Niru Ratnam
Art

The Manifestos of Embattled Art Dealers
Gallerists facing the untenable pace of the contemporary art world are issuing impassioned statements about their cause.
Niru Ratnam
5.16.18
Art

The Next Great City for Contemporary Art? Tehran.
Dastan's Basement just made its debut at Art Basel Hong Kong, and founder Hormoz Hematian is on a mission to build new infrastructure for Iran's art scene.
Niru Ratnam
4.3.18
Art

Biting the Hand: Artists Who Make Work About Their Dealers
Rob Chavasse's new film joins a lineage of works exploring the shifting relationship between artists and their gallerists.
Niru Ratnam
2.23.18
Art

Three Painters Confront a Troubled Europe
Three new exhibitions in London by artists of African descent have special resonance in a period of worrying extremism throughout Europe.
Niru Ratnam
12.4.17
Art

What Does the Future Hold for Chinese Art?
A new exhibition in London takes a cult sci-fi novel as the jumping-off point for an exploration of possible futures—not all of them dystopian—for contemporary art in China.
Niru Ratnam
10.9.17
Art

Here's How One Artist Took on the Colorblind British Art World
Lubaina Himid rose to prominence with the Black Art movement in mid-1980s Britain, but was pushed aside in favor of simpler themes and sleeker aesthetics. Now three major shows and a place on the Turner Prize shortlist are heralding a belated rethink.
Niru Ratnam
8.30.17