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Tabish Khan
Born (1982-11-09) 9 November 1982 (age 42)
London, England, UK
OccupationArt critic, Writer, Speaker
NationalityBritish
EducationBiomedical Science, King’s College London
Period2010s–present

Tabish Khan is an art critic, writer, and speaker who writes primarily about art exhibitions in London. He is a trustee of the City and Guilds of London Art School,[1] The Discerning Eye[2] - which hosts an annual exhibition,[3] and artist collective ArtCan.[4] He is also a 'critical friend' of UP Projects[5] - a public art organisation specialising in socially engaged public art commissioning.

Career

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He has been asked to provide his critical opinion on Brooklyn Beckham’s photo book for The Sun,[6] the artwork of Hunter Biden for Politico,[7] and to provide commentary on the first official portrait of King Charles by Jonathan Yeo for Business Insider[8] - with quotes from that article appearing on Yahoo! News.[9]

Khan has appeared on television to discuss the Turner Prize on Al-Jazeera,[10] on euronews to discuss a Vincent van Gogh exhibition at The Courtauld[11] and the Fabergé exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum,[12] and on TRT World to discuss the top news stories of the year.[13] He appeared in the BBC Four documentary 'Kill Your TV: Jim Moir's Weird World of Video Art'[14] in 2024, where he provided commentary on the art of Rachel Maclean.

In 2018 he was invited on BBC Radio London, hosted by Gaby Roslin, to discuss his favourite exhibitions in 2018 and those to look forward to in 2019. The exhibitions discussed were 'Space Shifters' at Hayward Gallery, 'I Am Ashurbanipal' at The British Museum,[15] Elmgreen & Dragset's exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery,[16] Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams at Victoria and Albert Museum,[17] Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition at Design Museum,[18] Only Human: Martin Parr at National Portrait Gallery,[19] Chiharu Shiota at Blain|Southern, and Rembrandt's Light at Dulwich Picture Gallery.[20]

He has interviewed Joe Grieve for BWG gallery,[21] presented at a "Writing About Art" workshop for the Association of Art History,[22] and hosted a panel discussion entitled "What's Wrong With Art?" for the Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize.[23] He has also written features on many different artists, including an interview with David Wightman.[24]

In a blog post for Artsted he stated “I believe passionately in making art accessible to everyone”.[25] In an interview in 2021, Rachel Segal Hamilton, writing for University of the Arts London, stated: “Tabish Khan is on a mission to demystify the art world for his readers”.[26] While in an interview on Ceri Hand’s blog from 2020 he is described as “unafraid of holding unfashionable or controversial opinions but is very open to having his perception shifted”.[27]

Khan has also judged numerous art prizes including the Jackson’s Painting Prize in 2021,[28] the Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture in 2021, 2022, and 2023,[29] and the Studio West ‘Now Introducing’ open call and art prize in 2021.[30] He was a judge for the Arts Club Award at the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, [31] an award of £2,500 awarded to an artist aged 35 or under for a work in any medium.

References

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  1. ^ "Trustees". City & Guilds of London Art School. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Our Board". The Discerning Eye. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ^ "ING Discerning Eye Annual Exhibition". The Discerning Eye. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Board of Trustees". ArtCan. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Critical Friends of UP Projects". UP Projects. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  6. ^ Hope, Hannah; Davies, Howell (27 June 2017). "CRAPARAZZI We take a sneak peek at Brooklyn Beckham's blurry photo book — and get an insight into his privileged family life". The Sun. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  7. ^ Thompson, Alex; Sfondeles, Tina (27 July 2021). "We asked art critics about Hunter's paintings". Politico. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  8. ^ Noyen, Maria. "King Charles' first official portrait is dividing the art world". Business Insider. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  9. ^ Noyen, Maria (17 May 2024). "King Charles' first official portrait is dividing the art world". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Tabish Khan on Al Jazeera discussing the 2018 Turner Prize". YouTube (Tabish Khan on Al Jazeera). 24 September 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  11. ^ McDonagh, Shannon (February 2022). "First exhibition dedicated to Van Gogh's self-portraits hits London". euronews. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  12. ^ Farrant, Theo (18 November 2021). "Fabergé's exquisite eggs go on display at V&A". euronews. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Tabish Khan and Marjorie Allthorpe-Guyton TRT Showcase". Vimeo (Broadcast Solutions). Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  14. ^ "BBC Four - Kill Your TV: Jim Moir's Weird World of Video Art". BBC. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  15. ^ "I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria". The British Museum. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  16. ^ "Elmgreen & Dragset: This Is How We Bite Our Tongue". Whitechapel Gallery. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  17. ^ "Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams - Exhibition at V&A South Kensington · V&A". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  18. ^ "Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition". Design Museum. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  19. ^ "Only Human: Martin Parr - National Portrait Gallery". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  20. ^ "Rembrandt's Light at Dulwich Picture Gallery". Dulwich Picture Gallery. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  21. ^ "Artist Interview with Joe Grieve & Tabish Khan". YouTube (Brushes with Greatness). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  22. ^ "WritingAboutArt_Reviewing Exhibitions". YouTube (Association for Art History). July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Full Talk: What's Wrong With Art (Emerging Artist Talks)". YouTube (Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize 2021). 20 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  24. ^ Khan, Tabish; Wightman, David. "Interview with Tabish Khan, FAD". David Wightman. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  25. ^ Parteka, Jagienka. "Industry voices: Tabish Khan - the people's art critic". Artsted. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  26. ^ Segal Hamilton, Rachel (12 September 2023). "Londonist's Tabish Khan shares advice for art critics". University of the Arts London. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  27. ^ Hand, Ceri; Khan, Tabish (16 February 2024). "Tabish Khan". Ceri Hand. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  28. ^ "Jackson's Art Prize Judges 2021". Jackson's Art Prize. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  29. ^ "The Marsh Awards Judging Panel". Public Statues and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  30. ^ "An exhibition of the shortlisted artists from this year's 'NOW Introducing' Open Call + Art Prize". Studio West. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  31. ^ "Who won prizes at Summer Exhibition 2024? | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
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