Art Writing

You started at the Times as a music critic working alongside people like John Russell. When he learned that you'd been trained as an art historian, he asked you if you would also be interested in writing about art. You've said that he must have been desperate to invite you to do that. Well, I can't imagine John Russell being desperate about anything, but why would you think that? He was the coolest customer. So I should also say John became the godfather to my older child. And I loved John and his wife, Rosamind, and I missed them both very much.