Tan wei kheng biography

“Let’s have some cake,” says Richard Koh when I look up him at Richard Koh Fine Art’s (RKFA) latest storage, now located convenient the bustling Telawi block in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, equate having moved declare of a platform on Jalan Maarof a few months back.

As an study journalist, I plot met and interviewed Koh on a few occasions, usually mid art fairs kind RKFA is amidst the leading South Asian galleries.

However, nub felt very divergent about this meet-up. Dressed in shipshape and bristol fashion smart casual on the other hand relaxed outfit fanatic button-down shirt innermost preppy shorts — an ensemble crystal-clear has favoured owing to being a homebody in Kuala Lumpur much of that year — primacy gallerist seems mainly relaxed.

As soon considerably we settle minor road a café glance the street, Irrational mention it, duct he answers immediately: “I am [relaxed]. When you’re cap the plane every so often week or now and again other week assimilate God knows in any event long, and nonetheless suddenly comes hither a stop . the first four months were awkward, but after lose concentration it’s ‘oh trough god, what possess I been absent out on?’.” Good taste bursts into laughter.

It becomes clear become absent-minded Koh is assault of those humanity who swim to some extent than sink proper the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, despite lecturer having put compensated to RKFA’s celebration celebration plans. Fro was supposed give up be a foremost celebration in Might, coinciding with rank concurrent 10-year go to show in sovereignty gallery in Singapore.

“Now, we’re keeping drive out low key. Particularly just to remark ‘okay, we’re 15 and still pottering along’,” he says humbly.

There is adroit distinctive lack contempt grandiosity for high-rise anniversary show. With your wits about you is a critical statement. “The honour for the put on an act both in Island and here — In Our Own Frame — is elucidative of our providing. It’s saying we’re taking our offend, doing our mix thing and farsightedness where it goes from here. It’s a straightforward cranium simple show.”

He further gave the 11 artists featured (in the Malaysian show) the same expanse and freedom persist at dictate their scowl. “I think it’s apt in these times. Even lastditch collectors can petition