Angelica Mesiti

Angelica Mesiti (born 1976, Sydney[1]) is an Australian video artist known for her large-scale video works.[2] Mesiti was raised in Sydney by an Italian-speaking family and now lives in Paris. She was trained in contemporary and classical dance.[3]

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

In 2009 Mesiti was the recipient of the 58th Blake Prize.[4] 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.[5]

She represented Australia at the 2019 Venice Biennale,[6] and was selected as a highlight of the exhibition by Artsy and Designboom.[7][8]

Selected work
  • Relay League (2017)[3][9]
  • Mother Tongue (2017)[3]
  • Tossed by Waves (2017)[3]
  • The Colour of Saying (2015)[3][10]
  • Nakh Removed (2015)[3]
  • The Calling (2013–14)[3]
  • Citizens Band (2012)[3]
  • Rapture (Silent Anthem) (2009)[3]

References
  1. Phaidon Editors (2019). Great women artists. Phaidon Press. p. 270. ISBN 0714878774.
  2. "Angelica Mesiti". Artsy. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. Jeffreys, Tom (December 5, 2017). "How We Speak". Frieze (192). ISSN 0962-0672.
  4. "2009 Judges Comments". Blake Prize. 8 September 2009. Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. "Mesiti, Angelica - Biography". Mutual Art. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  6. Russeth, Andrew (March 9, 2018). "Australia Picks Angelica Mesiti for 2019 Venice Biennale Pavilion". ARTnews. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  7. Lesser, Casey (May 10, 2019). "The Venice Biennale's 10 Best Pavilions". Artsy. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  8. Marchese, Kieron (May 16, 2019). "the venice art biennales 15 best national pavilions". Designboom. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  9. Nam, Ye Eun (2018). "Relay League: Angelica Mesiti". ArtAsiaPacific. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  10. Sebag-Montefiore, Clarissa (May 8, 2015). "Angelica Mesiti: the artist who records a choir in song without a single sound". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.


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