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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 12h

Sitting at the intersection of art and design, Charles Burnand has opened a flagship Mayfair gallery with a mix of functional items across two floors. One of my #TopPicks for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy - Under Wraps is at Charles Burnand Gallery until 9th January. Free to visit: buff.ly/latRafL

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 13h

Frieze Week is upon us and I've picked 5 great exhibitions to see in London during it fadmagazine.com/2026/10/09/5...

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The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to See in London during Frieze Week

Five London exhibitions to see during Frieze Week.

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

London's biggest art fair, Frieze London, rolls into town this week, but the invariably enjoyable warm-up is Frieze Sculpture. One of my #TopPicks for Londonist, Frieze Sculpture is on display at Regent's Park until 1st November 2026, free to visit: buff.ly/QbeQO62 #PublicArt #LondonArtCritic

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Art that makes me feel seen and art that makes me angry londonisturbanpalette.substack.com/p/90s-art-ex...

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Is this what the 90s were really like?

And an exhibition that made me angry

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This is a phenomenal group show that shows the full diversity of what’s possible in sculpture. One of my #TopPicks for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy >> There’s No Place Like It – Summer Show 2026 is on show at Royal Society of Sculptors until 28th November. Free to visit: buff.ly/latRafL #LondonArt

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

An azure sea, sand between your toes... Who wouldn't want to be on the French Riviera? Unsurprisingly, this stretch of coastline was an inspiration to many artists. In my #TopPIcks for Londonist, Painting the French Riviera is on at Royal Academy of Arts until 31st January, ticketed: buff.ly/7Ohu5hq

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Glad I caught the last days of an exhibition by Simon Bejer with Sunderland Collection at Tomasso (now closed). Simon is a graduate of City & Guilds of London Art School, where I’m a trustee, & I’m very lucky to own a work on paper by him. #ContemporaryArt #Exhibition #LondonArtCritic #TabishKhan

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Creepy tendrils and surrealism in my latest newsletter londonisturbanpalette.substack.com/p/keeping-ta...

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Keeping Tabs: A Blockbuster Bonanza

Autumn art aplenty

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

These close-ups of flowers & the natural world have an anthropomorphic feel, as if they are people waiting to reveal themselves to us. One of my #TopPicks for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy - Katherine Jones RA: There Will Be Years Ahead of Now, at Oliver Projects until 17th Oct. Free: buff.ly/latRafL

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is an exhibition filled with inventiveness and playfulness. We’re in the world of Orozco’s imagination, & it’s a joy to explore it. One of my #TopPicks for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy - Gabriel Orozco: Chronotopic is at White Cube, Bermondsey until 8th November. Free to visit: buff.ly/84XweFv

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I first visited Barcelona sixteen years ago, and Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí’s masterpiece, Sagrada Familia, was still covered in dust as construction was well underway. I was able to visit again, and the now tallest cathedral in the world is complete, sort of. Read more: buff.ly/9kYm2Z2

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Indonesian collective Taring Padi presents its large-scale protest banners - a powerful presence in a space designed for gathering & discussion. One of my #TopPicks for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy - Taring Padi: Rakyat Pasti Menang is at Ibraaz until 22nd November. Free to visit: buff.ly/84XweFv

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

5 items from this powerful free exhibition on childhood in war at IWM London londonisturbanpalette.substack.com/p/the-devast...

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The devastating impact of war on childhood

Five powerful items from IWM London’s free exhibition

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If you get out at Dagenham Dock station - a station I didn’t know existed until recently - and walk along Chequers Lane, outside a housing estate you’ll find two roadside sculptures that look like a mix between fossilised rock & the swirls you often find in sugary sweets. Read more: buff.ly/9kYm2Z2

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A new Body Worlds exhibition has opened in South Kensington. I’ve always loved these shows given my background in Biomedical Science, anatomy & dissections. I’ve written about the legacy of the late Dr Gunther Von Hagens in at buff.ly/iW5oJ99 This show is on until March 2027 & is ticketed.

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Magritte to Middlesbrough, read about it all in my latest newsletter londonisturbanpalette.substack.com/p/keeping-ta...

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Keeping Tabs: Who will win the Turner Prize?

Magritte to Middlesbrough

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This excellent group exhibition brings together four artists who are excellent in their own right & work well together here. One of my #TopPicks for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy - The Wages of Decadence is on show at James Freeman Gallery until 10th October. Free to visit: buff.ly/84XweFv

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

With its trademark beige outer & tartan lining, the Burberry trench is an unmistakable fashion item. But how did it come to be so? One of my #TopPicks for Londonist, The Burberry Trench: Crafting an Icon is on display at V&A until 3rd January. Free to visit: buff.ly/HNAbpEL #LondonArtCritic

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Nature & Us gallery isn't technically new, though it's unlikely you've visited; it's been closed to the public since 1943 - but no more. One of my #TopPicks for Londonist, it's now open at the Natural History Museum. Free to visit: buff.ly/HNAbpEL #LondonArtCritic #MuseumVisit

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

These works sit somewhere between the real and the surreal and are brilliantly executed... One of my #TopPicks for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy - Quentin James McCaffrey is on show at Alison Jacques until 3rd October. Free to visit >> buff.ly/84XweFv #LondonArtCritic #LondonExhibitions

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Why the racism towards the fourth plinth proves why it's needed, why 'woke' doesn't make you broke and other important stories in my latest newsletter londonisturbanpalette.substack.com/p/should-pho...

