John Richardson befriended Picasso and has dedicated much of his life to a magisterial biography of the artist. The third volume is about to be published, with a fourth promised. But at 83, will the great obsessive finish his life's work? To every thing, there is a season: Why the fall brings melancholy art. How old masters are helping study of global warming: Paintings of striking sunsets show effect of huge volcanic eruptions on climate. My kid could paint that: Does Marla Olmstead's work belong in a museum or on the fridge? (and more). Whatever the artistic import, images of naked children are now viewed by society exclusively through a sexual filter.
