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The friendship that spawned a masterpiece
When a mutual friend introduced Lucian Freud to Francis Bacon it seeded a competitive friendship between the two titans of 20th century figurative art, who made each other a favoured subject.
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Claims on German art trove face legal hurdles
When German tax authorities entered the home of a recluse collector and found a trove of art that could include works stolen by the Nazis, they stepped into a legal quagmire - one that may end up being resolved by politics as much as the law.
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German stolen art website crashes due to demand
A website featuring artworks from among a massive trove discovered in a Munich apartment crashed because of heavy traffic, officials said, as a handful of potential heirs came forward to claim art possibly looted by the Nazis.
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Actress pens homage to mums
Julianne Moore, star of stage and screen, mother of two and successful children's writer, remains the most unaffected of actresses despite her illustrious career.
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Art tribute to wharf 'thugs' to be removed today
A controversial image of a strike-breaker will be removed from a waterfront history panel and replaced with a wharfie.
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Art tribute to wharf 'thugs' covered up
An artwork depicting controversial strikes on Auckland's waterfront 100 years ago has been covered up ahead of its removal this morning.
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Twelve Questions: Michele Leggott
She was New Zealand's first Poet Laureate and now Michele Leggott has won the PM's award for literature, which she'll receive in Wellington tonight.
![Stage preview: Auckland Theatre Company's Chicago](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Stage preview: Auckland Theatre Company's Chicago
Does he like peeling onions? Michael Hurst looks bemused by the question - he is eating a home-made salad of piquant appearance - so he pauses, fork in mid-air, and tilts his head.
![Goldie imitator's final sign-off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Goldie imitator's final sign-off
He became the first New Zealander to be convicted for art forgery, but Carl Goldie's family don't think he minded too much.
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Police halt new Banksy work
British street art superstar Banksy says police have prevented him from creating a new piece of art in New York as promised on each day of the month.
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NZ Festival 2014
Take a look at some of the acts that will be performing at the 2014 NZ Festival.