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.
Damien Hirst's Xmas tree controversy; hungering after Olafur Eliasson's vegetables; and is Shia LaBeouf screening Rakewell's calls?
Wouldn't we all be better off without glum selfie fanatics rampaging through our museums?
Forget meatballs: Swedish flatpack giant IKEA is now flogging street art.
Arty Xmas shopping; a chocolate Putin; and a charming speech during Art Basel in Miami Beach
Rakewell cringes through Alan Yentob's most recent Imagine profile, of David Chipperfield
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's new advertising campaign turns away from images in favour of doggerel about postcard sales and selfies
Eddie Peake dresses up for Victoria Beckham; David Cameron pops into Pace; and the taste of Tinder CEO Sean Rad
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.
