What also struck me is that there are 36 Singapore galleries exhibiting with AAF and this is a fraction of the galleries out there. Due to the government's push for Singapore as an arts hub, improving art education, the museums and introducing art culture as a way of life and of course with AAF's and other art fair presence, this has led to an art boom, not only in the interest in viewing art but also owning original art.
Hopefully this boom is sustainable but I feel that it's a bit saturated in terms of galleries and I wish the gallerists the best. And further with the number of art fairs in Singapore with visiting galleries, it gives more options to the buyer. But of these 36 galleries, I would list 9 as worth supporting.
So it would be interesting to see what happens in the Art Market side of the art world. The Museum and Academic side is doing fine with the guidance and helping hand of the government.
Without the obstructions caused by the madness of the preview day, another artist to mention is Ocean Wang who is represented by Y2Arts. She has a good body of work which was shown at AAF.
Conscious of His Making
New Beginnings
Points for Collectors: With the multitudes of galleries available in Singapore, especially after the fair, take note of the type of gallery you buy from. Those galleries that are more commercial might get you a good deal. But at times you also want to choose which gallery you want to support, as the gallery is important in the development of the artist's career. A good gauge of decent galleries are those which are part of Art Gallery Association of Singapore, but not all the good galleries are there, and not all the galleries that are part of the association are necessarily good. (Just wasted your time right?)
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