Angelica Mesiti is one of the leading Australian artists of her generation. This beautiful book coincides with her first major exhibition in the UK, at the Talbot Rice Gallery.
In the Round offers a window onto different elements of Mesiti's practice: from the communication of trees and the vision of bees; to the occupation and performance of resistance in the halls of democracy; to the migration of people, customs and music. Her artworks mine histories and perform messages, with sound, vocalisation and percussion running throughout the exhibition.
The conversation and essays in this book - by the artist, leading cultural commentators, academics and the exhibition curator - provide a diverse array of entry points into Mesiti's practice.
This richly illustrated catalogue is a kaleidoscopic tapestry of the artists own work alongside almost 50 items from across the University of Edinburgh's vast collections.
About the Author: Tessa Giblin is the Director of Talbot Rice Gallery at the University of Edinburgh, where she holds a Senior Lectureship with Edinburgh College of Art. She has recently curated solo exhibitions of Emeka Ogboh, Samson Young, Lucy Skaer, David Claerbout and Jesse Jones. Recent group shows have included The Normal (reflecting on the impact of the pandemic), Borderlines (art in the age of Brexit), At the Gates (on women and power) and Riddle of the Burial Grounds/Hall of Half-Life (art in relation to the Anthropocene and nuclear waste burial). She was commissioner and curator of Jesse Jones' Tremble Tremble for Ireland at the 57th Biennale di Venezia (2017), which has since continued to tour internationally. She is part of the acquisitions committee of the Frac Bretagne 2020-2022 and from 2006-2016 was Curator of Project Arts Centre in Dublin, Ireland.
Melissa MacRobert is Exhibitions Manager at Talbot Rice Gallery. With a focus on project management, artist commissions, research and touring - she has produced exhibitions with Emeka Ogboh, Samson Young, Myriam Lefkowitz and Lucy Skaer in addition to various major international group exhibitions including The Normal, Pine's Eye, Borderlines and At the Gates. Prior to this she held roles with The Modern Institute, Glasgow and Hauser & Wirth, notably working with Phyllida Barlow on major projects such as the British Pavilion, Venice Biennale (2017), Duveen Commission, Tate Britain (2014), Carnegie International, Pittsburgh (2013). She was co-editor of Emeka Ogboh Song of the Union (Talbot Rice Gallery, 2021) and has co-ordinated a number of artist publications including Ken Price A Survey of Sculptures and Drawings (H&W Publishers/DelMonico Prestel, 2017); Guillermo Kuitca (H&W Publishers/Snoeck, 2016); Phyllida Barlow Fifty Years of Drawings (JRP Ringier, 2014); Takesada Matsutani A Matrix (JRP Ringier, 2013).
