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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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Obama portraits a departure from the country-clubhouse norm of presidential art

Michelle is, somewhat curiously, presented as a glamour icon, while Barack Obama sits on an ornately carved chair, in front of a garden of sorts

ArtFebruary 13, 2018
Magadi from Osborne Macharia’s Kenya’s League of Extravagant Grannies. Osborne Macharia
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Your guide to Dubai's Gulf Photo Plus photo week

Gulf Photo Plus is trying to bridge the gap between selfies and high-brow conceptual work

ArtFebruary 08, 2018
Berlin artist Michael Sailstorfer juxtaposes different types of work in ‘We Love Them All’, including a stuffed cat that sits in the gallery on a three-metre-tall white pedestal. Courtesy Carbon 12
Surrealism shrouds German artist Michael Sailstorfer’s new show in Dubai

His second exhibition in the UAE is titled We Love Them All and will show at Carbon 12

ArtFebruary 07, 2018
‘The Outlaw’s Flag’ (2017) by Thai artist Jakkai Siributr uses material from beaches in Myanmar and Thailand that serve as migration points for the Rohingya people. Courtesy Jakkai Siributr and Iola Lenzi
Dhaka Art Summit lauds Bangladesh’s cultural heritage

The 10-day programme run by a private art foundation is determined to put South Asia on the map

ArtFebruary 06, 2018
Photograph of a family in the Markazi Camp, Obock, Djibouti, by Nadia Benchallal for Akkasah
NYUAD exhibition shows life from a migrants' perspective

A new photo exhibition is a collaboration with refugees in Djibouti

ArtFebruary 06, 2018
The Translator, 2015, by Hayv Kahraman
Jameel Prize 5 announces diverse shortlist

The biannual award recognises contemporary art and design inspired by Islamic tradition.

ArtFebruary 06, 2018
Ghanaian artist Serge Attukwei Clottey, at Lawrie Shabibi in Alserkal Avenue, where his work 'Displaced' is showing. Reem Mohammed / The National
Serge Attukwei Clottey shows Dubai how he disrupts the art trade

The Ghanaian artist uses the money he earns from selling his artworks on an international circuit to benefit his community and to spread information about different environmental and human rights abuses

ArtFebruary 03, 2018
Dwarf and Rhinoceros by artist John Baldessari. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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In a regional first, see artwork from Barcelona in Abu Dhabi

In a first for the region, works from MACBA's collection of historical and contemporary works will show alongside art from the Emirates at Manarat Al Saadiyat, exploring the resonance between them

ArtJanuary 31, 2018
“Jeddah has this very DIY attitude and young creatives are used to getting up themselves and doing something with it, but have not necessarily had access to mentorship and courses to help them take their work to the next level," explains Art Jameel director Antonia Carver - Hayy: Creative Hub, commissioned by Art Jameel and designed by ibda design, is opening spring 2019 in Jeddah.
Changing Saudi art scene: New arts complex to open in Jeddah

Art Jameel will open Hayy: Creative Hub in 2019 - the multi-disciplinary space will bring Saudi artists, designers, galleries and arts organisations together

ArtJanuary 29, 2018
Emirati artist Hassan Sharif, who died last year, at his studio at The Flying house in Al Quoz, Dubai, in 2012. Antonie Robertson / The National
Sharjah Art Foundation hosts symposium on Hassan Sharif

Artists and curators come together to discuss Sharif's international legacy

ArtJanuary 28, 2018
'Artist breaking down in emotions after an intense dance performance at her friend’s studio, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia' (2016). Courtesy Iman Al Dabbagh
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Art Jameel photo exhibit shows Saudi Arabia seen from the inside

Saudi Seen displays the work of 10 photographers at Project Space in Alserkal Avenue in Dubai

January 28, 2018
The Art Shop at Quoz Arts Fest. Anna Strauss / Alserkal Avenue
Al Quoz Arts Fest Caters to All

The weekend festival floods Al Quoz with art and performance

ArtJanuary 24, 2018
From Vivek Vilasini's series Housing Dreams III (2015)
Artist Vivek Vilasini Farms the Land

Artist Vivek Vilasini, part of Sharjah's avant-garde movement of the '90s, returns to the UAE

ArtJanuary 21, 2018
The projection of The Starry Night (1889). Courtesy Gecko Media
Van Gogh Alive questions border between genius and insanity

In this encounter, the Dutch masters’ paintings move across giant screens, accompanied by a full-power soundtrack. Melissa Gronlund surveys the scene

ArtJanuary 20, 2018
Benjamin Zix’s pen-and-watercolour piece shows art displayed in Versailles in 1807. Courtesy RMN-Grand Palais
The Louvre Abu Dhabi reflects on the history of its parent museum

The first temporary show at Louvre Abu Dhabi delves into the history of its sister institution

ArtJanuary 16, 2018
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