Melissa Gronlund
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 29, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
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- Aug 21, 2026
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‘He has committed no offence other than wanting to defend heritage sites’: arrest of Iraqi archaeologists sparks backlash (opens the original)
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Two prominent Iraqi archaeologists have been arrested this month in what many fear is retribution for public comments they have made about corruption at the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage (SBAH), the government agency that oversees the country’s archaeological sector. On 17 September the archaeologist Ali Tabar was arrested on charges of extortion. Tabar, who worked until recently at the SBAH, is one of the country’s leading drone surveyors, responsible for aerially documenting sites be
Frieze Abu Dhabi: which galleries are taking part in the inaugural fair? (opens the original)
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Frieze has announced the exhibitor list for its inaugural Abu Dhabi fair (19-22 November), the brand's first event in West Asia. At 84 galleries it is marginally smaller than recent editions of Abu Dhabi Art, the UAE capital’s long-standing fair that Frieze Abu Dhabi has taken over, but comprises a more international and prestigious line-up. Several of the world's largest global gallery brands, most of which were absent from recent editions of Abu Dhabi Art, will take part, including Gagosian, P
Riyadh's JAX cultural district expands with Lift gallery arrival (opens the original)
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Lift, a hybrid exhibition, co-working and concept shop space, has opened in JAX, the pedestrianised cultural district on the outskirts of Riyadh. “I wanted Lift to be more than a traditional gallery,” its founder, Princess Nouf bint Abdulaziz Al Saud, tells The Art Newspaper. “JAX is already a growing creative community, and Lift is the space where people can not only see art but also meet, create, and exchange ideas.” The gallery sells artwork but does not have a stable of represented artists.
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