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
A new programme fronted by Steph McGovern claims to demystify the art world but gets the basics badly wrong
Westminster Council wants people to stop ordering at bars and standing up to drink – a form of cultural vandalism with huge implications for art history
The personal archive of Colonel Sanders went to auction this week – and bidders had their eyes on the fries
It’s another new dawn for the UK, now on its seventh prime minister in a decade. But among the cabinet comings and goings, Lisa Nandy is staying as culture secretary.
The shirt worn by Pelé in the 1958 World Cup final has sold for $4.9m, cementing the footballer’s status as a de facto work of art
Inspired by the Korean boy band’s latest album, the museum is courting a new fan base with a special tour of its Korea gallery
A performance artist couple snuck up to the top of the Empire State Building this week, which reminds Rakewell that artists have long sought inspiration in high places
The algal bloom on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become a visitor attraction in its own right. But fans of abstract art might enjoy thinking of it as Color Field painting in 3D
As the news breaks that London’s celebrity pelicans have successfully hatched chicks for the first time ever, Rakewell wonders what’s taken them so long
An error-strewn first edition of Wuthering Heights that is set to sell for at least £400,000 reminds Rakewell of the joys of unorthodox spelling
The plans of Berlin’s Volksbühne to install a swimming pool outside its front steps prompts Rakewell to consider other theatres that have made a feature out of water
Georgia O’Keeffe and Joseph Beuys are among the artists who have been fascinated by the canines, but Looney Tunes may be responsible for the most memorable coyote of them all
When the work goes on display at the British Museum in September, visitors will have 40 minutes to look at it
A poll designed to determine Britain’s favourite butterfly reminds Rakewell that lepidoptera are nature’s paintings – and artists have long been drawn to them
In Rakewell’s opinion, Nathaniel Mary Quinn’s Bacon-esque painting for the cover of the band’s upcoming LP is their best album art in decades
The Venice Biennale is about to begin. After a year and more of tragedy, scandal and, let’s face it, farce, Rakewell can’t wait for the art to be centre stage again
A set of mirrors designed by Claude Lalanne sold for $33.5m this week, which has led Rakewell to reflect on the art of glass through the ages
Andrew Lloyd Webber is working on a musical charting the theft of the Mona Lisa – which puts Rakewell in mind of other times art has treaded the boards
