Christopher Knight
Christopher Knight is art critic for the Los Angeles Times. He is a three-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism (1991, 2001 and 2007). Knight received the 1997 Frank Jewett Mather Award for distinction in art criticism from the College Art Assn., becoming the first journalist to win the award in more than 25 years. He has appeared on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” PBS’ “NewsHour,” NPR's “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered” and CNN and was featured in the 2009 documentary movie about the controversial relocation of the Barnes Foundation’s art collection, “The Art of the Steal.”
Something's missing from the newly reinstalled antiquities collection at the Getty Villa
The controversial Getty Kouros has been left out of the newly reinstalled galleries of ancient Greek and Roman art at the Getty Villa.
Teotihuacan: An ancient Mexican city's remarkable art comes to life at LACMA
Human and animal sacrifice were part of the culture in ancient Teotihuacan, just outside modern Mexico City. But so were beautiful murals, sculptures and ceramics — artifacts that form the arresting "City and Cosmos: The Arts of Teotihuacan" exhibition now on view.