Rachel Bache takes on the excitement of Vivid Sydney, here are today's highlights from the festival.

Greg Dixon talks to Rawiri Paratene about how he came to be taking Shakespeare to the world.

There's a delicious convergence of the arts on NZTrio's new Lightbox CD, tantalisingly wrapped in the scuffed fluoro hues of Jim Speers' English Electric.

Misal Adnan Yıldız is the new director of Artspace on Karangahape Rd. The Turkish-born curator spoke to Jennifer Dann.

Comedian and bestselling children’s author David Walliams recounted how the inspiration for one of his villains came from his experience judging Britain's Got Talent.

Circles have been venerated in many different cultures throughout history. At the Gow Langsford Gallery, Simon Ingram has a battery of modern circles which fill a wall.

The Biennale is all-pervasive in Venice. You can't escape it. Right now, it has even invaded the tranquil haven of the Lido, where I am staying.

The publicity photos shock. George Henare, an avuncular gentleman with a twinkle in his eye, is bound, gagged and has a gun to his head held by a determined but nevertheless vulnerable-looking and slightly built Tatiana Hotere.

An artist in a legal dispute with his long-term agent has been accused of incorrectly recalling what happened to his artworks.

A dispute over the sale of a leading New Zealand artist's work has seen several high-profile names in the New Zealand art world dragged to the High Court.

A vibrant masterpiece by Pablo Picasso, painted as an elegy to his friend and rival Henri Matisse, is predicted to set a world record for an artwork sold at auction.

The Terminator stands guard over New Zealand artist Simon Denny's visually complex, creepy and witty Venice Biennale installation Secret Power, which opened this week.

A reader writes: Can you tell me why an otherwise great sculpture on Dominion Rd has a horrible red barrier around it?

Investigative journalist Nicky Hager has a new role as adviser and fact-checker for the NZ At Venice Biennale 2015 art project 'Secret Power'.

A photograph of Indonesian President Joko Widodo has been removed from the walls of the National Portrait Gallery for fear it would be damaged.

Stephie Key reveals the inspiration behind her risque creations - "strong, beautiful, sensual and powerful women".