Current and upcoming listings from galleries in the Auckland area.

Gifts for family sparked a career-change for Cook Island carver, writes Jim Eagles.

If you're an animal lover, he's already unlikely to be one of your favourite artists. But even shark-pickling Damien Hirst's fans might flinch at his latest work.

Wellington has all but cemented itself as the permanent home of the World of Wearable Art awards after signing a nine-year strategic partnership.

Current and upcoming listings from galleries in the Auckland area.

Parnell galleries host artists whose inspiration and technique varies greatly.

Current and upcoming listings from galleries in the Auckland area.

A furious argument has erupted over the future of the Sistine Chapel, after an Italian writer slammed it as an "unimaginable disaster" where tourists resemble "drunken herds".

Current and upcoming listings from galleries in the Auckland area.

On the same plaza where models had strutted the runways just days earlier, it seemed like New York Fashion Week had been a mere prelude to NYCB's glittery fall gala. The evening's star was legendary designer Valentino, and the focus was on clothes, onstage and off.

Saul Steinberg's cartoons for the New Yorker are the subject of a special exhibit at Artspace.

The auction of one of New Zealand's most highly regarded art collections has fetched a record $4.52 million.