10 minute video work called 'Rapture (silent anthem)', which depicted in slow motion joyful white youths bathed in bright sunlight.[3] She has been exhibiting her work since 2011: venues include the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the 19th Biennale of Sydney, the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Artspace Sydney, the National Gallery of Australia, and the Palais de Tokyo.[4]

She represented Australia at the 2019 Venice Biennale,[5] with a three chanel work called 'ASSEMBLY' filmed in the Senate chambers of Italy and Australia, and projected within an architectural amphitheater.[6] It was selected as a highlight of the exhibition by Artsy and Designboom.[7][8] Associated Press said the work examined "ways citizens can assemble and communicate against the backdrop of fragile democracy." The artist said the work explored "the space where communication moves from verbal and written forms to non-verbal, gestural and musical forms.".[9]

Selected work
  • The rain that fell in the faint light of the young Sun (2022)
  • Future Perfect Continuous (2022)
  • Over the Air and Underground (2020)
  • A Hundred Years (2020)
  • Assembly (2019)
  • Relay League (2017)[10][11]
  • Mother Tongue (2017)[10]
  • Tossed by Waves (2017)[10]
  • The Colour of Saying (2015)[10][12]
  • Nakh Removed (2015)[10]
  • In the Ear of the Tyrant (2014)
  • The Calling (2013–14)[10]
  • Citizens Band (2012)[10]
  • Prepared Piano for Movers (Haussmann) (2012)
  • Rapture (Silent Anthem) (2009)[10]

References
  1. Phaidon Editors (2019). Great women artists. Phaidon Press. p. 270. ISBN 978-0714878775. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  2. "Angelica Mesiti". Artsy. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. "2009 Judges Comments". Blake Prize. 8 September 2009. Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. "Mesiti, Angelica - Biography". Mutual Art. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. Russeth, Andrew (9 March 2018). "Australia Picks Angelica Mesiti for 2019 Venice Biennale Pavilion". ARTnews. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  6. "Venice Biennale 2019".
  7. Lesser, Casey (10 May 2019). "The Venice Biennale's 10 Best Pavilions". Artsy. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  8. Marchese, Kieron (16 May 2019). "the venice art biennales 15 best national pavilions". Designboom. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  9. "Project 3: Angelica Mesiti".
  10. Jeffreys, Tom (5 December 2017). "How We Speak". Frieze. No. 192. ISSN 0962-0672.
  11. Nam, Ye Eun (2018). "Relay League: Angelica Mesiti". ArtAsiaPacific. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  12. Sebag-Montefiore, Clarissa (8 May 2015). "Angelica Mesiti: the artist who records a choir in song without a single sound". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.


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