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Season: Māori artist on upcoming exhibition celebrating indigenous art
Art by Jade Townsend and Neke Moa will be showcased at Commercial Bay from Thursday.
Man 'stunned' to find out he was boy in exhibition photo taken 55 years ago
Photo taken by renowned Swiss-Kiwi photographer Max Oettli.
Melbourne toasts life of Coco Chanel with $450 cocktail
Melbourne marks the life of Coco Chanel with cocktails and saccharine new exhibit.
Another different view on Michelangelo
OPINION: A VIP tour guide gives his perspective on "Michelangelo: A Different View".
South Island's largest outdoor sculpture event goes online after cancellation
The works will be available for purchase starting at 5pm on Friday.
Graffiti art helping girls' self-esteem
Art programme uses graffiti to promote positive message for pre-teen girls.
'Whale Tales' arts trail highlights conservation fail
Bryde's Whale under threat as its food source, zooplankton, is susceptible to pollution.
Flea market find turns out to be $70m work by renaissance master
'This is either a masterpiece or the greatest fraud in the world,'
London sculpture defaced with hammer over links to notorious paedophile
The sculpture had drawn criticism and activist groups have demanded its removal.
Moving heaven and earth: The controversial exhibition that rocked the Vatican
The Auckland show of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel frescoes turns the world upside down.
Taonga: Artist Teresa Peters and the Venus of Willendorf, an ancient symbol of female power
"Mattel has made a replica of her as Barbie, which is so absurd but also kind of awesome"
The taniwha of Te Ana: How Māori rock art became one of New Zealand's best-kept secrets
Shedding light on precious taonga that remain shrouded in mystery.
Victoria students' association decision to auction unique art work 'sad'
The work was painted specifically for the university in the '70s - now it's on the market.
Kentaro Yamada: "I'm sort of friendly with death"
The London-based artist and perfume designer on coming home to farewell his father.
How South Auckland's reputation for tagging was turned around
In 1997, the St Elizabeth's Anglican youth group wanted to clean up its neighbourhood.
A farmer and his frocks: the Great Gatbsy of Naseby who kept designer gowns in his tractor shed
Eden Hore kept cattle on his Central Otago farm – and ball gowns in his tractor shed.
Precarious porcelain wins at ceramics awards
The works didn't make it to Auckland in one piece.
Previously unseen Goldie painting sells for $1.7m at auction
An unseen Goldie painting went under the hammer tonight.
A Peak in Darien sets $2m+ New Zealand art auction record
Michael Parekōwhai's work sets new record as highest-grossing art auction of all time.
Burr, Tatham art collection could set new NZ record
Record prices for works by Colin McCahon, Michael Parekōwhai could be set this Saturday.
Local Focus: Artist Tā Derek Lardelli brings Tinana exhibition to life
Tā Derek Lardelli's Tinana Exhibition at the Tairawhiti Arts Festival.
Stained glass art burglary: Pat Hanly work among 11 stolen from Auckland studio
Shock break-in at the country's leading stained glass art studio.
Hundertwasser Art Centre will build pride in town
Whangārei is discovering a new momentum driven by the Hundertwasser Centre.
One woman - five characters: Actress home to share history on stage
Playwright returns home for nostalgic drama
Artist Lisa Reihana's seductive magnum opus finally makes its way home
Multimedia artist Lisa Reihana on finally bringing her blockbuster home.
'Creation of life': French biologist wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year for snap of fish spawning
Underwater photographer Laurent Ballesta beat 50,000 other entries to claim the top award.
Insane price shredded Banksy artwork fetched
A 10-minute bidding war saw the Banksy artwork go for an eye-watering amount.
Chopin portrait bought at flea market is from 19th century
Family discover their peeling portrait of Chopin bought at a flea market is genuine.
Local Focus: First live art auction this weekend
Heritage Art Auctions, auctioning the old fashioned way.
Taonga: Artist Sarah Smuts-Kennedy's baptism by fire
"There's nothing like fire to initiate you into listening to the energies of the land."
Take the Money and Run: Danish artist steals cash sculpture worth $120k
Was it art imitating robbery or just plain robbery?
Art gallery Objectspace lands new sponsor
Grey Lynn gallery Objectspace has landed a new sponsor in the middle of lockdown.
Drone Awards 2021: The world's best drone photographs
Photographers take to the sky for the 2021 Drone Awards.