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NewsPhotographer Turns Most Ridonkulous American Laws into Pictures
Californians can't legally ride bikes in pools, a clever photographer shows.
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NewsWin One of Two $350 Chelsea Golden Syrup Artist Collector Packs
Fond memories of Anzac biscuits, dripping spoonfuls of liquid sugar and the inevitable sticky fingers; where would we be without Chelsea Golden Syrup?
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NewsSix Hugely Impressive Life Achievements of Yoko Ono
If your mental manilla folder marked 'Yoko Ono' only has that old Simpsons episode in it, read on.
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NewsTokujin Yoshioka’s Incredible Growing Crystal Art
Tokujin Yoshioka's otherwordly exhibition sparkles in Tokyo
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GuideThe Best Things to Do Around Auckland in January
Take advantage of the quiet city and long summer days to enjoy events, exhibitions, theatre, markets and some great films.
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GuideSeven Immersive and Impressive Art Exhibitions to Visit Around New Zealand This Autumn
From immersive moving Van Gogh artworks to two-storey labyrinths of black wool, here's where you can get your art fix around the country.
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GuideSeven Exciting and Powerful Auckland Art Exhibitions to Step Into This Spring
From tumultuous and unsettling photography to immersive moving image projects, here's where you can get your art fix around the city.
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GuideTen Must-See Events at Auckland Arts Festival 2019
Auckland Arts Festival launches into its 11th year with multidimensional dance, critically acclaimed dream pop and a free sing-along waiata.
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GuideTen Shows, Installations and Parties to Get Amongst at Auckland Fringe Festival 2019
Auckland's favourite independent open-access arts festival is back for another year.
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GuideThe Ten Best Things to do This Labour Weekend
A much-adored folk songwriter, the largest screening of Russian films outside of the motherland, an annual geek-gathering, a Sunday session to rule them all, and the man responsible for 2013’s most ...
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NewsEight Unforgettable Moments of Banksy’s New York Residency
Having captured hearts and media attention all month, Banksy makes his exit from New York.
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NewsSix Amazing Works of Melbourne Street Art You Can No Longer See
Lou Chamberlin captures a transient art for good in her new book of photography, Street Art: Melbourne.
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NewsFind Out What Each Country in the World Leads In via Handy Map
We lead the world in sheep, and rugby. No surprise there.
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NewsLaugh Uproariously at Dog Faces Photographed Mid-Shakedown
Jowls fly poignantly in photographer Carli Davidson's new high-speed capture series.
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NewsThe 11-Acre Portrait You Just Can’t Miss
Artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada's monumental portrait will soon be going to dust.
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NewsStunningly Vivid Camera Obscura Photography Brings the Outside In
Robyn Stacey creates magic with tools on the opposite ends of the technological spectrum: a simple camera obscura and a high-tech Hasselblad DSLR.
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NewsYour Guide to Auckland Art Week 2013
Eat your heART out at Auckland's most expansive art festival
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NewsTravelling ‘SUN’ Sculpture Lights up the Scandinavian Winter
Two Scandy designers brighten up the dark Norwegian winters with their light sculpture.
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NewsBanksy Is Doing a ‘Residency’ on New York’s Streets Right Now
There's an audio guide and everything.
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EventChristmas Lights at MOTAT 2024
Tue, 10 Dec - Mon, 23 Dec 2024
MOTAT, Western Springs
MOTAT is bringing nights of festive fun and dazzling lights back for another year.
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EventFat Daddy's Bottomless
Sat, 7 Dec, 2024
The Elephant Wrestler, Takapuna
How many burgers and beers can you down in 90 minutes? Find out at The Elephant Wrestler.
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EventCasa Bacardi in Auckland Viaduct
Thu, 5 Dec, 2024
Viaduct Harbour, Auckland
Casa Bacardi has popped up on Auckland's Viaduct, but a warning to rum-lovers: its here for a good time, not a long time.
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EventTwilight Tuesdays
Tue, 3 Dec, 2024
Auckland War Memorial Museum, Parnell
Wander through Auckland Museum's beautifully-lit galleries after dark.
