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These Dreamy Gold Coast Landscapes Are Actually Finicky Dioramas

The Gold Coast, LA and Las Vegas reimagined.

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You’ll Be Able to Jump Into Tracey Emin’s Bed (For $2 Million)

One of modern art's most argued-about works is going under the hammer.

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Over 80 Writers and Editors Slam Arts Cuts in Open Letter to the Abbott Government

Christos Tsiolkas, JM Coetzee, Anna Funder and 85 others protest against the 2014 Budget's cuts to arts funding.

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Giant Slip ‘N Slide Pops Up in Bristol

Your daily commute just got a little more slippery.

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The Eight Best Films to See at the Architecture and Design Film Festival

The festival tackles all the grittier issues of design: screening informative, challenging and visually beautiful films.

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Michelangelo’s David Is at Risk of Falling Over

A biblical hero and flawless Renaissance man brought down by his Achilles heel.

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The Best Things to Do in Wellington This Week

Spot native creatures on a twilight stroll through an eco-sanctuary, or treat yourself to one of this Cuba Street eatery’s famed midweek gnocchi feasts.
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The Best Things to Do in Wellington This Weekend

Stroll through Zealandia at sunset, then check out the adorable origami sculptures outside Te Papa.
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Seven Immersive and Impressive Art Exhibitions to Visit Around New Zealand This Autumn

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These Artists are Painting an Entire Town in Mexico

'Painting the town red' gets a whole new meaning.

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Win a Limited Edition Ron English Print

There's a wall out there begging for you to do this.

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Your Guide to the 10th Semi-Permanent Design Conference

A creative platform spreading art and design inspiration.

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Win Ten Nights on the Town in Wellington with Concrete Playground

Win this prize and you will be away laughing.

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Marina Abramovic Is Going to Do “Nothing” for Her Next Artwork

"There is not any work. It's just me."

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Melbourne Street Artist Rone Unveils Nine-Storey Mural in CBD

Stunning images of Melbourne's most epic street art.

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Artist Transforms Everyday Wooden Objects into Art

Yes, his name is Maskull Lasserre. What a dude.

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Shia LaBeouf’s Performance Art Explained

Shia's artistic collaborators shed some light on the whole weird shabang.

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Indigenous Art Takes Centre Stage at Auckland Art Gallery

The exhibitions offer viewers an alternative perspective on the world and a way to deepen understanding around the Aboriginal and Maori cultures.

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Photographer Recreates Death Row Inmates’ Last Meals in Bittersweet Photo Series

Some food for thought.

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More Astounding Sandcastles from Sculptor Calvin Seibert

Way to intimidate the kids, guy.

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The highs, the lows, and all the wilfully mutilated body parts.

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Send a Little Guerrilla Kindness to Christchurch

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A Bluffer’s Guide to Street Art with WERT159

A little bit of a how-to guide on the elusive public art form.

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The Dutch Masters Recreated as Astonishing Entomological Displays

Seventeeth-century portraits get a beautiful and complex 21st-century update.

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Concrete Playground Meets Douglas Moores

With the exhibition now under way, we had the chance to catch up with Douglas and hear a little about the how and why of our Kiwi ingenuity.

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Artist Toon-Bombs Toronto with Googly Eyes

Liberty Village's local monsters revealed.

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Something’s Just a Little Off in These Photographs by Patrice Letarnec

Fall head over heels in love with the French artist's quirky photography.

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The Bluffer’s Guide to Astronomy Photography wth Mark Gee

The Astronomy Photographer of the Year lends some trade secrets.

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