'Enigmatic' work lands top award
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.
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.
Whanganui artist Mark Rayner says he is pleased to learn that opposition leader Andrew Little is amused by the artist's naked impression
Proponents of eminent Maori architect John Scott have made a last-ditch effort to save one of his revered works on the shores of Lake
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.
When it comes to Kiwi Big Band jazz, Rodger Fox is the man who set the template; now he's touring the country with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
As I child, I remember having terrible stage fright. I was terrified of drama class and anything that required me to speak in front
A few words with Elizabeth Whiting, lawyer-turned-costume designer.
Work by contemporary Maori and Pacific photographers travels across the ocean to join 10,000 images from all over the world at the Pingyao International Photography Festival.
Works selected for the Walters Prize, now on show at Auckland Art Gallery and to be announced later this month, are three video works and a billboard display representing each artist's body of work.
They're the ideas men behind some of our most iconic advertising campaigns and images, working in an industry regarded as one of the
This surprising show - by new writer/director Ash Jones - is bonkers in the most wonderful way.
It is easy to see why the Royal NZ Ballet's signature work Giselle has earned popular and critical acclaim at home in New Zealand and around the world: it is simply superb in every way.
His Map of the Human Heart took him to the Arctic Circle. His New Zealand films In Spring One Plants Alone, Vigil, The Navigator
Geoff Allen's snippets-of-life drama is prettily presented by director Amanda Rees and holds attention with some lovely moving moments
When the internationally-renowned Cirque du Soleil blows into town, there's a group of local circus performers they're keen to see. Based
Luca Manghi is in rehearsal week for tonight's Flautissimo concert, one of the regular chamber music evenings sponsored by Auckland's
Twelve weeks, two season extensions, 128 mostly sold-out performances attended by 100,000 (including 20,000 school students) and 10
Already enjoying success as one of three dancers in the leading role of Albrecht in Giselle, there's further kudos for Royal New Zealand
John Reynolds is tackling one of the big mysteries of New Zealand art. What happened when Colin McCahon disappeared from the Sydney
The New Zealand Dance Company's double bill, The Absurdity of Humanity, brings together two works that offer two alternate visions
What: Resident by James Cousins Where and when: Gow Langsford Gallery, 26 Lorne St, to August 27 TJ says: Luminous, near abstract
As the centenary commemorations of World War I loomed, theatre-maker Geoff Allen wanted to write a play about New Zealand's contribution
Chemistry is vital on stage, when we want the performers in front of us to transport us out of the everyday. Does it make a difference
Stephen Layton knows his Bach. The English conductor, together with Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, delivered a memorable Mass
"What does it mean to be somebody else's muse, and do you feel like you're being harvested and used?" Author Jessie Burton is pondering
Mendelssohn's Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage has always seemed a poor cousin to his more popular Hebrides Overture, despite its literary
The New Zealand String Quartet has a distinguished track record on disc, balancing homegrown with international repertoire. Its latest
They say there's a first-time for everything; for Oliver Page and Benjamin Henson that time is now. Already established in their
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra take on the music of Ross Harris with excellent results.