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Bras Basah Complex’s old-school galleries to court young collectors during August art week

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Profile shots of the gallerists, Mr Terence Teo, 71, Director of Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery(Bottom Left), Mr Teo Zi Xiang, 29 , Manager of Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery(Top Left), Ms Valerie Anne Lim, 39, Gallery Director of Art Commune Gallery (Middle), Mr Su Zi Sing, 28, Owner of Converge Art Gallery(Top Right), Mr Ho Sou Ping, 52, Founder and Director of Artcommune Galley. Taken at Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery at bras basah complex.

The gallerists include (clockwise from left foreground) Mr Terence Teo and Mr Teo Zi Xiang from Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery; Ms Valerie Anne Lim from artcommune gallery; Mr Su Zi Sing from Converge Art Gallery; and Mr Ho Sou Ping from artcommune gallery.

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SINGAPORE – It is typically the seasoned art collectors in their 60s who buy the traditional Chinese ink, calligraphy and watercolour works on the walls of Bras Basah Complex’s 19 art galleries.

But a handful of establishments are trying to flip the demographic.

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