Collaborative approach fuels rise of San Francisco’s Friends Indeed gallery
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Collaborative approach fuels rise of San Francisco’s Friends Indeed gallery Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Art market news Collaborative approach fuels rise of San Francisco’s Friends Indeed gallery Founder Micki Meng shows that working with like-minded gallerists can be an art trade superpower Julie Baumgardner 12 February 2024 Share For Meng, collaboration means sharing artists with other galleries, as well as sharing information on collectors and dealers with trusted colleagues Photo: Mike Egan Although some dealers seem to have adopted collaboration as merely their latest business strategy, it is an inherent practice for Micki Meng, the founder of what she calls her “gallery-cum-institution” Friends Indeed. “Collaborating is just a natural extension of how I operate as a person,” Meng tells The Art Newspaper , adding that there is “no Machiavellian principle” guiding the gallery. “It was founded by artists and we carry that spirit.” Nonetheless, Friends Indeed has launched the careers of some of today’s most in-demand artists, including the Los Angeles-based painter Lauren Quin, British abstractionist Francesca Mollett and painter of paradoxical interiors Anne Buckwalter.