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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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      Articles

      Bill Fontana. Courtesy Stuart Davidson
      Bill Fontana explores how the earth generates its own power

      Acoustic Visions of Renewable Energy is Fontana's installation that consists of a four-channel video showing the sounds and images of four types of renewable energy production: solar, wind, geothermal and hydropower

      ArtJanuary 15, 2018
      FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2010, file photo, Recy Taylor, now 91, sits in her home in Winter Haven, Fla. Oprah Winfrey’s barnstormer of a speech at the Golden Globes highlighted the story of Taylor, a black Alabama woman who was raped by six white men in 1944. Winfrey told the audience that Taylor was a name they should know. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
      Dubai art complex Alserkal Avenue puts out programming for 2018

      Collaborative art projects take the lead for the new year

      ArtJanuary 10, 2018
      DAAR's 'Concrete Tent', at NYUAD will highlight the paradox of permanent temporariness for refugees. Anna Sara for Campus in Camps
      The art exhibitions and installations to look out for in 2018

      Experimentation and collaboration will shape the UAE’s art scene in the new year

      ArtDecember 31, 2017
      Unknown Letters 1–4 (2015-17) by Timo Nasseri. Courtesy Faisal Tannir
      Artist Timo Nasseri's journey to find Ibn Muqla’s four Arabic letters

      The exhibition All the Letters in All the Stars is currently showing at Maraya Art Centre in Sharjah

      ArtDecember 26, 2017
      Abdullah Al-Saadi’s ‘Scarecrows’. Christopher Pike / The National
      Curatorial creativity works extra hard to shine next to Louvre Abu Dhabi

      We look back at this year’s Abu Dhabi Art, from the works and trends to its wider achievements

      ArtNovember 15, 2017
      Manal Al Dowayan's fabric installation, You Are From Me and I Am From You, in Al Ain Oasis. Courtesy Abu Dhabi Art
      Thinking outside of the galleries for this year's Abu Dhabi Art

      Three works by international artists delve into the past, present and future of great regional landmarks

      November 09, 2017
      Emirati artist Jumairy was roving the galleries during the art fair this week. Christopher Pike / The National
      Life becomes art for artist in bunny head

      An usual performance project has been confounding visitors to this year's Abu Dhabi Art

      November 09, 2017
      Abu Dhabi Art 2016. Street art by Lee at Manarat Al Saadiyat, 2016
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      What to expect at Abu Dhabi Art 2017

      We round up the various offerings at the latest edition of Abu Dhabi Art – from participating galleries to local artists showcasing their works

      ArtNovember 06, 2017
      The museum is the first international museum of modern art in Indonesia. Courtesy Met Studio Design
      Museum Macan: Indonesia's first international museum of contemporary art set to open

      Its doors will open on November 4 with a strong blend of local art and works by major names. The movers behind the project tell us about the canvas they have set up

      ArtOctober 24, 2017
      Enoc Perez painted the new Louvre Abu Dhabi (2017), from the photograph of a model, adding tropical flourishes. Enoc Perez / Leila Heller Gallery
      Desert scenes awash with colour in painter Enoc Perez's show

      Puerto Rican painter Enoc Perez has reimagined some of the UAE’s landmark buildings for his first show at Leila Heller Gallery

      October 09, 2017
      Domestic Tourism I (Cairo by Night) Courtesy Maha Maamoun and Gypsum Gallery.
      Maha Maamoun's postcards from the real Cairo

      Maamoun re-imagined her city beyond the picture-perfect tourist vistas, uniquely capturing social tensions before the 2011 revolution

      October 02, 2017
      Sarah Al Agroobi, The Desert Rose, 2016. Courtesy of the artist. Copyright ADMAF
      UAE artists transport the Emirates to Berlin

      Portrait of a Nation has travelled to Berlin, where it is taking part in the turbo-charged Berlin Art Week.

      September 13, 2017
      Bollywoood actress Pooja Hegde talks about her role in the film. Delores Johnson / The National
      Abu Dhabi blossoms as a city of romance during filming of Duvvada Jagannadham

      The director and stars of Telugu film Duvvada Jagannadham tell us why Abu Dhabi is a 'fabulous' location to shoot movies.

      July 21, 2017
      Hamad Al Falasi’s Arab Pacman. Courtesy Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority
      Abu Dhabi Art: giving wings to young talent
      The NationalJuly 21, 2017
      Curators Maisa Al Qassimi, left, and Reem Fadda. Irene García León for The National
      Fourth edition of Emirati Expressions set to explore relationship between art and social life

      Reem Fadda and Maisa Al Qassimi, curators of the annual Emirati Expressions exhibition, on how this year’s edition is all about the interaction between artwork and spectator.

      July 21, 2017
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