What’s Wrong With Art: Poor press releases
23 February 2022 • Tabish Khan
Tabish Khan the @LondonArtCritic loves art and visits hundreds of exhibitions a year. But every now and then he comes across something in… Read More
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What’s Wrong With Art: ‘Commercial’ is a dirty word
3 August 2021 • Tabish Khan
If you’re not familiar with the art world and you hear that an artwork or a gallery is commercial, you may think it’s a mere statement of fact or even a compliment – i.e. the art sells for money and the gallery makes money. That must be a good thing right? Wrong.
What’s Right with Art: New Galleries in London
24 June 2021 • Tabish Khan
Tabish Khan loves art and visits hundreds of exhibitions a year. In this column, he points out failings and in… Read More
What’s Right With Art: Video Art at Home
8 June 2021 • Tabish Khan
The advantages of watching video art at home.
What’s Right with Art: Art finds a way
8 January 2021 • Tabish Khan
Art and artists adjusting to the new world.
What’s Wrong with Art? The Art speaks for itself
13 October 2020 • Tabish Khan
Is this just another barrier to accessing art.
5 ways Art will change post lockdown
31 May 2020 • Tabish Khan
Will there be no more packed out private views?
What’s wrong with art: Online exhibitions
14 April 2020 • Tabish Khan
How to make online exhibitions more effective.
What’s Wrong With Art: The Turner Prize 2019
4 December 2019 • Tabish Khan
Time to shake up the prize.
What’s Wrong With Art: Degree Shows
11 July 2019 • Tabish Khan
Degree shows can be dull and difficult to engage with.
What’s Wrong With Art: Artist requests for feedback
25 March 2019 • Tabish Khan
Artist feedback requests are happening very regularly for me and most often I just ignore it. So I thought it best to break down why that’s the case
What’s Wrong With Art: The reaction to the shredded Banksy
17 October 2018 • Tabish Khan
Should we love or hate Banksy.
What’s Wrong With Art? #FriezeWeek
1 October 2018 • Tabish Khan
Tabish Khan loves art and visits hundreds of exhibitions a year. But every now and then he comes across something… Read More
What’s Wrong With Art: Blockchain Hype
16 August 2018 • Tabish Khan
Tabish Khan loves art and visits hundreds of exhibitions a year. But every now and then he comes across something in the art world that doesn’t meet his approval- this time it’s Blockchain
What’s Wrong With Art? Art Fairs
20 May 2018 • Tabish Khan
Fresh off his Pulitzer prize, Jerry Saltz proclaimed that art fairs are broken. The counter-argument from Kenny Schachter was there’s nothing wrong with them and they are serving the market. Now I’m wading into this heated debate.
What’s Wrong With Art? No Photography
3 April 2018 • Tabish Khan
What’s Wrong With Art? No Photography: Tabish Khan loves art and visits hundreds of exhibitions a year. But every now and then he comes across something in the art world that doesn’t meet his approval.
What’s Wrong With Art: You can’t find it
16 January 2018 • Tabish Khan
Galleries shouldn’t be this hard to find.
What’s Wrong With Art: Private Views
9 January 2018 • Tabish Khan
The art world is ramping up for 2018 and that means lots of openings that I’ll be going to across London, at so called private views … but they aren’t private are they? Some have guest lists, but for most of them anyone can turn up.
What’s Wrong With Art: Art Itself
30 December 2017 • Tabish Khan
Tabish Khan loves art and visits hundreds of exhibitions a year. But every now and then he comes across something in the art world that doesn’t meet his approval.
What’s Wrong With Art? Appointment Only Exhibitions
29 August 2017 • Tabish Khan
With more art being shown in unorthodox spaces, it has led to more appointment only exhibitions whereby you have to book in to see the art….
Ok What’s Wrong With Art: Artificial Intelligence Will Replace Artists
18 August 2017 • Tabish Khan
Tabish Khan loves art and visits hundreds of exhibitions a year. But every now and then he comes across something… Read More
What’s Wrong With Art? Everyone’s a Critic
16 June 2017 • Tabish Khan
Some critics lack the bravery to give negative reviews
Well now there’s a new type of critic on the horizon, the average person.