Rakewell

The remarkable revelation of John Berger’s cameo in Grand Theft Auto leads Rakewell to cast around for some other surprising turns by eminent critics

A new Artangel project has sent Rakewell into raptures – though it’s trickier to decipher what the intended feline audience makes of it all

Following Thérèse Coffey’s suggestion that we should all eat more turnips, Rakewell takes a look at the best depictions of the vegetable throughout art history

As the 12th secretary of state for culture in the UK takes up their post, Rakewell spots at least one thing they all have in common

The luxury conglomerate led by the French tycoon presented a Caillebotte to the Musée d’Orsay this week, but that didn’t stop him being denounced by pension protesters

A cursory look at some princely portraits might have encouraged Harry to head for the Californian hills even earlier

The gift shops are full of seasonal offerings for your nearest and dearest – and Rakewell has some recommendations

Sotheby’s has hired Lyn Harris to respond to Dutch Golden Age paintings with her ‘olfactory poetic landscapes’ – but Rakewell smells a rat

Art-fair visitors who aren’t afraid to declare their worth can take advantage of MSCHF’s very public ATM machine

Phrygian cap or pussy hat? The mascot for the 2024 Paris Olympics seems to be making a bid for freedom

The sale of masterpieces at Christie’s shattered records – but has it really changed the art market?

Selling a misattributed work was a ‘prank’, according to André Heller – which leads Rakewell to reflect on the real classics of the genre

They are symbols of great change, but Rakewell finds pleasing continuities in the new Charles III coins

Thomas Blaikie pens a paean to the new emperor’s clothes

She has been outlasted by a lettuce – but could the Iceberg Lady take comfort from a pear-shaped French king?