New ZealandArt of shock draws a crowdLorne St doesn't really come alive until after midday. There are some coffee joints and a nail bar or two, and an art gallery.17 May 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Can NZ sustain two arts festivals?Until now, the two NZ festivals have co-existed - Auckland on the odd years, Wellington the even. But from 2016, Auckland goes annual for the first time, writes Brian Rudman.13 May 09:30 PM
New ZealandHerald's winning snappers<i>New Zealand Herald</i> photographers took away two of the top honours at the 40th annual Canon Media Awards.11 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentStephi Key's new artwork raises browsArtworks by Stephanie Key, daughter of the PM, have been criticised as being culturally inappropriate, but he says he is happy to let her "pursue her dream'.11 May 05:20 AM
EntertainmentGang photos pull in crowdsA controversial photographic exhibition of gang members - including one accused of murder - has proved popular with the public.05 May 05:00 PM
OpinionJanet McAllisterJanet McAllister: A neo liberal businessman, and philanthropist"Kiwi philanthropist to get honorary doctorate." Was it Sir Stephen Tindall or Sir Owen Glenn? Or the arts' very own Sir James Wallace? No, all wrong, writes Janet McAllister.02 May 09:11 PM
New ZealandArt or insult? Accused killer in showThe family of a young father are disgusted his alleged killer will be "immortalised" in a photo exhibition at an upmarket Auckland art gallery.28 Apr 06:23 PM
EntertainmentMongrel Mob framed in new exhibitionA month-long exhibition of portraits of Mongrel Mob members will start at an upmarket art gallery next week - and the photographer is expecting some negative reaction.25 Apr 04:15 PM
New ZealandMystery of Gallipoli paintingThe rugged, scrub-covered hills are unmistakably those of Gallipoli's Anzac Cove. But who depicted them in an extremely rare, nearly century-old painting is a tantalising mystery that an Auckland art gallery director is battling to solve.23 Apr 04:15 PM
WorldAlarm at humans in zoo showIn 1914, Norway celebrated the 100-year anniversary of its constitution by establishing a human zoo in which a Congolese village was recreated.20 Apr 04:15 PM
New Zealand Laurence Aberhart's Anzac photographs"Memorials became increasingly ignored and forgotten objects, presences in the landscapes that were taken for granted and just passed by. It is this period of slow loss of community consciousness that Aberhart's photographs capture so superbly." - Jock Phillips, <i>Anzac: Photographs</i> by Laurence Aberhart18 Apr 10:53 PM
EntertainmentGoldie chief sells for $352kA painting by one of the country's most acclaimed artists has been sold to a private collector in Auckland.10 Apr 04:15 PM
LifestylePhotos mock beauty standardsDuirng the lead up to summer, women are expected to wax, primp and polish their bodies to beach-ready perfection - a set of beauty standards that photographer Jessica Ledwidch finds 'absurd'.09 Apr 10:20 PM
EntertainmentBush's portraits 'copied off Google'?As a former leader of the free world George W Bush had significantly greater access to world leaders than other budding artists. Which is why his art is so, er, surprising.09 Apr 10:15 PM
