Help yourself to a sizeable pinch of salt before watching this clip, shot in Melbourne, that purports to show secretive graffiti artist Banksy at work.

Inspired by street artists Banksy and others, Gabriella Lidstone White was given free rein to create a giant masterpiece on the library.

Elena Ferrante's searing portraits of women have won her international acclaim, though very little is known about the author herself.

The news author "Elena Ferrante" may have been unmasked as translator Anita Raja has upset her fans across the globe.

Glen Innes art gallery director Gary Silipa led a double life as a computer network engineer during the day and illegal graffiti artist at night until his addictions got the better of him.

The next time your teenage children refuse to tidy their room, they might be able to claim it's art. An exhibition opening this week

It all started when author Drew Magary took a hike. "The beginning of the book is something that happened to me. Not the gross parts,"

Wellington artist Shannon Te Ao has won this year's Walters Prize, taking home a $50,000 cheque.

Whanganui District Council opened New Zealand Glassworks to bring together professional glass artists and the community.

International medical experts have announced that Van Gogh had an alcohol problem and suffered from repeated breakdowns

Greg Fleming rounds up the latest in crime fiction.

Colin McCahon's painting 'The Canoe Tainui' has set the record by selling for the most expensive painting sold at auction in New Zealand.

A Colin McCahon work could attract the highest price paid for a painting at auction in New Zealand when it goes under the hammer.

All eyes may have been on the full frontal nude depiction of Andrew Little, but painter André Hemer was the big winner at the Wallace Art Awards this week.

Andrew Little has been pictured as he's never been seen before in a piece up for judging at the Wallace Art Awards.

Tim and Sherrah Francis amassed the greatest names in New Zealand art for more than 50 years. Kim Knight talks to their son about the sale of his parents' unique collection.

As I child, I remember having terrible stage fright. I was terrified of drama class and anything that required me to speak in front

Kanye West's Famous sculpture has a $5.49 million price tag.

The area's creativity is on show, writes Sara Bunny.

Two teens have used their artistic flair to pay tribute to a pair of Olympian alumni of their Auckland high school.

She may have just turned 80 but one of our most acclaimed authors has no plans to put down her pen.

Ngawha Prison is a strange place for a flourishing arts scene where the Bard is making his mark.

Fleur Adcock has taken aim at ex-husband Barry Crump in a scathing poem - The sleeping-bag - where she likens his parenting to "hooliganism".

TJ McNamara checks out new exhibitions from Elliot Collins and Daniel Crooks

A highly-regarded Colin McCahon work could fetch a record-setting price when it goes under the hammer for the first time in almost half a century.

City is running out of time for full-size statue of celebrated poet.

The Herald's arts and books editor, Dionne Christian, is the inaugural recipient of the Arts Access Media Award.

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The Richard Deacon sculpture Nobody Here But Us has the highest insurance value of any work in Auckland Council's art collection.

Exhibition pays homage to genius, writes Dionne Christian.