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Mongrel Mob framed in new exhibition
A month-long exhibition of portraits of Mongrel Mob members will start at an upmarket art gallery next week - and the photographer is expecting some negative reaction.

Mystery of Gallipoli painting
The rugged, scrub-covered hills are unmistakably those of Gallipoli's Anzac Cove. But who depicted them in an extremely rare, nearly century-old painting is a tantalising mystery that an Auckland art gallery director is battling to solve.

Shakespeare to be celebrated globally
The life and work of William Shakespeare will be celebrated in a series of events taking place in 110 countries next year on the 400th anniversary of the writer's death.

Fascinating journeys into brave new worlds of sound
Karlheinz Company's Composing Now concert opened dramatically.

Galleries seek cheaper alternatives to trophy art
Surging values for postwar and contemporary works are inspiring dealers and collectors to rediscover artists long overlooked.

Goldie chief sells for $352k
A painting by one of the country's most acclaimed artists has been sold to a private collector in Auckland.

Photos mock beauty standards
Duirng the lead up to summer, women are expected to wax, primp and polish their bodies to beach-ready perfection - a set of beauty standards that photographer Jessica Ledwidch finds 'absurd'.

Bush's portraits 'copied off Google'?
As a former leader of the free world George W Bush had significantly greater access to world leaders than other budding artists. Which is why his art is so, er, surprising.

India: Drama is everywhere
Indian Ink Theatre's Jacob Rajan returns to Southern India and is thrilled by his company's historic first.

City council - and taggers - give thumbs-up to murals
Jeremy Shirley is spray-painting a three-storey building in downtown Hamilton - and the city council couldn't be more pleased.

Kiwi achievers honoured
Kiwis who have excelled in the fashion, business and singing fields were the latest achievers to be made companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit today.

'Baristart' puts a celebrity in your cappuccino
His 'medium' is coffee, his palette is espresso and steamed milk and his only tool is a cocktail skewer.