From left, Roberta Smith, Christopher Knight, and Peter Schjeldahl. Illustration by Kat Brown. Smith: Photo Andrew Toth via Getty; Knight: Photo Ricardo DeAratanha/Los Angeles Times; Schjeldahl: Photo Patrick McMullan via Getty When Christopher Knight retired as theart critic at the Los Angeles Times at the end of 2025, he was the last of, arguably, the three most influential US critics of the postmodern (i.e., post-1975) era to depart their roles.