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Tabish Khan is an art critic, writer, and speaker who writes primarily about art exhibitions in London. He is a trustee of City & Guilds 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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- ^ "City & Guilds London Art School - Our Trustees".
- ^ "The Discerning Eye".
- ^ "The Discerning Eye Exhibition".
- ^ "Art Can Trustees".
- ^ "Critical Friends of UP Projects". UP Projects. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "The Sun". 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Hunter's Paintings". Politico.
- ^ "King's Portrait Divides Critics". Business Insider.
- ^ "King's Portrait Divides Critics". 17 May 2024.
- ^ "YouTube". YouTube. 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Van Gogh Self Portraits". February 2022.
- ^ "Faberge at The V&A". 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Vimeo".
- ^ "YouTube". YouTube. 19 August 2023.
- ^ "YouTube". YouTube. July 2020.
- ^ "YouTube". YouTube. 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Interview with Tabish Khan". Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Parteka, Jagienka. "Industry voices: Tabish Khan - the people's art critic". Artsted. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Tabish Khan".
- ^ "Tabish Khan". 16 February 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Jackson's Painting Prize Judges".
- ^ "The Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture".
- ^ "Studio West".