Philip Kennicott
Senior Art and Architecture Critic at The Washington Post
Senior Art and Architecture Critic, The Washington Post Author of "Counterpoint: A Memoir of Bach and Mourning," published by Norton, February 2020
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washingtonpost.com | Philip Kennicott
Before ‘Madame X,’ John Singer Sargent was even more dazzling (washingtonpost.com) Before ‘Madame X,’ John Singer Sargent was even more dazzling By Philip Kennicott 2025053110000000 NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Sargent and Paris" exhibition builds to a single moment, a single painting and a single scandal in the life of the young American artist.
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flipboard.com | Philip Kennicott
15 hours agoTrump says he fired museum director as his budget targets SmithsonianWithout citing an authority for doing so, the president announced he terminated National Portrait Gallery director Kim Sajet. Meanwhile, his budget proposes slashing the Smithsonian’s Anacostia and Latino museums, according to an email.
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washingtonpost.com | Philip Kennicott
A splendid exhibition looks at small animals, raising big questions (washingtonpost.com) A splendid exhibition looks at small animals, raising big questions By Philip Kennicott 2025052412004800 A curious figure from Greek mythology ornaments the top of an elaborate cabinet, made to store shells, small stones and other natural curiosities. He is muscular and wields a large club and is almost certainly Hercules. The creature he is battling is more mysterious.
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yahoo.com | Philip Kennicott
A curious figure from Greek mythology ornaments the top of an elaborate cabinet, made to store shells, small stones and other natural curiosities. He is muscular and wields a large club and is almost certainly Hercules. The creature he is battling is more mysterious.
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flipboard.com | Philip Kennicott
Inside Italian Swimmer Simone Barlaam’s Home on the Outskirts of MilanOn the right bank of the Naviglio Grande, a canal that runs through Italy’s Lombardy region some 20 miles from Milan, the landscape alternates between industrial warehouses and cultivated fields. Along the historic waterway system which dates from the 12th century, there are a series of patrician …
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"Bernini imposed order on a site cluttered with history and violence, but it was an imperfect order of theatrical contrivance, not the Platonic perfection of ideal forms." https://t.co/RK2Nc3YsJ6
America knew it needed public housing but designed the system to fail https://t.co/Bz485oAIDN
If the Smithsonian stands up, this could be a turning point in Trump's assault on the cultural infrastructure of America. https://t.co/EFWmoN1SwR