More private galleries open in S’pore’s industrial spaces post Covid-19, drawn by cheaper costs

(From left) Ms Low Sok Leng, owner of Artualize; Mr Jimmy Tan, son-in-law and manager of Lim Tze Peng art gallery; and Grace Chen Liang, owner of Skyart Cultural Centre at Lim Tze Peng Gallery. ST PHOTO: CLEMENT YONG
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SINGAPORE – About a 10-minute walk from Macpherson and Tai Seng MRT stations is a group of light industrial buildings called Oxley Bizhub.

While it is a popular location for livestreamers looking for studios outside their homes, its spaces have more recently drawn a new clientele: private art galleries, of which three have set up shop there since 2019.

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