WKND Spotlight: Dubai gallerist on why art business is tough

  • Date: 25-Sep-2020
  • Source: Khaleej Times
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:UAE
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WKND Spotlight: Dubai gallerist on why art business is tough

Alison Collins vividly remembers that day in June, 1978, when she and her husband decided to have a picnic at the terrace of the Al Bastakiya villa they were to move into along with their children, including a six-month-old baby. "I simply love picnics and doing this here was a whole new experience," she remembers. Little did they know that their new abode would soon find another purpose. British painter Julian Barrow had come visiting a friend in Dubai en route to India. When informed of Alison's passion for art, he decided to meet her at her new home. He had drawn a couple of portraits of the city and requested her to show them at her luxe house. "We put some furniture in the garden and painting on