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Brilliant Things To Do in Wellington this September

A plethora of pursuits from the capital's galleries, bars and stages.

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Five Must-Read Zines of Zinefest

Five wonderful, self-published beacons of creativity.

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Banksy Unveils World's Most Depressing Theme Park: Dismaland

Not suitable for children.

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Win This Tiger Beer x Joe Helmore Painting Valued at $3000

Joe Helmore is a bold, intriguing new contemporary artist on the New Zealand art scene.

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A Giant, Inflatable Quasi-Cathedral is Coming to New Zealand

Enter into an inflated space that looks kind of like the set from a deleted scene of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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BMD Thinks Safety is a Place Where Creativity Goes to Die

"There are big challenges with working large scale outdoors, opposed to the fine artist who can sit inside, work in peace on his work with a cup of tea and the heater on. But how boring is that?"

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Brilliant Things to Do in Wellington This August

The forecast for a Wellingtonian's social calendar this month is brilliant with a high chance of busy.

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National Geographic Photographer Steve Winter on Competing with Pictures of Cute, Fluffy Kittens on the Internet

Steve Winter spends six or so months get the shot that you spend six or so seconds looking at.

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This Massive Ball Pit 'Beach' Is Made for Art-Loving Kidults

An ocean of 750,000 recyclable plastic balls has taken over the entire atrium of DC's National Building Museum.

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"Nothing I know belongs to me, I'm really just a product of all the people I've met and been exposed to."

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Understanding the Work of Marina Abramovic in Five Phases

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Brilliant Things to Do in Wellington This July

Play with Lego under the guise of participating in interactive art, see the best local tour of the year, experience the unprofessional professional EDM artists and get your popcorn ready for the annual NZIFF.

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Google 'Bad Ass Mother Fucker' to Find Artist and Hacker Evan Roth

He builds fake Google street cars to wreck havoc on the streets, collabs with Jay Z and has a permanent art installation at MoMA.

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Concrete Playground Meets Contemporary Artist Joe Helmore

Like his paintings, Joe Helmore is a bit of a pick and mix.

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Brilliant Things to Do in Wellington This June

Leave your hot water bottle at home.

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Ken Griffen's 'Face Value' Distills Superficial Encounters into Art

The Huffer art director's first solo exhibition is a series of disembodied remainders of fleeting relationships.

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See the Eye-Opening Pictures from the 2015 World Press Photo Contest

The world's best photojournalism.

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Food Artists Bompas & Parr Make Bespoke Cocktails Based on Your DNA

These cocktails could not be more biologically bespoke.

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Latest Events

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The Fall Guy

Wednesday, April 24 - Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Ryan Gosling is at his most charming — including while batting around screwball banter with Emily Blunt — in this dynamic action/rom-com ode to stunt performers.
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Abigail

Thursday, April 18 - Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

The directors of 'Ready or Not' turn their attention to monster movies in this deliciously entertaining heist-meets-vampire flick.
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Challengers

Thursday, April 18 - Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

For 'Call Me By Your Name' director Luca Guadagnino, Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist star in a smash of a tennis- and love triangle-fuelled drama.
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Back to Black

Thursday, May 2 - Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Amy Winehouse was anything but formulaic, but the same can't be said about this by-the-numbers biopic about the British singer.
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Robot Dreams

Thursday, April 25 - Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

This Oscar-nominated animated gem explores love, loneliness, finding a connection and facing fate's chaos through the friendship of a dog and a robot.
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Origin

Thursday, April 18 - Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

'Selma' and 'A Wrinkle in Time; filmmaker Ava DuVernay returns with a sensitive, sincere and supremely smart biopic that's also an exploration of caste systems.
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Ahsin Ahsin: Turbo Croc 2.0

Saturday, February 3 - Sunday, May 19, 2024
City Gallery Wellington, Wellington

Prepare to step into an alternative world at this mind-bending exhibition.
Event
Flora and Fizz at QT Wellington

Saturday, February 10 - Sunday, May 5, 2024
QT Wellington, Wellington

Indulge in Perrier-Jouët's best drops at QT Wellington's Gallery Lounge.

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Some Jerks Are Trying to Control the Outbreak of a Fairy Epidemic in an Enchanted Forest in England

"We’re not anti-fairy. But we’ve got little doors everywhere. It’s in danger of getting out of control."

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Banksy Just Visited Gaza and Came Back with This Dark Tourism Ad

"On the internet people only look at pictures of kittens."

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Victor Solomon's Stained Glass Basketball Hoops are Too Pretty to Slam Dunk

"Literally balling."

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Alex Chinneck's Newest Installation Shouldn't Be Tried at Home

The London artist installed this overnight. Overnight.

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Epic New Zealand Surf Photography Up For Auction on TradeMe

Buy some coastline for that empty wall space and help a worthy cause while you're at it.

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George RR Martin Wants to Kickstart an Insane-Sounding Art Complex

What can the 'Game of Thrones' mastermind do with an old bowling alley?

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Anish Kapoor Creates Hypnotic Black Water Vortex in Gallery Floor

The Indian sculptor blows your mind again for the first Kochi-Muziris Biennale.

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FBi Radio Is Auctioning Artworks by London Grammar, alt-J and More

Starting now. GO. RUN.

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This Sydney Photographer Is Adding a Little Magic to Your Morning Commute

Attention all people watchers.

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Ai Weiwei Threw Paint Over His Well-Dressed Friends

The fox in the hen house is at it again.

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Seven Pop Artists Who Should Be As Famous As Warhol

After ticking off the big names at Sydney's Pop to Popism, make sure you spend some time with these local and lesser-known artists.

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This Photographer Has Captured The Strange Faces People Make After a Shot

Prepare to be very self-conscious next time you're at the bar.

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The World Would Be a Better Place If Our Coins Looked Like This

Finally, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are getting the recognition they deserve.

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Are Smartphones Responsible For the Death of Conversation?

This photo series will make you think twice before reaching for the phone.

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The World’s Largest Underwater Sculpture Also Acts as an Artificial Reef

That one time dumping 60 tonnes of foreign material in the ocean was a good thing.

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Watch Street Art Come to Life in This Entrancing GIF Project

GIFs aren't just for Lena Dunham quotes anymore.

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See the World’s Strangest Architecture with These Award-Winning Photographs

Straight up weekday escapism from the World Architecture Festival.

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This Park Bench Encourages Humans to Befriend Bees. Really.

Because bees need friends too.

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Enjoy a Little Visual Relaxation with These Dreamy Cinemagraphs

Best viewed with smooth yazz.

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Learn to Draw Like the Masters with This Colouring Book for Grown Ups

Feel free to colour outside the lines.

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Watch Wes Anderson’s Grand Budapest Hotel Recreated in Paper

As twee as it gets.

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Would You Cruise Around in This Stained Glass Car?

The car of the future: less about function, more about art.

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Surreal Photos of People Squishing Themselves Into Improbable City Spaces

Highly unusual behaviour. Must be an art.

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These Photographs of Underwater Puppies Will Explode Your Heart

Underwater. Puppies. Underwater puppies.

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