{"product_id":"angelica-mesiti-angelica-mesiti-9781741741711","title":"Angelica Mesiti: The Rites of When","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA contemporary reimagining of solstice traditions by the renowned Australian video artist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAngelica Mesiti is one of Australia's leading contemporary artists. Celebrated for her distinctive moving-image and sound-based works, the Sydney-born, Paris-based artist explores individual and communal forms of expression, ranging from sign language, choreographic gesture, Morse code, and whistling to ancestral musical traditions, body percussion, and communication between nonhuman species.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rites of When\u003c\/i\u003e, Mesiti's first solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, pays tribute to ritual practices of seasonal renewal, both ancient and contemporary. The monumental, seven-channel video installation--comprising two sweeping movements that conjure hibernal (winter) and aestival (summer) solstice celebrations--is an immersive reflection on the age-old and continuing relationship between humankind, the natural world, and the cosmos. With choreographed performance, new music compositions, and soaring aerial views, the exhibition offers a vision of an enmeshed world and the renewal of hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAngelica Mesiti: The Rites of When\u003c\/i\u003e documents the second major commission for the postindustrial Tank space at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Richly illustrated with stills from Mesiti's cinematic video installation, it features a new essay by Isobel Parker Philip and an interview by Beatrice Gralton. An additional visual section illuminates the influences that shaped the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angelica Mesiti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1741741718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781741741711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.68h x 9.29w x 0.71d","brand":"Angelica Mesiti","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46545922359551,"sku":"9781741741711","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_538e1aff-42dc-48b0-9f2c-22cdd4546408.jpg?v=1738183706","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/angelica-mesiti-angelica-mesiti-9781741741711","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}