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.
As two British multinationals with deep imperial roots and interim CEOs partner for another ten years, perhaps birds of a feather are merely flocking together
Eva Green steals every scene in the new version of Alexandre Dumas’s novel – but the new film is just the latest in a long line of swashbuckling adaptations
The Pogues frontman and the Romantic painter are forever linked by a classic album cover – and much more besides
After a week when the British prime minister has realised that Greece would quite like the Parthenon marbles back, it’s worth taking a longer view
The K-Pop quartet attended a State Banquet for the South Korean president hosted by the new king – but perhaps its members might take up more permanent residence?
Barbra Streisand’s doorstopper of a memoir suggests that the real love of the star’s life is the painter Modigliani
Rakewell is delighted to discover that the former culture minister’s memoir contains more than one vague musing about the art of Downing Street
Conservation of a painting by the artist has revealed an evil spirit – if only all art censorship were so mild
The billionaire collector is going for broke with an exhibition of ‘poor art’
The late Italian prime minister's 20,000-strong collection of choice artworks – including a topless rendition of the Mona Lisa – has failed to charm his heirs
