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Melissa Gronlund

Melissa Gronlund

Art Correspondent
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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Iraqi buffalo herders in the marshes of Chibayish collect reeds. Over the past few decades their lives and environments are increasingly at risk. AP
Cop28 could help protect cultural heritage from climate change

The recent Aliph conference in Abu Dhabi indicated how grave a risk climate emergency poses to the people and cultures of the world

WeekendMarch 17, 2023
An expressive, untitled 1981 work by the Algerian artist Rachid Koraichi, part of the second generation of Arab artists to use text and Arabic lettering. Photo: Rose Issa
Exploring the role of text in contemporary Middle Eastern art

Exhibitions in the UK shine a spotlight on the importance of lettering in the development of modern art in the region

Arts & CultureMarch 15, 2023
A display at Art Dubai 2023 at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Art Dubai and regionalism are reshaping the world of art fairs

Once a term used to describe smaller artists, today regionalism is creating opportunities for a diverse range of fairs, artists and galleries

WeekendMarch 03, 2023
A special film screening of the film Nezouh by Soudade Kaadan is among the festival highlights. Photo: Nezouh Ltd
A guide to Arab Women Artists Now 2023 festival in London

From Palestinian literature to Iraqi art, here are the must-see sessions

Arts & CultureMarch 03, 2023
There will be four performances of Blippi: The Musical at Etihad Arena this month. Photo: Flash Entertainment
Blippi: The Musical executive producer says Abu Dhabi show is set to delight

The loquacious YouTube edutainment character will have children — and willing parents — singing along at Etihad Arena

Things to doFebruary 11, 2023
John Akomfrah in his London studio with a poster for the film Handsworth Songs, made with the Black Audio Film Collective. Photo: British Council
John Akomfrah to represent Britain at Venice Biennale

The Ghanaian-born artist is known for his critiques on racial politics

Arts & CultureJanuary 24, 2023
Pioneering Saudi artist Ahmed Mater is among those participating at the inaugural Islamic Arts Biennale. AFP
Who and what to see at the Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah

From Saudi pioneers to Bahraini architects, the city will host fascinating array of creatives

Arts & CultureJanuary 19, 2023
Two dafatir by Dia Al-Azzawi, based on poems by Muzaffar al-Nawab: a long, concertinaed booklet and a miniature, almost doll-size version of a book © Ashmolean Museum. Photo: Hannah Pye
Dia Al-Azzawi's UK exhibition shows contrasting facets of Iraq

The overdue exhibition of one of the Arab world's great 20th century artists pairs tragedy of modern warfare with artwork of ancient Mesopotamia

Arts & CultureJanuary 02, 2023
Islamic Arts Biennale curators architect Sumayya Valley, art historian Julian Raby, archeologist Saad Alrashed and scholar Omniya Abdel Barr. Photo: Diriyah Biennale Foundation
First Islamic Arts Biennale to showcase architecture and crafts

Storytelling is the focus, says Aya Al Bakree, chief executive of the Diriyah Biennale Foundation, which is organising the event

Art & DesignDecember 20, 2022
Al Saqi founders André Gaspard and Mai Ghoussoub in late 1970s. Photo: Al Saqi Bookshop
Looking back at Al Saqi, London's finest Arabic-language book shop

News of the London bookshop's closure has sparked waves of sadness around the world

WeekendDecember 09, 2022
The villagers and Malaeb team members who installed the playground in Umm Sayhoun, in rural Jordan. Photo: Malaeb
How the Singapore Biennial is helping the children of Jordan through play

A playground conceptualised for the art exhibition by Jordan collective Malaeb aims to show how art can serve communities

WeekendNovember 25, 2022
Caique Tizzi's cacao menu. Chains, like those used to enslave people, snake their way along the tables. Photo: Abu Dhabi Art
Food and art are served up together at Manarat Al Saadiyat

A bold new culinary project comes to Abu Dhabi Art

Art & DesignNovember 19, 2022
Mark Rothko's 'Untitled (Lavender and Green)' from the collection of A. Alfred Taubman displayed as part of the Frieze week exhibition at Sotheby's in London, England. Getty Images
Why art has become a financial safe haven for the ultra-wealthy

Auctions are smashing records at a time when many are fearful of an oncoming recession, but how long can it last?

WeekendNovember 18, 2022
Ecology Green Farm provides residencies to artists and researchers, and was designed as sustainably as possible, using building materials such as bricks and local soil. Photo: Gas
Artist Yinka Shonibare opens creative, sustainable spaces in Lagos

The sites aim to connect the burgeoning West African art scene to other spaces beyond the continent

Arts & CultureNovember 18, 2022
Nanda Mohamed performs in 'Every Brilliant Thing', a play by Ahmed Al Attar that is part of the inaugural season of Perform Sharjah. Photo: Ahmed Hayman
Meet the artists taking part in Sharjah's exciting new performing arts programme

Tarek Abou El Fetouh, Sharjah Art Foundation's first head of performance, has enlisted five artists for his inaugural roster

Arts & CultureNovember 07, 2022
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