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Art gallery listings: November 23

Current and upcoming listings from galleries in the Auckland area.

Hotere painting fetches $183,000 at auction

Rare artworks go under the hammer

A rare collection of work by "living art legend" artist Ralph Hotere is expected to sell for around $400,000 when it goes under the hammer tonight.

Bucket list art unveiled

A street art project that has popped up in Central Auckland is inviting people to share their bucket list with the public.

Titirangi's Lopdell House stepping out with $20 million makeover

The $20 million revamp of Titirangi's Lopdell House is stepping up in the New Year with work starting on strengthening its frame and refurbishing the building.

Classical review: Viva Voce choir brings out the best in Handel's Solomon

Handel would have been heartened by Viva Voce's <i>Solomon</i> on Sunday, one of the finest of his oratorios, cannily written to appeal to the tastes of his (and all) time.

Bright idea upsets officials

Officialdom is taking offence at a renegade public artwork of graffiti-covered tanks at Wynyard Quarter.

Classical review: Secrets and strokes of genius

Bach's D minor Double Violin Concerto is a score of peerless beauty, its many contrapuntal threads woven with inevitability and rightness.

Advent colour on waterfront

Giant calendar will be part of festive trail.