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  • Picasso, Dali, Matisse Braque paintings arrive at Auckland Art Gallery

    Picasso, Dali, Matisse Braque paintings arrive at Auckland Art Gallery

    Fri, 06th Nov

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    Paintings by Picasso, Dali, Matisse, Derain and Braque arrived in Auckland today and will go on display tomorrow.



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  • Line up announced for NZ International Arts Festival

    Line up announced for NZ International Arts Festival

    Tue, 03rd Nov

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    The line up for next year's New Zealand International Arts Festival is just being announced in Wellington.

  • Artist protests damage to environment with Nick Smith dung sculpture

    Artist protests damage to environment with Nick Smith dung sculpture

    Thu, 29th Oct

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    Cow dung has been hurled in political protests before, but now a Canterbury artist has found a new way to use dung to make a political point.

  • Artist behind iconic Obama poster sued

    Artist behind iconic Obama poster sued

    Wed, 21st Oct

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    The Associated Press said Shepard Fairey concocted the story that he was mistaken about which photo he used to create the famous Obama HOPE poster. The news organisation also disputes Fairey's contention that he has not personally profited from the iconic red, white and blue image.

  • Kiwi artist creates controversial conversation starters

    Kiwi artist creates controversial conversation starters

    Mon, 02nd Nov

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    The relationship between different cultures in New Zealand has been a sensitive issue.

  • Warhol portrait of Michael Jackson up for auction

    Warhol portrait of Michael Jackson up for auction

    Sat, 24th Oct

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    Christie's auction house will offer up a portrait of Michael Jackson by Andy Warhol in New York on November 10.

  • Controversial Brooke Shields picture replaced

    Controversial Brooke Shields picture replaced

    Tue, 20th Oct

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    A controversial nude portrait of Brooke Shields as a child has been replaced in a UK gallery by a photo of the actress sporting a bikini.




  • Are digital cameras eroding our memories?

    Are digital cameras eroding our memories?

    Fri, 16th Oct

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    Showing off your photos by posting them online is easier than ever before with the advancement of digital cameras and digital technology. But with all the photos we're now taking, are we diluting our memories?

  • Art experts find possible new Leonardo drawing

    Art experts find possible new Leonardo drawing

    Thu, 15th Oct

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    A new portrait by Leonardo da Vinci may have been discovered thanks to centuries-old fingerprint and palm print.

  • Artists raise money for terror raid defendants

    Artists raise money for terror raid defendants

    Tue, 13th Oct

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    It has been two years since eighteen people were arrested in New Zealand's so-called terror raids. To raise money for the ongoing trials, artists from throughout New Zealand have come together for Explosive Expression, an exhibition commemorating the events of October 15.

  • Leonardo da Vinci - the ultimate Renaissance man

    Leonardo da Vinci - the ultimate Renaissance man

    Thu, 15th Oct

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    The first helicopter, the first glider, the first parachute and the first projector were all designed by Leonardo da Vinci; in fact, the only reason his inventive brilliance isn't more celebrated is because he is also one of history greatest painters.

  • Art experts find possible new da Vinci

    Art experts find possible new da Vinci

    Wed, 14th Oct

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    Art experts believe they have identified a new Leonardo da Vinci - in part by examining a fingerprint on the canvas.

  • Artist Dick Frizzell launches retrospective

    Artist Dick Frizzell launches retrospective

    Tue, 13th Oct

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    Dick Frizzell was the go-to-guy if you needed your exercise books illustrated at primary school. Now 60 years on, the man behind New Zealand's best selling print is launching his retrospective.



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