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Melissa Gronlund

Melissa Gronlund

Art Correspondent
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Melissa is an art correspondent for The National. Originally from New York City, she studied comparative literature at Princeton University and film aesthetics at Oxford. She is the author of Contemporary Art and Digital Culture. From 2007–2014 she lectured on contemporary art at Oxford University's Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Art and co-edited the journal Afterall, based in London.
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Yinka Shonibare's 'Wind Sculpture II' from 2013, installed at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Photo: Jonty Wilde
British artist Yinka Shonibare's Expo sculpture tells the story of colonialism

The famous artist's six-metre-high work marks the first time he's exhibiting in the UAE

ArtSeptember 26, 2021
The fortress along Helmand River in the town of Grishk in Afghanistan is believed to date back to eight century. AFP
Aga Khan Trust launches website to track cultural threats in Afghanistan

The platform will be a repository of verified information on potential dangers to heritage landmarks

Arts & CultureSeptember 23, 2021
The V&A Museum, London will host Jameel Prize: Poetry to Politics until November 28. Bloomberg
Jameel Prize exhibition takes cohesive and urgent show to London

The tenth version of the Jameel Prize looks to the possibility of design

ArtSeptember 21, 2021
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Force, right, tours the Sheikh Khalifa Theatre with French President Emmanuel Macron. Ministry of Presidential Affairs
What is the Sheikh Khalifa Theatre at France's Palace of Fontainebleau?

The theatre, with its aesthetic and historical significance, was renamed in a gesture of gratitude to the UAE President

Arts & CultureSeptember 16, 2021
While still an unknown street artist, Banksy made three placards for the 2003 protest against the Iraq War. Photo: Stop the War Coalition
Stop the War displays 20 years of artist collaborations

The exhibition shows the UK organisation's cultural reach, while its political history is absent

ArtSeptember 16, 2021
Nairy Baghramian at the Clark Art Institute in Massachusetts, where she recently had a major solo show. Photo credit: Tucker Blair
Iran-born artist Nairy Baghramian wins $100,000 prize for sculpture

The sculptor, who lives in Germany, was given the award by the Nasher Sculpture Centre in Dallas, Texas

Arts & CultureSeptember 15, 2021
A worker pushes his handcart past the main entrance of the closed National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul. AFP
Afghan museum chief was 'ready to give my life' for cultural treasure

Mohammad Fahim Rahimi, director of the National Museum of Afghanistan, says he will stay on and help preserve cultural treasure

ArtSeptember 15, 2021
China, Liao dynasty (907/916-1125), chased and glided silver. Photo: MNAAG, Paris, Dis RMN-Grand Palais / Jean-Yves et Nicolas Dubois
Louvre Abu Dhabi announces new exhibition looking eastwards

The show, in collaboration with Musee Guimet in Paris, will open in October and run until February

ArtSeptember 09, 2021
Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz poses in front of his sculpture 'The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist' in Trafalgar Square in London. AFP
Dubai's Green Art Gallery to host exhibition by Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz

Well-known artist's work offers important and critical analysis on pressing regional and international issues, says gallery director Yasmin Atassi

ArtSeptember 08, 2021
The National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul. Alamy
How will cultural heritage be protected under the Taliban?

Cultural experts on what the future holds for Afghanistan's historical sites

ArtAugust 29, 2021
Mbaye, the 120-tonne lioness at the entrance of Sunset Mall in Dubai. Photo: Inox Arabia
Where has the giant lioness in Dubai come from? Metal sculpture spotted at Sunset Mall

The artwork honours an African hero who saved thousands of lives

Arts & CultureAugust 24, 2021
The site of the giant Buddha statues that were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 in Afghanistan's Bamiyan province. AFP
Unesco calls for preservation of Afghan artefacts

Director-general says all necessary precautions need to be taken to protect Afghanistan's cultural heritage from damage and looting

ArtAugust 19, 2021
Louvre Abu Dhabi will exhibit the artists selected for the Richard Mille Art Prize at the museum. Hufton + Crow
Louvre Abu Dhabi names jury for its $50,000 Richard Mille Art Prize

The museum's first award for contemporary art will select four to six artists to exhibit, out of whom one winner will be picked

Arts & CultureAugust 19, 2021
From left: Afra Al Dhaheri, Hashel Lamki and Maitha Abdalla at Bait 15 in 2018. Victor Besa
Abu Dhabi art space Bait 15 to close: 'We are so grateful'

The members of the collective issued a statement on Instagram announcing the news

ArtAugust 17, 2021
Royal Pineda's design for the Philippines pavilion at Expo 2020. Philippine Department of Trade and Industry
Philippines Expo 2020 pavilion reimagines country's relationship with nature

Architect Royal Pineda and curator Marian Pastor Roces discuss the Philippines' Expo pavilion

ArtAugust 10, 2021
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