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EventBritomart Saturday Farmer's Market
Sat, 7 Dec, 2024
Takutai Square, Britomart., Auckland
This weekly inner-city farmer's market sells everything from fresh produce and flowers to coffee, vegan foods, pastries, sweet buns, crepes, juices and savoury snacks.
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EventPasta and Peroni Nights at The Grounds
Sun, 8 Dec, 2024
The Grounds at Whoa! Studios, Auckland
See out the last sunny evenings of autumn with fresh pasta handmade by an ex-Baduzzi chef and ice-cold beers on tap.
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EventYoga in the Sky
Multiple single dates
SkyCity Auckland, Auckland
Take your yoga practice to a whole new level — level 51, that is.
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EventSmales Farmers Market
Mon, 9 Dec, 2024
Smales Farm, North Shore
Auckland's newest farmers market arrives across the harbour.
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NewsThe Best Space Images of the Year Are Totally Captivating
Stargazers everywhere, both sciencey and romantic, can rejoice at this exciting time.
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NewsThe Bluffer’s Guide to Astronomy Photography wth Mark Gee
The Astronomy Photographer of the Year lends some trade secrets.
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NewsStreet Art Blurred with Real Life in Charming Photos
A playful, whimsical photo series that blends art with reality.
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NewsReal Musical Instruments Crafted from Deadly Weapons
Who would have guessed a gun could sound so disarming?
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NewsHorror and Nostalgia Combine in Beautiful Doll Hospital Photographs
Can't sleep, doll will eat me.
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NewsConcrete Playground meets artist Melissa Sharplin
Artist Melissa Sharplin talks about her inspiration behind her pop-realist portraits of beautiful women, working for charity and the importance of dreams.
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NewsMind-Bending Timelapse Shows a Whole Life in One Face
Imagine if you could see a full lifetime's ageing process happen before your very eyes. Well, you sort of can.
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NewsArtist Joins Forces with Four-Year-Old Daughter to Create Whimsical Portraits
Hollywood slug people brought to you by an artist and her genius four-year-old
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NewsOil Paint Engineered Out of Toxic Waste
An engineer and an artist transform toxic waste into oil paints and wondrous works of art.
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News3D Print Your Own Art Masterpiece Forgery
Here is a story to both perturb and titillate the sensitive art-lovers among us.
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NewsUnlikely Objects from the Bizarre Imagination of an Italian Artist
Unlikely objects invite the doublest of double-takes.
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NewsThe Discerning Lego-Builder Now Has Minimalist, All-White Bricks
Lego launches a versatile set for would-be architects.
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NewsScale a Stairway of Lights and Blossoms in Sicily
The ingenious festival decorations of Sicily's most magnificent staircase.
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NewsFirst FBI-Curated Art Show Puts Forgeries on Display
Warhol, Chagall, de Kooning, Gauguin, Matisse, Rembrandt, Renoir - what a bunch of big fat fakes.
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NewsUncarriable Carrier Bags Shaming Us Into Environment Protection
The plastic bag fashion statement that may just save the environment.
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NewsConcrete Playground meets Auckland Art Fair Director Jennifer Buckley
Concrete Playground catches up with Auckland Art Fair director Jennifer Buckley for the low down on New Zealand's one and only art fair.
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NewsTen Reasons to Visit the Auckland Art Fair 2013
From monkeys painting to glamorous opening parties, Concrete Playground chats with Jana Beer, publications editor for Auckland Art Fair 2013, for the ten best reasons to visit the 2013 Auckland Art Fair.
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NewsSensual Body Landscapes by Photographer Carl Warner
Carl Warner makes the literary literal in a series of 'landscapes' composed entirely of naked men and women.
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NewsGhostly Dresses Photographed Underwater
A 1000 litre pool, inner-city backyard and theatrical garments combine.
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NewsHipsters at the Gate: Greek Agora Classics get a Wardrobe Update
Ever wondered what the Ancient Greeks might look like in 2013? Wonder no more.
