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The paintings Hitler couldn't steal
A treasure trove of Modernist art, lost in the Nazi invasion, is to be auctioned in the UK.

Britain's National Gallery to show its forgeries
A collection of paintings that have caused art aficionados to turn a deep shade of purple are to go on show.

Fashion and art combine for Twenty-seven Names' exhibition
Wellington based label Twenty-seven Names is holding an exhibition in Auckland tonight, but here is a sneak peek at some of the portraits that will be on display.

Long friendship leaves its mark
A book about Samoan tattooing - tatau - records a story that has been 30 years in the making.

Fashion plate: Isobel Dryburgh
Isobel Dryburgh on the clothes that get her creative juices flowing.

Bold moves
Textile designer Ingrid Anderson has come a long way from screen-printing her own teatowels to save money.

On the edge of the world
Dylan Horrocks, author of newly published graphic novel Hicksville, said he grew up in two places: In New Zealand and in comics.

Essence of the wild west
Artist Don Binney has been attracted to the Waitakere coast since childhood. He tells Alan Perrott how the diverse landscape can mean so much to so many

Journey into artist's heartland
An art historian's essays on McCahon are painstakingly researched, beautifully written and engaging.

<i>T.J. McNamara:</i> Memorable encounters of extremes
Some works are particularly difficult to capture on camera

How the Last Supper became a banquet over 1000 years
Portion sizes in depictions of the most famous meal in history - the Last Supper - have ballooned over the past millennium, a study shows.