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Freelance art critic, writer & speaker: Visual Arts Editor @Londonist.com Weekly #TopPicks & occasional columns @ FAD Magazine Trustee @ ArtCan, ING Discerning Eye, City & Guilds of London Art School Want to work with me? More info via: www.tabish-khan.com

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 24d

I've picked my Top Exhibitions to See in London this October for @londonist.com >> londonist.com/london/museu... #LondonArtCritic #LondonExhibitions

The Top Exhibitions To See In London: October 2025

Looking for an awesome London exhibition this October? Here's our pick of must-see shows.

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 3h

One of my #TopPicks for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy - Sonia Gomes: E preciso nao ter medo de criar is on show at Pace until 15th November. Free to visit >> buff.ly/js23l9Q #LondonArtCritic #LondonExhibition

Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 1d

Head to Newport Street Gallery in Vauxhall and you’ll find a mish-mash of works by Damien Hirst, Invader and Shepard Fairey (until 29th March, free). Read my thoughts in my latest Diary of a London Art Critic via @Londonist.com >> buff.ly/BSgV6OO #LondonArtCritic

Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 1d

One of my #TopPicks for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy - Hugh Hayden: Hughmanity is on show at Lisson Gallery until 1st November. Free to visit >> buff.ly/js23l9Q #LondonArtCritic #LondonExhibitions

Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 1d

We go from Wes Anderson to Wrexham in my latest newsletter. Read it here via @londonist.com
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Keeping Tabs: Art for Autumn

Wes Anderson to Wrexham

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 2d

Tentacles, flames, concrete, architecture and knots are all in my top 5 exhibitions to see this week via @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy
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The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see this Autumn in London

Tentacles, flames, concrete, architecture and knots.

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 2d

Congrats to Katherine Mcmahon for the exhibition of her neon paintings that are on show at Gods Own Junkyard. It’s the perfect venue for her work, and the show has been extended until 9th November, free to visit.

Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 2d

One of my #TopPicks for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy - Elena Unger: The Angel of History is on show at Pontone Gallery until 1st November >> buff.ly/Xy0BxSM #LondonArtCritic #LondonExhibitions

Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 3d

Art for Autumn in my latest #KeepingTabs >> londonisturbanpalette.substack.com/p/keeping-ta... via @Londonist.com #UrbanPalette #LondonArtCritic

Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 3d

One of my #TopPicks for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy - Shaquelle Whyte: Winter Remembers April is on show at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery until 8th November. Free to visit >> buff.ly/qrAAyV0 #LondonArtCritic #LondonExhibitions

Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 3d

I reviewed the Orobie Biennial in the mountains above Bergamo. Read my thoughts on it here
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Art in the Mountains: The Orobie Biennial brings art to Italian communities

Art scales mountains to engage with local communities.

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 4d

All arts institutions want their works to engage with local communities, but not all manage to take their works into these local communities. That’s precisely what the Orobie Biennial is addressing in Bergamo. Read more in my review for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy >> buff.ly/SeMq1jJ

Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 4d

Critiquing colonialism at Kew Gardens. How Damien Hirst's gallery lost its way? AI art done right. A time when kitsch was cool and was Marie Antoinette really that controversial? I cover all these topics in my latest newsletter via @londonist.com
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Diary of a London Art Critic: How Damien Hirst's Gallery lost its way

AI art done right

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 5d

One of my #TopPicks for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy - Danielle Fretwell: Tablescapes is on show at Alice Amati until 8th November. Free to visit >> buff.ly/qrAAyV0 #LondonArtCritic #LondonExhibitions

Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 6d

One of my #TopPicks for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy - Cecil Beaton's Fashionable World is on display at the National Portrait Gallery until 11th January 2026. Ticketed at £23 >> buff.ly/fYE0Amk #LondonExhibitions #LondonArtCritic

Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 6d

Raging storms, concealment, birdsong, vultures and the power of art all feature in my top exhibitions to see via @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy
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The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London in late October

Raging storms, concealment, birdsong, vultures and the power of art.

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 7d

There are storms, mountains and vultures in my latest newsletter via @londonist.com Urban Palette
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Keeping Tabs: Frozen out of Frieze Week

Storms, mountains and vultures

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 7d

One of my #TopPicks for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy - Ibrahim Mahama: Parliament of Ghosts is on show at Ibraaz until 15th December. Free to visit >> buff.ly/yllcYCp #LondonArtCritic #LondonExhibitions

Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 8d

One of my #TopPicks for @Londonist.com - Quantum Untangled is on display at Science Gallery until 28th February 2026. Free to visit >> buff.ly/fYE0Amk #LondonArtCritic #LondonExhibitions

Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 8d

One of my #TopPicks for @Londonist.Com, Nigerian Modernism is on display at Tate Modern until 10th May 2026. Ticketed at £18 >> buff.ly/fYE0Amk #LondonArtCritic #LondonExhibitions

Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 9d

One of my #TopPicks for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy - Alexandre Diop: Run for Your Life is on show at Stephen Friedman until 1st November. Free to visit >> buff.ly/RTKKNsw #LondonArtCritic #LondonExhibitions

Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 9d

One of my #TopPicks for @Londonist.com - Peter Doig: House of Music is on show at Serpentine South until 8th February 2026. Free to visit >> buff.ly/fYE0Amk #LondonArtCritic #LondonExhibitions

Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 10d

I'm Frozen Out of Frieze Week in my latest #KeepingTabs >>
londonisturbanpalette.substack.com/p/keeping-ta... via @londonist.com #UrbanPalette #LondonArtCritic

Keeping Tabs: Frozen out of Frieze Week

Storms, mountains and vultures

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 10d

Fran Giffard draws birds on her diary pages, and this work has a mention of me and my birthday in it. It was great to catch the final day of her show over the weekend and to see her latest works #LondonArtCritic #LondonExhibitions

Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 10d

Working with materials such as onyx, Massimiliano Pelletti incorporates natural flaws into his pieces... resulting in a remarkable contrast between these natural flaws & his highly skilled hand-carved elements. 'Metamorfosi' is on at Bowman Sculpture until 7th November.

Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 10d

I interviewed the brilliant and inventive Stefdies in my latest artist inspired by London piece for @londonist.com Urban Palette
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STEFDIES All Over London

An interview with a humorous viral sensation

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