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The spirit of the Renaissance, via YouTube
Introducing Rakewell, Apollo’s wandering eye on the art world. Look out for regular posts taking a rakish perspective on art…
Should public art be in the public domain? Sweden doesn’t think so
A recent court case involving Wikimedia in Sweden has taken the art world by surprise
London needs a spring clean, or perhaps a period of stagnation…
The galleries haven’t changed that much, but the city itself has, and not for the better
Spotlight on Seattle, where Asian and Western art collide
The Association for Asian Studies chose Seattle for its annual conference this year, and with good reason
Crumbs! Here’s a gallery full of somebody else’s seedy secrets
‘I began wasting my god-given talent drawing pictures of sexy women the way I liked ‘em’. An exhibition of R. Crumb’s work invites us all to become voyeurs
Has Tate Modern secretly switched directors?
Introducing Rakewell, Apollo’s wandering eye on the art world. Look out for regular posts taking a rakish perspective on art…
Painting gardens? More of a radical pursuit than you think
Monet and chums were doing something genuinely revolutionary when they stepped out into their gardens
This is not the first time that Henry Moore's work has taken a pounding
The long tradition of hating Henry Moore
Let’s hope the disgruntled students at Columbia University don’t take their protests against Moore’s work to these extremes…
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
The garden bridge gets hijacked on Twitter. Plus, how Damien Hirst like his fish cooked (clue: he’s fussy)
Found in Florence! The lost tribe of Leonardo
Rakewell likes nothing better than a good bit of amateur genealogy
Robert Ryman and the many shades of white
An exhibition of Ryman’s eerie paintings in New York rewards repeated viewings
Jean Nouvel’s oasis of calm in São Paulo
The architect’s first project in São Paulo restores and adds to one of the city’s historical landmarks
Andy Warhol, Richard Avedon and five Marilyn Monroes
For a handy reminder of why Warhol was so radical, head to Gagosian Gallery’s ‘Avedon Warhol’ exhibition in London
Palmyra’s legacy is everywhere – and ISIS could never have erased it
The city’s ancient ruins inspired buildings around the world, many of which are now heritage sites themselves
Painting steals the show at Art Cologne
Contemporary painting in Germany is flourishing, if the highlights of Cologne’s art fair are anything to go by
George Gilbert Scott – not such a ‘dead dog’ after all
John Betjeman called him ‘dull’ and William Morris dismissed his work, but Scott’s reputation is bouncing back
Handbags at dawn! Plans to install a statue of Margaret Thatcher have been quashed!
Mrs Thatcher’s missing handbag and the case of the disappearing duck
Rakewell ponders two statues in London that have come in for criticism because they are missing vital accessories
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