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Art heals rifts and lives
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A clue to Van Gogh's final days is found in his last painting
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Local Focus: New artistic bus shelter at Castlecliff is just the beginning of plans to improve Whanganui public transport
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Rare Banksy prints sold for $138k in Auckland auction
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Artwork of Ardern and Bloomfield as superheroes reaches $2600
"A tribute to the good work done so far during the global pandemic."
Hamilton City Council says it had no time to vote on Captain Hamilton's removal
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Covid-19: In these times we need more art for arts sake
COMMENT: Too long undervalued by a culture that put productivity and profit on a pedestal.
Soul music? Singer auctions off part of herself for $16 million
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Steve Braunias: Wonderland of Kiwi folk art treasures going under hammer
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France told to sell Mona Lisa for $89 billion
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Shakespeare for kids: making the Bard child-friendly
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Taika Waititi and Hollywood stars join for Roald Dahl classic for charity
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