Personal FinanceArt flippers targeting masterpiecesArt flippers are targeting masterpieces as a French painting gains 220% at auction.03 Jun 01:59 AM
LifestyleIs this mural inappropriate?Street artist Bezt painted a woman lying in a forest clutching arrows protruding from her stomach on a wall in the Scenic Circle Southern Cross Hotel car park.26 May 06:40 PM
LifestyleHip new trend - life drawingMove over trivia night. The fashionable way to hang out in a London pub these days is with a pencil in one hand, a pint in the other and a naked person in front of you.26 May 03:00 AM
EntertainmentTwelve Questions: Jacqueline FaheyI feel good but I don't want to live past 90. I've seen people do that and I've thought, "Uh-oh, that's no fun."25 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentDay one at Vivid SydneyRachel Bache takes on the excitement of Vivid Sydney, here are today's highlights from the festival.23 May 12:30 AM
WorldPolice seize Nazis' black market artA pair of horses which once stood outside Adolf Hitler's grandiose Reich Chancellery in Berlin has been recovered by police probing a Nazi black market art ring.22 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleScrabble bible gets 'ridic' street slang updateIt is one of the latest words to be added to the Scrabble lexicon, but it also encapsulates the reaction of some traditionalists to the new list: shoutout.22 May 12:30 AM
EntertainmentTwelve Questions: Misal Adnan YıldızMisal Adnan Yıldız is the new director of Artspace on Karangahape Rd. The Turkish-born curator spoke to Jennifer Dann.20 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleWriters pay homage to power of catsA record-breaking estimated festival audience of 60,000 meant author-signing queues up to two hours long. Janet McAllister reports.17 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBrits charm at Writers FestivalComedian and bestselling children’s author David Walliams recounted how the inspiration for one of his villains came from his experience judging Britain's Got Talent.16 May 03:04 AM
BusinessRecord sale a defeat for Picasso, art loversNow it is sold it is less likely than ever to be reunited with its 14 sisters in the "Women of Algiers" series.14 May 03:38 AM
New ZealandMemory of artist faulty - dealerAn artist in a legal dispute with his long-term agent has been accused of incorrectly recalling what happened to his artworks.13 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentActor spins negative into positiveAlan Cumming says he has been surprised at a surge of support for his writing a personal memoir in which he detailed the vicious sadism of his father who died in 2010.13 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandMissing art fuels $700K caseA dispute over the sale of a leading New Zealand artist's work has seen several high-profile names in the New Zealand art world dragged to the High Court.12 May 05:00 PM
WorldMasterpiece likely to exceed $200mA vibrant masterpiece by Pablo Picasso, painted as an elegy to his friend and rival Henri Matisse, is predicted to set a world record for an artwork sold at auction.11 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandSponsorship dries up for literary eventsOrganisers fear for the future of some of the country's literary events as the commercial sponsorship dollar gets smaller for traditional books.01 May 05:00 PM
WorldWriters protest Hebdo prizeWriters protest Hebdo prize Criticism of the PEN American Centre's decision to honour the French magazine Charlie Hebdo continues.30 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTwelve Questions: Nalini SinghKiwi author Nalini Singh has sold more than six million books in 20 languages, making the New York Times bestseller list 25 times. She talks to Jennifer Dann.29 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentKiwi's Sam Smith portrait goes viralA portrait of Sam Smith by a Kiwi artist has gone viral on social media after the music superstar shared it with his 3.6 million followers on Instagram.26 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandWhy PM's daughter strips off for artStephie Key reveals the inspiration behind her risque creations - "strong, beautiful, sensual and powerful women".25 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentArtworks tell powerful Islands storyAn art exhibition with an Anzac twist is paying tribute to the Cook Islands soldiers who served in World War I.20 Apr 05:00 PM
LifestyleNew chapter for Kiwi heroes of GallipoliWhen Richard Stowers published his first book about the Gallipoli campaign in 2005 he knew he had more to say.20 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Behind the scenes at the museumA couple of years ago, Chris Finlayson, then culture minister, tooted his bugle and heralded "a golden age for the arts in New Zealand". It doesn't feel very golden today, writes Toby Manhire.16 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTwelve Questions: Dominic HoeyTourettes, real name Dominic Hoey, is a local poet, rapper and spoken word performer. He talks drugs, politics, Grey Lynn and more with Jennifer Dann.15 Apr 05:00 PM
WorldWriter made Germans own up to pastGerman writer Gunter Grass passed away in Lubeck, near the farmhouse where he lived with his second wife, Ute. He was 87.14 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentWeta scout on lookout for designersBudding Kiwi artists will next week have the chance to wow a top Weta Workshop designer.11 Apr 05:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: In the mood for dangerBridget van der Zijpp’s new novel explores the fleeting, dangerous side of fame.03 Apr 04:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Intriguing tale of rise of society feministThe most popular biographies are those that embrace the subject’s life while assuming little prior historical knowledge on the part of the reader.03 Apr 04:00 PM
LifestyleBooks: Stumbling through grief to a new lifeIs the unhappiness of beautiful people more significant than that of real people?03 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentDebt paid on Nazi art theftOn the eve of the release of Woman in Gold, an expert at Christie's has spoken of a force that is changing the shape of the international art market: the scale of wartime art thefts.30 Mar 04:52 AM
