Rakewell
The Rake’s Progress: A Week in Gossip
Chris Dercon’s clubbing experience; a night to remember in Paris; and an unsavoury spoon update
Uri Geller leaves his spoon by the Thames
‘You can take my spoon, but you’ll never bend my creative freedom!’
Sex Hamburger Mural Sparks Censorship Scandal
Lettuce loin cloths for street artist Makatron’s sexy Big Mac mural
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Curator: is there a Mole at the British Museum?
Who leaked the name of the British Museum’s new director to The Times?
The Skeletal Evidence for Florence’s ‘Mona Lisa Bones’
There may be more (or indeed, less) to the discovery of the ‘Mona Lisa’ bones than meets the eye…
Brian Sewell & the Curious Case of the ‘Trashed’ Apollo Office
Critics insulted sculptor Ian Hamilton Finlay at their peril. But Brian Sewell wasn’t just any critic…
Up Close And Personal with Thomas Hart Benton
The Missouri Republican Party’s Vice Chairman writes on art – literally
Moscow Police: Unlikely Picasso Fans?
Recent events in Moscow suggest that Russian rozzers may be law enforcement’s answer to the Stuckists
Spellcheck: Darbyshire Comes To Cambridge
Poor Matthew Darbyshire, how do you make a name for yourself if nobody can actually spell your name?
A Waste of Energy? Tate Modern’s Solar Panels and the BP Protesters
Liberate Tate activists fail to see the sunny side
Planet Houellebecq Comes to the Palais de Tokyo
Anyone might get the impression he was a little self-obsessed
God save the Queen… from terrible artists
Graffiti artist strikes a bum note with Royal portrait
A.C. Grayling and ‘The Art of the CV’
A.C. Grayling University’s New College of the Humanities is turning its graduands CVs into art – which is one use for them
The Apollo Party and the Great Cake Pop Collection
Apollo readers know a well-curated goodie bag when they see one
A Towering Shame : London’s Walkie-Talkie Finally Wins An Award
Any building with the power to whip up wind tunnels and melt cars should get a prize
Chris Brown : A Head for the Classics
Pity the poor old Venus de Milo. Last week, she appeared in tattoo form on the back of rapper Chris Brown’s head
Are the art market’s problems being blown out of proportion?