Auction houses say their expectations are being exceeded for artwork sale prices, including the record $149 million bid for Alberto Giacometti's L'Homme Qui Marche 1.

The worlds of climate change and steamy sex collide ... and a classic is born.

An art student invited the to Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York ripped a Picasso masterpiece after losing her balance and falling into the work of art.

Samoan writer Lani Wendt Young has been commissioned to take down the stories of hundreds of people affected by the Pacific tsunami.

The Asia Pacific Triennial in Brisbane has gradually expanded to include art from 25 countries, with New Zealand's contribution this year the most playful.

It has been a horrid year on the economic front but the arts have thrived.

The Auckland theatre scene has been busier than ever over the past year, but does quantity mean quality?

There's been plenty of variety and rich performances in the classical live music scene over the past year.