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Hans Ulrich Obrist and Matthew Slotover launch their modelling careers

Move over David Gandy...

The US museums that will let you carry a gun – no joke, alas

The Denver Museum of Nature & Sciences has reversed its anti-gun policy. But it's not the only shooting gallery in the US

New Year in Manchester: Golden Cut or Half Cut?

How social media took the Golden Ratio out of all proportion...

Rakewell revisited: Mao, Hamilton Finlay’s ‘heavies’ and Uri Geller’s spoon

Updates on some of Rakewell's most popular stories from 2015, including the gentlemanly disagreement between Ian Hamilton Finlay, Brian Sewell and Apollo

Your surreal Christmas, courtesy of a museum gift shop near you

Rakewell scours the museum gift shops of the world for his last-minute gifts for the entire family

The Rake’s Progress: A Week in Gossip

Damien Hirst's Xmas tree controversy; hungering after Olafur Eliasson's vegetables; and is Shia LaBeouf screening Rakewell's calls?

An epidemic of selfie sadness in London’s museums

Wouldn't we all be better off without glum selfie fanatics rampaging through our museums?

‘The Most Democratic Form of Art’ comes to IKEA

Forget meatballs: Swedish flatpack giant IKEA is now flogging street art.

The Rake’s Progress: A Week in Gossip

Arty Xmas shopping; a chocolate Putin; and a charming speech during Art Basel in Miami Beach

Imagine… the BBC without Alan Yentob

Rakewell cringes through Alan Yentob's most recent Imagine profile, of David Chipperfield

FAO John McDonnell: Mao memorabilia for sale!

The Rake’s Progress: A Week in Gossip

Alex Salmond is enamoured of his new portrait; Norman Foster's colourful wardrobe; and Paris Hilton hits the decks at Art Basel Miami Beach

Tate Britain and the Poetry of Postcard Sales

Tate's new advertising campaign turns away from images in favour of doggerel about postcard sales and selfies

The Rake’s Progress: A Week in Gossip

Eddie Peake dresses up for Victoria Beckham; David Cameron pops into Pace; and the taste of Tinder CEO Sean Rad

The Rake’s Progress: A Week in Gossip

Shia LaBeouf takes 'meta modernism' a step further, Catholic art is (sort of) emblematic of our times and the Rake singles out this month's most bizarre exhibition.

Modigliani’s Nipples Get the Trotsky Treatment from Bloomberg

What links Modigliani's nipples with flatpacks, meatballs and Soviet opposition figures?

Victoria Beckham and the ‘Artist to the Stars’

Victoria Beckham champions street art. Just like every other celebrity under the sun...

The Rake’s Progress: A Week in Gossip

Lil Wayne's art collection is reportedly repossessed; Adrien Brody has an arty side; and Ed Vaizey is a Rakewell reader... Extraordinary

Van Gogh Action Man: Officially Better than Game of Thrones

Ever wondered what Rodin's The Thinker would look like in a sexy pose? Find out with the help of an art-historical action figure.

Airbnb Gets ‘Creative’

Airbnb have announced a new design project. At least, we think that's what they mean...

The Rake’s Progress: A Week in Gossip

Sting moves out, Ed Vaizey flexes his muscles, Sara Cox goes potty for pottery, and George Bush has an artistic rival

The Halloween Horrors of the Art World

The Rake's guide to this year's Halloween art gossip...

Hans Ulrich Obrist & The Poetry of Rubbish

Mistaking art for rubbish is a grand tradition. But so is mistaking rubbish for art...