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While Jenny Holzer lit up the Musée d’Orsay last week, the messages protestors beamed on to the British Museum were less artful, but a lot more to the point
After a Brooklyn novelty store allegedly refused to sell the singer and TV personality a singing and dancing bird worth $15,000, she took to social media over the slight – but the shop remains unruffled
The sculptor has teamed up with Avant Arte to release a miniature edition of his work Novecento – giving Rakewell’s favourite horse sculpture a run for its money
At the Royal Kennel Club, a set of ancient Greek-style vases bearing scenes of dogs at work and play has set Rakewell’s tail wagging
President Trump has presented Xi Jinping with a sculpture of a bald eagle – but Rakewell can’t have been the first to notice its uncanny resemblance to the Mexican flag
Two works that have appeared on walls around the capital prompt Rakewell to consider the changing face of street art
The late princess’s famous ‘Revenge Dress’ is being sold at Sotheby’s, and now’s your chance to own a slice of royal history
The opening reception demonstrated what a diplomatic coup the exhibition is. Rakewell rounds up the reactions of the main players
Some 2,000 volunteers have moved a castle keep in Japan with only rope, rollers and muscle power – reminding Rakewell of other feats of home economy
As a new jellyfish museum opens in Florida, Rakewell makes the case for the spineless wonders as a class of non-sentient performance artists
