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When art, smell and technology collide
I can't help being fascinated by the kind of work being done where art and tech collide.

$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

<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.

Off the computer and on the wall
Artists@Work, a new book by writer Richard Wolfe and photographer Stephen Robinson, offers an insight into the creative processes of 24 painters and sculptors. In this edited extract, Auckland artist Richard Killeen talks about disliking p

Death becomes her
By day, Morag McDowell investigates death. And by night, well, she sings about it. The full-time Auckland coroner and part-time opera singer talks to Rebecca Barry.

Wearable Arts awards winners announced
Creative fashion and bizarre bras at last night's World of Wearable Arts awards.

Celebrating masculinity in dance
The Tempo Festival focuses its spotlight on males, writes Bernadette Rae.

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.

Theatre Review: Biography of my Skin, <i>Auckland Concert Chamber Town Hall</i>
For those who haven't seen this play, it would be easy to think: actors, eh, gawd what a narcissistic bunch, touring a performance autobiography.