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Half-shredded Banksy could fetch millions at auction
Banksy's "Love is in the Bin" was "Girl With Balloon" that sensationally self-shredded.
'Incredibly private' Auckland art collection set to smash auction sales records
Will the buoyant art market stretch to making a $10m sales record?
Why is an $87k Colin McCahon art sale on hold?
When it comes to paintings, provenance can count more than an artist's signature.
Robertson claims 'positioning of artwork' is top issue for National
Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson claims that the greatest issue facing the National Party is “positioning of artwork” following leader Judith Collins’ complaint after the removal of a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill. Video / Parliament TV
800-year-old X-rated hidden carving exposed in church ceiling
Carving of man, nicknamed "Seamus O'Toole", believed to have been created in 15th century.
Premium: Webb's Auctioneer Charles Ninow reveals how he got into the booming art and collectible trade
How Auctioneer Charles Ninow went from selling used mattresses to multi-million dollar auctions at Webb's. Video / Brett Phibbs
Reserve Bank pays nearly $400k for art work labelled by Act leader as an 'over-priced monstrosity'
Reserve Bank's lobby redesign includes nearly $400,000 for Māori art work and design.
Melanie Rands: 'We're both driven by our values [and] share an appetite for risk'
Artist and poet Melanie Rands on her life and work.
Shooting for the stars: Reuben Paterson's dazzling crystal waka is finally unveiled
The Auckland artist on omens, Aussies and navigating a pathway to the future.
Shooting for the stars: Reuben Paterson's crystal waka dazzles at Auckland Art Gallery
Made from hundreds of iridescent chandelier crystals, "Guide Kaiārahi" emerges from the pool on the gallery's forecourt. Photos / Hamish Melville
Waikato artists urged to unite through creativity and fight racism
Pieces will become part of a collection that serves to build a sense of whanaungatanga.
Picasso painting recovered nine years after elaborate heist
Thieves set off the alarms so many times that security disabled the system.
First-of-its-kind art piece uses car lights as 'paintbrush'
A prominent New Zealand artist and an award-winning race car driver have teamed up.
Plastic fantastic: artist Judy Darragh's riotous new show
"I'm going to decorate the bejesus out of something!"
Mickey Mouse v Ralph Hotere? Why Dick Frizzell didn't mean to start an art fight
Ralph Hotere art lovers have taken a social media swipe at Dick Frizzell.
AKL Art Gallery: Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei leader appointed as deputy director
Auckland Art Gallery Director says she is excited by the potential achievements.
Hot property: What investors are spending their money on - and it's not houses
Investors look at New Zealand art as an affordable alternative to buying property.
Exclusive: The battle to bring Ralph Hotere's art into the light
Why was there no book to mark the first major Hotere exhibition in more than 20 years?
Te Papa's Surrealist Art exhibition 'uncanny, magical'
Surrealist Art: Masterpieces from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen begins on June 12.
Whānau and whakapapa honoured in first Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture award
'Whānau isn't just names on a paper, it's people, it's stories, it's smirks in a photo.'
Local Focus: Ceramics dangers brings studio safety caution
Health and safety is important to potters too. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Tourism in bloom: Monet's gardens reopening in Giverny
After being closed for 6 months due to Covid, the world-famous gardens are set to reopen.
The view from my window: artist Hannah Fox on Melbourne by moonlight
Marvellous nights for a moon dance at Melbourne's coolest new arts festival.
Contemporary Māori art show holds record for largest art exhibition since 1989
It was the largest exhibition in Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki's 132-year history.
Giant gold cupola to top Hundertwasser Art Centre in Whangārei
Sign-writers Vern Newlove and John Ferguson craft the giant gold cupola to top the Hundertwasser Art Centre in Whangārei. Video / Tania Whyte
Proposed restructure at Wellington's City Gallery 'ruinous'
Confidential restructure proposal being consulted on with 147 staff across arts sector.
Whangārei exhibition to showcase best of young Ngāpuhi artists
Ngāpuhi youth are set to have their work exhibited at the Hihiaua Cultural Centre.
Premium: Artists go head to head in 20 minute Art Clash
Nine artists had 20 minutes to paint a picture in Studio on The Square's first Art Clash. The winner was Frank Callear. Video / Judith Lacy
Home is where the art is: Dunedin's must-see gallery Fe29
A bossy sign outside a Dunedin bungalow demands investigation when you're on holiday.
Exhibit Oz: Australia's best art exhibitions, 2021
Major galleries are presenting exhibitions art lovers will want to cross the ditch for.
Where I'd Rather Be: Experience Auckland's 'Happy Place'
With sold-out residencies in LA, Chicago, Las Vegas, the kaleidoscope is in Auckland.
Northland printmaker's exhibition launch a success
Northland artist launches exhibition at Hihiaua Cultural Centre in Whangārei.
Local Focus: Vanished artwork to return
"Cone Piece" to be re-hung in War Memorial Centre. Made with funding from NZ On Air.