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.
Tabish Khan | |
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| Born | 9 November 1982 London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Art critic, Writer, Speaker |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Biomedical Science, King’s College London |
| Period | 2010s–present |
Career
editHe 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 has interviewed Joe Grieve for BWG gallery,[14] presented at a "Writing About Art" workshop for the Association of Art History,[15] and hosted a panel discussion entitled "What's Wrong With Art?" for the Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize.[16] He has also written features on many different artists, including an interview with David Wightman.[17]
In a blog post for Artsted he stated “I believe passionately in making art accessible to everyone”.[18] 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”.[19] 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”.[20]
Khan has also judged numerous art prizes including the Jackson’s Painting Prize in 2021,[21] The Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture in 2021, 2022, and 2023,[22] and the Studio West ‘Now Introducing’ open call and art prize in 2021.[23]
References
edit- ^ "Trustees". City & Guilds of London Art School. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Our Board". The Discerning Eye. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "ING Discerning Eye Annual Exhibition". The Discerning Eye. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". ArtCan. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Critical Friends of UP Projects". UP Projects. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Hope, Hannah; Davies, Howell. "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.
- ^ Thompson, Alex; Sfondeles, Tina. "We asked art critics about Hunter's paintings". Politico. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Noyen, Maria. "King Charles' first official portrait is dividing the art world". Business Insider. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Noyen, Maria. "King Charles' first official portrait is dividing the art world". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Tabish Khan on Al Jazeera discussing the 2018 Turner Prize". YouTube (Tabish Khan on Al Jazeera). Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ McDonagh, Shannon. "First exhibition dedicated to Van Gogh's self-portraits hits London". euronews. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Farrant, Theo. "Fabergé's exquisite eggs go on display at V&A". euronews. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Tabish Khan and Marjorie Allthorpe-Guyton TRT Showcase". Vimeo (Broadcast Solutions). Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Artist Interview with Joe Grieve & Tabish Khan". YouTube (Brushes with Greatness). Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "WritingAboutArt_Reviewing Exhibitions". YouTube (Association for Art History). Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Full Talk: What's Wrong With Art (Emerging Artist Talks)". YouTube (Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize 2021). Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Khan, Tabish; Wightman, David. "Interview with Tabish Khan, FAD". David Wightman. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Parteka, Jagienka. "Industry voices: Tabish Khan - the people's art critic". Artsted. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ Segal Hamilton, Rachel. "Londonist's Tabish Khan shares advice for art critics". University of the Arts London. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Hand, Ceri; Khan, Tabish. "Tabish Khan". Ceri Hand. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Jackson's Art Prize Judges 2021". Jackson's Art Prize. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "The Marsh Awards Judging Panel". Public Statues and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "An exhibition of the shortlisted artists from this year's 'NOW Introducing' Open Call Art Prize". Studio West. Retrieved 29 July 2024.