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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.
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$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
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<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.
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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.
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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.
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Re-imaging Belfast's troubled past
As violence recedes, many people wantto have contentious murals removed from everyday life.
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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.
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Wine: The People's Wine
Fusing wine and artistic licence is for the people, writes Joelle Thomson.
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Historic theatre's future in the spotlight
Auckland's St James Theatre is part of one of five convention centre bids being considered.
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Wearable Arts awards winners announced
Creative fashion and bizarre bras at last night's World of Wearable Arts awards.
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Alex Monteith knows the best kind of speed camera
Alex Monteith's latest exhibition documents the passion fuelling those who live life in the fast lane Adam Gifford reports.