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Should photos be banned from busy exhibitions?

The racism towards the Fourth Plinth proves why it’s needed

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is a great concept - to extract pigments from the earth London sits upon & to task selected artists with making works using those pigments. One of my #TopPicks for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy - Layers of London is at General Assembly until 3rd October. Free to visit: buff.ly/H1MgzYD #LondonArt

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This portrait artist extraordinaire has created a new series of portraits of an imagined Jewish family, using real sitters instead of her trademark dolls. In my #TopPicks for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy - Liorah Tchiprout: The Family Katz is at Pippy Houldsworth until 3rd Oct, free: buff.ly/H1MgzYD

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Some museum and architecture highlights from my recent trip to Barcelona - and there will be a separate post on the Sagrada Familia! #Barcelona #LondonArtCritic #TravelHighlights #MuseumVisit #TabishKhan

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This series of prints, etchings & watercolours takes us on a tour of South Asia, each work based on a letter in the Urdu alphabet. One of my #TopPicks for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy - Ali Kazim: Alphabets is on at Cristea Roberts until 3rd October. Free to visit: buff.ly/H1MgzYD #LondonArtCritic

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Art weeks and gallery weekends seem to be on the rise in Europe, and into the space enters the inaugural edition of Hamburg Art Week. Crossing Currents is Hamburg’s chance to showcase its thriving art scene - read my full review for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy >> buff.ly/LLie4zX #HamburgArtWeek

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Here’s a chance to step into a recreation of the late Felicity Powell’s studio. One of my #TopPicks for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy - The Studio of Felicity Powell is on show at Richard Saltoun until 26th September. Free to visit: buff.ly/H1MgzYD #LondonArtCritic #LondonExhibitions

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm back from Barcelona and I cover that and more in my latest newsletter londonisturbanpalette.substack.com/p/keeping-ta...

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Keeping Tabs: Hola from Barcelona

An art critic on tour

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Paintings to sum up the new normal in a world that’s anything but... a great final show for this space as the gallery now transitions to a nomadic model. In my #TopPicks for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy - Andrew Maughan: Hypernormal is at Larkin Durey until 26th Sept. Free to visit: buff.ly/H1MgzYD

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A world on fire, an alphabet, family, pigments and a studio are all in my top 5 exhibitions and within walking distance for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy fadmagazine.com/2026/09/18/t...

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The Top 5 Exhibitions to see in Central London in September

A world on fire, an alphabet, family, pigments and a studio.

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

After a week spent covering exhibitions in Cologne and Hamburg, I also had enough time to see some of the permanent museum collections in those two cities, and wanted to share some highlights. Read more in my latest Diary of a London Art Critic - buff.ly/Zb0BO0R #Museums #Germany #LondonArtCritic

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A woman in a blue dress strides purposefully; no time for chuggers or slow walkers. This is the latest fourth plinth commission by Tschabalala Self - read more in my #TopPicks for Londonist >> buff.ly/LVaGVFx #LondonArtCritic #FourthPlinth #PublicArt

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

‘untame flow stay release’ is an exhibition of work by artists living with disabilities at Temporary Gallery in Cologne. It combines ecological concerns with disability justice through the works of seven artists. Read my review for @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy - buff.ly/EncLoVc #LondonArtCritic

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Here I am participating in a meditative performance work where I met artist Alexis Bamforth (now closed). It was an activist performance that asked us to return to seeing money as an exchange between two people, connecting with the artist in a silent ritual... Read more >> buff.ly/Zb0BO0R #LondonArt

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Art comes back to life and there is more to it than just the Bayeux tapestry londonisturbanpalette.substack.com/p/keeping-ta...

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Keeping Tabs: Bayeux and Beyond

Art comes alive

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I’ve not stayed on top of London Design Festival this year, but one initiative I enjoyed is part of Chelsea College of Arts... It has taken the Atterbury Flat, a space used to house visiting lecturers, & transformed it into a bright & fun experience. Read more: buff.ly/Zb0BO0R #LondonArtCritic

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It’s the last few days to catch an exhibition of sound-led abstract paintings by Kate Mayer at the Florence Trust. It’s free to visit and on until 19th September. . . #ContemporaryArt #Exhibition #LondonArtCritic #ThePeoplesArtCritic #TabishKhan

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Some love for the city of Hamburg from a non-art perspective, art posts to come soon: 1-3: Views of and from the top of the planetarium 4-5: Shots along the river Elbe 6: The spectacular tunnel that goes under the river . . #Travel #Hamburg #LondonArtCritic #TabishKhan

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Arguably the most anticipated exhibition of the year is the return of the Bayeux Tapestry. Be warned: getting tickets will be a battle in its own right. One of my #TopPicks for Londonist, The Bayeux Tapestry is on show at the British Museum until 11th July 2027, ticketed at £33: buff.ly/LVaGVFx

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Tabish Khan @londonartcritic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A massive congratulations to Jo Baring for the launch of her excellent book Totem at Daunt Books. It's a beautifully written trip around the world, taking in some of the most powerful sculptures, and transporting us to them. More info via @fadmagazine.com.web.brid.gy >> buff.ly/w0Cqf6X #TopArtBooks

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