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First Australian artist to activate AGNSW’s Tank gallery

Former Venice Biennale artist, Angelica Mesiti will take over AGNSW’s Tank gallery with a new immersive exhibition.

25 Jul 2024 15:45

Gina Fairley

Woman with dark hair and dressed in black in dark gallery with purple illumination in background. Angelica Mesiti. Rite of When.

Visual Arts

Angelica Mesiti in the Tank at the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ Naala Badu building. Photo: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Jenni Carter.

In the short time since it opened to the public, the Tank gallery – the landmark subterranean space in the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ (AGNSW) Naala Badu building – has caught the attention of global arts media and audiences.

Today, the gallery has announced that the next artist to active the huge 2200-square metre space, will be Paris-based Australian artist Angelica Mesiti with a new immersive visual and sonic experience, opening in September.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina