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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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      LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 01: Fans seen dressed u during Back To Hogwarts Day 2023 at King's Cross station on at King's Cross station on September 01, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Joe Maher / Getty Images)
      Harry Potter fans converge on London for 'Back to Hogwarts' celebration

      Phones and wands were lifted in the air as the announcement was made: 'The Hogwarts Express is now departing from platform 9 and 3/4'

      Pop CultureSeptember 01, 2023
      Catfishing and cyberbullying have spiked after the pandemic, with many concerned parents turning to digital tools to protect their children. Getty Images
      Is Apple or Google better at protecting my child online?

      The National tests Apple, Google and Microsoft's security features. However, experts say the trick is parenting, not policing

      Home & GardenAugust 26, 2023
      An Iraqi worker excavates a rock-carving relief at the Mashki Gate, one of the entrances to the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh, on the outskirts of Mosul. AFP
      Mosul archaeology project uncovers 'spectacular' Assyrian relics

      Ongoing efforts to excavate Nineveh has led to the discovery of 2,700-year-old reliefs of unprecedented preservation

      Arts & CultureAugust 21, 2023
      Shaikha Al Mazrou's work in Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Cornwall, UK. Photo: Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens
      UAE artist Shaikha Al Mazrou's pile of pillows heads to Cornwall

      After being displayed at Frieze London, the towering work has arrived in the British seaside county

      Art & DesignAugust 07, 2023
      An untitled work from 1975 by Mohammed Chabaa, who was not only an artist but a theoretician and writer. Photo: Mohammed Chabaa Estate / Societe Generale Maroc
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      UK show celebrates Casablanca's radical postmodern art

      The show, 10 years in the making, shows ground-breaking Moroccan work from the 1960s to the 80s

      Arts & CultureJuly 17, 2023
      An everyday dress from Gaza or Hebron from the late 1930s. Photo: The Palestinian Museum
      Power of Palestinian tatreez celebrated in new exhibition

      The UK show tells the story of the rich practice, while also underlying its symbolism as a force of political resistance

      Art & DesignJuly 16, 2023
      Shubbak commemorates the Nakba with the evolving play Trouf: Scenes from 75* Years. Photo: Bayrem Ben Mrad
      Shubbak Festival curators question what it means to be Arab

      The arts and theatre events will run until July 9 in London and across the UK

      Arts & CultureJune 29, 2023
      In his installation And Beyond, Abdalla Almulla compares the UAE desert to the surface of Mars. Photo: London Design Biennale
      Bedouin heritage weaved with UAE space missions at London show

      Creative teams pair indigenous craft techniques with future hopes to powerful effect

      Arts & CultureJune 08, 2023
      Posters from Pakistan's Swat Valley lined the top of the wall that Vikram Divecha hopes will be the start of his Wall House. Photo: Vikram Divecha
      Artist Vikram Divecha wants to create a museum featuring 100 walls

      The Dubai artist hopes to rescue and exhibit walls slated for demolition from across the world

      Art & DesignMay 27, 2023
      Renderings of the Mosul Cultural Museum, with the hole still visible in the Assyrian Hall. Photo: Mosul Cultural Museum
      Mosul Cultural Museum heralds new restoration programme

      The museum will work with several institutions on the project and expects to reopen in 2026

      Arts & CultureMay 11, 2023
      Lina Ghotmeh's rendering shows the majlis design for the Serpentine Pavilion. Courtesy Serpentine
      Serpentine Pavilion receives majlis makeover by Arab marvel

      The London design is the latest jewel in the portfolio of architecture's rising star Lina Ghotmeh

      Art & DesignApril 29, 2023
      One of two projects funded by the the three-year Climavore x Jameel collaboration will study the water buffaloes in Turkish wetlands endangered by a major development project. Photo: Deniz Sabuncu
      Art and research duo Cooking Sections expands project to save Turkey's water buffaloes

      The team has collaborated with Royal College of Architecture in London and Community Jameel to place the threatened species in the spotlight

      Arts & CultureApril 22, 2023
      Numaish Gah is housed inside an Art Deco villa. Photo: Jawad Zia
      Inside the social space painting new picture for Pakistani artists

      Collector and creator launch project to build and promote country's flourishing, though often frustrated, cultural scene

      Art & DesignApril 16, 2023
      Alia Farid, centre, with members of the Henie Onstad team, who awarded her the art prize. Photo: Henie Onstad
      Artist Alia Farid wins $100,000 Norwegian art prize

      Farid is known for her investigations into Gulf life

      Arts & CultureMarch 30, 2023
      Dima Srouji places replicas of Roman glassware on a soft art-handling pillow. Photo: Ismail Noor, Seeing Things. Courtesy of 421
      Iraqi curator's debut exhibition places history in a new light

      Mona Al-Jadir's show at 421 has emerged as one of the standouts of the spring art season

      Arts & CultureMarch 20, 2023
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