Philip Kennicott
Philip Kennicott
Critic

Philip Kennicott is the Art and Architecture Critic of The Washington Post. He has been on staff at the Post since 1999, first as Chief Classical Music Critic, then as Culture Critic. In 2011 he combined art and architecture into a beat that is focused on everything visual in the nation’s capital.

Latest by Philip Kennicott

At Glenstone exhibit, a fine, light, smart touch

At Glenstone exhibit, a fine, light, smart touch

Swiss duo reinvigorates old artistic ideas in a show that is delightful, engaging and often moving.

Ellsworth Kelly, behind enemy lines

Ellsworth Kelly, behind enemy lines

The magnificent centerpiece to “Sculpture on the Wall” breaks through the Barnes’s fustiness.

Hirshhorn Bubble: Smithsonian’s shot at creative groundbreaking

Hirshhorn Bubble: Smithsonian’s shot at creative groundbreaking

If the Smithsonian doesn’t move forward with the Bubble, creative stagnation will be business as usual.

With a new member, Emerson String Quartet is still masterful

With a new member, Emerson String Quartet is still masterful

At the Smithsonian’s Baird Auditorium, a new cellist fits right in with the austere Emerson quartet.