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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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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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