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Eden Park statue fails to score with rugby greats
Sporting legends have their doubts about the statue of Michael Jones commissioned for Eden Park.
Shrinking deadline for rugby sculpture
The famous 1987 image of Michael Jones is being immortalised in bronze by the daughter of the photographer who captured the original.
Kiri's Goldie painting may set sale record
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is putting her Goldie painting 'Forty Winks' up for auction. A record-breaking sale price of $500,000 is anticipated.
$300m painting 'hidden behind the sofa'
In a story that has rocked the art world, an original Michelangelo may have been discovered in the most unlikely of locations. Photo / AP
<i>Editorial:</i> Art definitely in the eye of the beholder
Contemporary art is a puzzle to many people. It is, therefore, unsurprising that the winner of the Walters Prize has created controversy.
Auckland artist wins $50,000 Walters prize
A jumbled collection of posters, a bashed old barbecue table and chairs, YouTube clips, lamps and a paranoid handwritten note has won the Walters Prize, the richest contemporary art prize in the country.
Special FX creature scoops top prize at Body Art Awards
There was no shortage of fantastical creatures on show at last night's NZ Body Art Awards.
Off the computer and on the wall
Artists@Work, a new book by writer Richard Wolfe and photographer Stephen Robinson, offers an insight into the creative processes of 24 painters and sculptors. In this edited extract, Auckland artist Richard Killeen talks about disliking p
Re-imaging Belfast's troubled past
As violence recedes, many people wantto have contentious murals removed from everyday life.
Designers Institute of NZ: Best Design Awards 2010
The Best Design Awards is a collection of creative excellence for designers and their clients. These are the four Purple Pin (Supreme Award) winners and this years Gold winners in Graphic, Product, Interactive and Spatial Design.
Wine: The People's Wine
Fusing wine and artistic licence is for the people, writes Joelle Thomson.
Historic theatre's future in the spotlight
Auckland's St James Theatre is part of one of five convention centre bids being considered.