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Drawing a piece of paper nets $20k prize
Art prize judge Heather Galbraith was looking for a drawing with “an intensity and an energy that gripped the viewer and would not let you out of its clutches until you surrendered yourself to giving it time”. The one she chose is a piece of folded paper – for which Auckland artist Monique Jansen wins $20,000
Glass artist uses words as window into loss
The sudden loss of loved ones and the consequences of such events are recurring themes in a just-published collection of short stories by Hamilton writer Elizabeth Cunnane. Titled After, the book will be launched tonight at Aesthete Gallery in Hamilton
Lawson reaches $290m divorce agreement
Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi have settled on a speedy divorce in a bid to keep their dirty laundry from being aired in public. According to the Daily Mail, documents were lodged with the High Court last week after the couple – estimated to be worth
Joy Division track becomes mind bending game
Forget Grand Theft Auto V. If you want dark, if you want tension, if you want drama, if you want a kicking soundtrack, if you want to talk about your feelings, then Mighty Box Games has designed the perfect game for you: Will Love Tear Us Apart
Judge’s facts become work of blockbusting fiction
A district court judge who lectures on international art crime has found his work in the most unexpected place – the pages of Dan Brown’s latest blockbuster. Hamilton-based Judge Arthur Tompkins, who each New Zealand winter teaches a course on art crime during war in a small town north of Rome, was stunned to find The Da Vinci Code author had lifted a passage of his writing for use in his latest New York Times bestseller, Inferno.
Best album, best song for Chch duo
Christchurch musicians dominated the New Zealand Country Music Awards in Gore last night.
The other side of the pop art mastermind
Andy Warhol is not only one of the world’s best known artists, but one of the few who was famous and fetched high prices while alive. Since his death in 1987, he has become pervasive, with many exhibitions, books and more, and his works are far more valuable
Tipsy Woods embarrasses Vonn
Tiger Woods reportedly embarrassed Lindsey Vonn at a Met Gala after-party.
Toddlers paintings sell for $14,000
His work is described as art in its purest form, untouched by life’s pollutants and representative of what is important and beautiful. What makes it particularly special is it was created by a two-year-old ..