Apollo's wandering eye on the art world. Look out for regular posts taking a rakish perspective on art and museum stories. Got a story for Rakewell? Email rakewell@apollomag.com. Follow @Rakewelltweets.
With the late Queen's Range Rover set to go to auction, Rakewell explores the weirder fates that have befallen the cars of heads of state
The Star Wars mogul has always had an unusual approach to collecting, but his new museum makes clear that his art is in the right place
At their best, dioramas make for a lively union of disparate artistic disciplines – and are often stuffed full of creature comforts
It’s been a massive month in the auction world for extinct megafauna and the objects that spelled their oblivion
The original Hermès Birkin has bagged a record-breaking sum at auction, showing the enduring power of the film star’s je ne sais quoi
With the Bank of England crowdsourcing ideas for its next series of banknotes, Rakewell hopes his art-related suggestions will be on the money
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have had to move their wedding reception to the Arsenale after a protest group threatened to fill the canal with crocodiles
The European Fine Art Fair plays a prominent role in the ‘Sex and the City’ sequel’s latest season, but its workings have left Rakewell scratching his head
A French furniture-forger has been convicted for his role in a major scam, but there’s no denying that he has an excellent nickname
French climate activists who stole the president’s waxwork from the Musée Grevin in Paris are no dummies when it comes to protest
