Behind the glamour of art galleries

Gallerists emphasise the long process it takes to build up relationships with artists and cultivate art collectors

Exhibitions taking place during the ongoing Singapore Art Week include Artcommune's latest show at Artspace@ Helutrans, featuring Singapore artist Tang Da Wu's larger-than-life Chinese ink paintings (above) and artist Andre Wee's Within Without: A So
Exhibitions taking place during the ongoing Singapore Art Week include Artcommune's latest show at Artspace@ Helutrans, featuring Singapore artist Tang Da Wu's larger-than-life Chinese ink paintings (above) and artist Andre Wee's Within Without: A Solo Exhibition at Mulan Gallery.PHOTOS: TIMOTHY DAVID, ARRON TEO ART PHOTOGRAPHY
Exhibitions taking place during the ongoing Singapore Art Week include Artcommune's latest show at Artspace@ Helutrans, featuring Singapore artist Tang Da Wu's larger-than-life Chinese ink paintings (above) and artist Andre Wee's Within Without: A So
Exhibitions taking place during the ongoing Singapore Art Week include Artcommune's latest show at Artspace@ Helutrans, featuring Singapore artist Tang Da Wu's larger-than-life Chinese ink paintings and artist Andre Wee's Within Without: A Solo Exhibition (left) at Mulan Gallery.PHOTOS: TIMOTHY DAVID, ARRON TEO ART PHOTOGRAPHY
Senior Culture Correspondent
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Jan 22, 2019, 5:00 am SGT
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Ms Patricia Liang, 51, founder and owner of Mulan Gallery, once lugged 25kg of Crank clay back from the United Kingdom for potter Iskandar Jalil.

She recalls that the two packs of the clay, then unavailable in Singapore, were so heavy that both the hotel concierge and the odd-sized baggage handlers at the airport remarked on the weight. She busted her baggage allowance on that trip.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 22, 2019, with the headline 'Behind the glamour of art galleries'. Subscribe
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