John Ruskin

Painting the Clouds: Jane Wilson's Weather Lasts Beyond Forecast

To the places that, over the course of time, have come to be associated with the work of certain Ame  read more »

Self-Help Prescription: A Double Dose of Culture

Status Anxiety, by Alain de Botton. Pantheon, 306 pages, $24.  read more »

In Late Seascapes, Turner Encountered His Great Romance

It comes as something of a surprise to learn that the exhibition devoted to the English painter J.M.  read more »

Dining out with Moira Hodgson

Le Zie's Family Expands:Sister Sets Up Shop on Avenue A  read more »

In Visual Art Critic, I'm Better Known Than Immanuel Kant

Before it deservedly recedes into the mists of forgotten academic history, it may be worth bidding a  read more »

Ruskin Is Brought Back at the Morgan Library

John Ruskin (1819-1900), whose life and work are currently the subject of a superb documentary exhib  read more »

Nickson's Landscapes Evoke Nature's Dynamism

There is a passage in Volume I of John Ruskin's Modern Painters , which was published in 1843 when i  read more »