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<i>Editorial:</i> Art definitely in the eye of the beholder

Contemporary art is a puzzle to many people. It is, therefore, unsurprising that the winner of the Walters Prize has created controversy.

Auckland artist wins $50,000 Walters prize

A jumbled collection of posters, a bashed old barbecue table and chairs, YouTube clips, lamps and a paranoid handwritten note has won the Walters Prize, the richest contemporary art prize in the country.

Special FX creature scoops top prize at Body Art Awards

There was no shortage of fantastical creatures on show at last night's NZ Body Art Awards.

<i>TJ McNamara:</i> More than a touch of strangeness

Off the computer and on the wall

Artists@Work, a new book by writer Richard Wolfe and photographer Stephen Robinson, offers an insight into the creative processes of 24 painters and sculptors. In this edited extract, Auckland artist Richard Killeen talks about disliking p

Re-imaging Belfast's troubled past

As violence recedes, many people wantto have contentious murals removed from everyday life.

Designers Institute of NZ: Best Design Awards 2010

The Best Design Awards is a collection of creative excellence for designers and their clients. These are the four Purple Pin (Supreme Award) winners and this years Gold winners in Graphic, Product, Interactive and Spatial Design.

Wine: The People's Wine

Fusing wine and artistic licence is for the people, writes Joelle Thomson.

Valuer assesses damage to city's art

Banks' role riles women

Close to home: Striking sculptures

Gore: Southern men turn to art and fashion

The rural town of Gore has turned itself into a creative hub, writes Anna Hart.

Final word: The art of good conversation

Artists connect in creative blind date

Taken sparingly - one at a time

Landscape photographer Alan Miller is in no rush to press the shutter.

Art auction sales help lift gloom of winter