Niru Ratnam is a gallerist and writer.
They may have intimidated you in the past – but you’ll have to wise up to the ways of commercial galleries if you want to see any art in the UK this month
Setting a brave example wasn’t what Niru Ratnam had in mind when he forged ahead with plans to open his new business during the pandemic
Despite the mutterings of most critics, the decision to award the prize to all four nominees makes a lot of sense – and is good for contemporary art
Rachel Whiteread’s ‘House’ would never work as a Chinese knock-off
Developers’ attempts to introduce art to an area can often be wretched. Will Vauxhall avoid this fate?
It’s easy to be sceptical about the art biennial boom in Asia. But how have the unconventional spaces of such events shaped artists’ practices in the region?
Niru Ratnam asks what the Cork Street development plans mean for London’s historic art trade
Putting together a new fair is a challenge – it needs to have a distinctive direction to it
December 2024
Emma Crichton-Miller
Apollo
Christina Makris
Christina Riggs
Rakewell
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
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How to behave in a commercial gallery, if you’ve never dared set foot in one
They may have intimidated you in the past – but you’ll have to wise up to the ways of commercial galleries if you want to see any art in the UK this month