|
Keith Khan
.jpg) Keith Khan (born 1963, Wimbledon) is an English artist, designer and performance artist.[1] In 1996, together with Ali Zaidi, he co-founded the arts organisation Motiroti.[2][3] LifeKhan studied fine art / sculpture at Middlesex University.[4] Until 2004, most of the artistic events with which Khan was directly involved were under Motiroti, which produced notable projects such as Flying costumes, Floating Tombs[3] (1991) which won the Time Out Dance and Performance Award; Queen's Golden Jubilee Commonwealth Celebrations[5] (2002) and Alladeen[6] (2004) which won the Village Voice OBIE Award Special Citation, co-produced by The Builders Association. Khan departed from Moti Roti in 2004 and has filled a number of senior executive positions since then, most notably, Head of Culture[7][8] and then Artistic Executive to the[9] 2012 Summer Olympics (2007 to 2009) and sitting on the panels of high-profile funding bodies, including the Wellcome Trust[10] and as a Council Member of the Arts Council of England.[11] Keith Khan is also a member of the Advisory Panel of Art on the Underground[12] and was the Costume and 3D Designer for the Opening Ceremony for the Central and Opening Show at the Millennium Dome[13] (2000); Director of Design for the 2002 Commonwealth Games ceremonies under the direction of David Zolkwer. [verification needed]; Chief Executive of Rich Mix[14] (2004 to 2007); Chair of Diversity Group for Creative Economy Programme Working Group[15] (2006) and has been a member of the Commonwealth Group on Culture and Development since 2009.[16] ControversyRich Mix – Khan resigned amid questions of leadership and cost controlling. Karen Bartlett wrote in The Times ""Keith was not a natural cost controller, but the board was also weak". Overstaffing, disputes between builders and architects with some funders temporarily withholding revenue in 2007 until a new business plan could be agreed. Khan did not want to comment on Rich Mix for this article."[14][17][18] London 2012 – While in his role as Head of Culture, Khan was criticised by some [who?] commentators for being excessively "anti-elitist".[19] He was commended by others for trying to make the Arts more relevant to young people across the UK.[20] His departure in 2008 was greeted with relief by some [who?] in the press and concern by others. The response of Richard Brooks in The Times was "Thank goodness... Keith Khan, its artistic executive, is leaving.".[21] Interviews
Talks
References
External links
|
||||||||||
Portal di Ensiklopedia Dunia
