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      Melissa Gronlund

      Melissa Gronlund

      Art Correspondent
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      London
      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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      DUBAI , UNITED ARAB EMIRATES , FEB 20 – 2018 :- Juma Al Majid at his office in the Juma Al Majid Centre for Culture and Heritage in Dubai. ( Pawan Singh / The National ) For Arts & Life. Story by Melissa Gronlund
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      Juma Al Majid’s quest for universal knowledge

      “Nobody has a right to say, ‘This book belongs to me.’ It belongs to the human."

      BooksApril 15, 2018
      Angelo, Soedoe Soechay. A portrait taken at the Gerewol festival in Chad, where diverse nomadic tribes meet Jimmy Nelson Courtesy Jimmy Nelson
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      Jimmy Nelson's high-altitude photos chronicle remote tribes

      The photographer tells us about his latest collection of images shot in the Peruvian Andes, his pride in his works and the pitfalls of depicting people completely at odds with modernity

      ArtApril 11, 2018
      Anna Kurkova's 'Dunescape' was the winner of the 2017 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award. Delores Johnson / The National
      Art award-winners say inspiration came from ‘culture of the UAE’

      Structure celebrates the joy of Bedouin poetry and stories

      ArtApril 08, 2018
      Adrian Ellis. Courtesy Global Cultural Districts Network
      Adrian Ellis on why art scenes are important to civic and national identity

      The Cultural districts network founder Adrian Ellis discusses cultivation

      ArtApril 07, 2018
      The centrepiece of Haleh Redjaian's inhabiting the Grid exhibition at Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde. Courtesy Haleh Redjaian and Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde
      How 1950s architectural criticism inspired Haleh Redjaian’s Dubai show

      This is the Berlin-based artist's second project in Dubai

      ArtApril 03, 2018
      Art Dubai Modern 2018.
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      Our guide to Art Dubai 2018

      Now in its 12th year, Art Dubai is again a creative springboard for talent from across the Middle East. We assess groups and individuals whose work breaks down barriers

      ArtApril 02, 2018
      The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead. Courtesy: Little, Brown
      My favourite reads: Melissa Gronlund

      Here are five books I’ve recently read around the subject of race

      BooksMarch 31, 2018
      Abu Dhabi, UAE. March15,2018. Warehouse 421 Opening of ATHR exhibition and art performance. Victor Besa / The National Arts & Culture Reporter: Melissa Gronlund
      The redemptive quality of remembering pain: art addressing the problems faced by Arab youth

      Memories and how to deal with them are at the core of works that address the deep-rooted problems faced by Arab youth

      March 29, 2018
      Three qibla indicators, 1800s Ottoman Empire. Courtesy The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art
      Last chance to see ‘Hajj: Memories of a Journey’ at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

      We find out more about an exhibition that personalises this vital tenet of faith

      ArtMarch 26, 2018
      The Louvre is a huge draw for tourists in Abu Dhabi. Christopher Pike / The National
      Laying out a vision for Louvre Abu Dhabi's future

      The Louvre Abu Dhabi director tells us what has been achieved since opening, his vision for the future, and how the latest exhibition, ‘Globes: Visions of the World’, reflects the museum’s universal desires

      ArtMarch 25, 2018
      Zak Ove, Earth, 2017. Courtesy Lawrie Shabibi and Zak Ove
      Don't miss these five art shows happening in the UAE

      We round-up five cool cultural events to check out around the Emirates

      ArtMarch 25, 2018
      Iabodiou Piko from Indonesia is taking part for two months artist residency program at Warehouse 421 on March 4, 2018.Khushnum Bhandari /The National
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      Rise of the art residencies in the UAE

      Setting time and space aside for creativity is not new, but UAE’s cities are providing fertile soil for education of artists and all that’s crucial for a thriving arts scene

      ArtMarch 18, 2018
      Ihab Darwish is the composer behind 'Waves of My Life'. Courtesy Klaudyna Schubert
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      Emirati composer on the personal story behind 'Waves of My Life'

      'I carried my passion for music throughout school and university. Finally I decided, about seven years back, to document my melodies', he says

      MusicMarch 14, 2018
      Installation view of Warehouse421’s newest exhibition 'Untold Stories Retold Recent Exhibitions from the UAE's National Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.'
      UAE Pavilion's Venice Biennale exhibitions on display at Warehouse421

      At Warehouse421, audiences in Abu Dhabi can enjoy two of the exhibitions that assured the UAE its place at the Venice Biennale

      ArtMarch 12, 2018
      eL seed’s ‘Declaration’ exhibition in 2014. Courtesy Tashkeel
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      Celebrating 10 years of the pioneering arts hub Tashkeel

      'My goal was to create a respectable place where women and men could work side by side and where everyone would know their boundaries', says founder Sheikha Lateefa bint Maktoum

      ArtMarch 12, 2018
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