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Contemporary art giant David Hockney dies aged 88
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (837+ words) British artist David Hockney, one of the most influential and defining figures in contemporary art whose paintings captured the world in brilliant colour, has died aged 88, his publicist announced Friday (UK time). Tributes poured in for the 1960s pop art pioneer…...
New Zealand architect helped decode Gaudi's grand vision for Sagrada Familia
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (734+ words) In 1979 student Mark Burry was taken on as an intern at the Sagrada Familia, working with two architects who trained under Gaudi himself. The greatest moment of architect Mark Burry's life was handling fragments of models made by Antoni Gaudi,…...
Kiwi architect on Sagrada Familia tower completion
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (194+ words) The final tower at Barcelona's Sagrada Familia will be blessed by Pope Leo later on Wednesday. It's a big step towards the completion of the Antoni Gaud" designed basilica - the tallest church in the world - which has been under construction…...
The Polish photographer who found refuge in New Zealand
1+ week, 3+ day ago (205+ words) Photo: Supplied by Auckland Festival of Photography In 2004 a cache of negatives by photographer Boleslaw Augustis were discovered, and they revealed life in a city in the far east of Poland that had until then believed wiped from history. Boleslaw…...
Goodshirt frontman nominated for prestigious art award
3+ week, 2+ day ago (88+ words) The Adam Portraiture Award is one of New Zealand's most prestigious and popular art prizes. Tomorrow, the 43 finalists for the award will go on display at the New Zealand Portrait Gallery. Among them is a piece by Rodney Fisher, best…...
Self-taught Auckland artist wins $30, 000 portrait prize
3+ week, 2+ day ago (512+ words) Duncan Pepe Long learned he had finally scored the top prize, then had had to walk in and teach a class of 50 students, keeping the win a secret. After five finalist ribbons, and a highly commended prize in 2020, Auckland self-taught…...
Venice Biennale: the jury resigned, Russia returned and New Zealand is back with a pavilion
3+ week, 5+ day ago (304+ words) The Venice Biennale jury resigned two weeks ago after announcing they wouldn't award prizes to countries whose governments have been charged with crimes against humanity by the ICC. The biennale has since moved to an anonymous public vote, with winners to…...
Kiwi painter's portrait of a fellow artist wins Australia's biggest prize - but some find it 'confronting"
3+ week, 5+ day ago (737+ words) As well as phone calls from primary school classmates, Richard Lewer has received "a lot of hate" this week for painting an Indigenous elder on Country. Although he usually lives in "a bit of an art bubble", Richard Lewer's phone…...
The 2 metre-tall, 600kg letters brightening up central Auckland
4+ week, 21+ hour ago (326+ words) A new Auckland sign has been unveiled this morning at the base of the Sky Tower. Each letter of the gold-wrapped aluminium sign, paid for by Sky City, is two metres tall, and the installation is 10 metres long. Each of…...
Eggshell art linked to Dunedin music scene now on display
4+ week, 2+ day ago (36+ words) RNZ Eggshell art linked to Dunedin music scene now on display The eclectic array of objects belonged to Martin Phillipps, frontman for rock band The Chills....