Sculpture controversy puts council plans for Queens Wharf in spotlight once again.

He is known as a Renaissance great - but Michelangelo was also a skilled forger who made copies of others' works before ageing them with smoke and swapping them for the originals.

A sculpture of a half-naked, sleep-walking man in the middle of a college campus has drawn hundreds of complaints from students.

For two decades, Martin Lang enjoyed what he thought was a Marc Chagall masterpiece hanging in the hallway of his family home.

Thanks to a generous body of donors, the Domain is home to artworks made by eight of New Zealand's leading contemporary artists.

A $1 million-plus sculpture of a state house is expected to adorn the Auckland Viaduct - and ratepayers may have to contribute $500,000.

Otara teenager Sipa Deidoe had never been inside a theatre until he came into the Aotea Centre for a first meeting about a new arts project late last year.

An "irreplaceable" private collection of work by some of New Zealand's finest contemporary artists has been destroyed in a fire at a house near New Plymouth.

Photographer Francois Brunelle has travelled the world photographing people who look alike.

Lorde has been immortalised by one of the country's top artists. A photo of the unframed oval painting by Peter Stichbury was posted by the popstar's Instagram this week.

First it was fast cars, now there's another sign that the economy is on the up: the booming art market. Leading NZ auction house Webbs says 31,000 items went under the hammer this year, raking in $17m.

Visitors to Waiheke are invited to experience Oneroa's new sculpture project, writes Donna McIntyre.

Liz Light takes a splendid summer walk.

Portraits of legendary musicians as they would look if they were still alive today.