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.
The breaking of a Jeff Koons Balloon Dog sculpture at an art fair in Miami may be less shattering news than it seems
Rakewell hopes the fashion house’s newest designer will bring everyone much happiness
As the 12th secretary of state for culture in the UK takes up their post, Rakewell spots at least one thing they all have in common
Kylie Jenner and Naomi Campbell turned heads with their faux-taxidermy-trimmed outfits – and recalled some more legendary setters of style
Rakewell wonders what to make of the news that Quo Vadis’s doors are moving to the Groucho club
The popstar is believed to own an artwork which has been missing from Amiens since the First World War
A cursory look at some princely portraits might have encouraged Harry to head for the Californian hills even earlier
There’s no denying the actor’s talents, but Rakewell can’t help wishing he would finally direct that film about Eadweard Muybridge, ‘the father of motion pictures’
The gift shops are full of seasonal offerings for your nearest and dearest – and Rakewell has some recommendations
Sotheby's has hired Lyn Harris to respond to Dutch Golden Age paintings with her ‘olfactory poetic landscapes’ – but Rakewell smells a rat
