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

Motion filed to sell DIA’s art

Motion filed to sell DIA’s art

Detroit center of debate over importance of art.

A kunsthalle for Washington

A kunsthalle for Washington

The old Franklin School would be the perfect place for a museum that focuses on bold work by living artists.

Perfect accompaniment at Kimbell Art Museum

Perfect accompaniment at Kimbell Art Museum

ARCHITECTURE | New building at Fort Worth museum both contrasts, complements Kahn classic.

World Cup Stadium designs for Qatar 2022 elicits titters

World Cup Stadium designs for Qatar 2022 elicits titters

The world’s design critics have noticed that plans for a new stadium look a lot like “lady parts.”