An English pensioner who almost sold off an unwanted brooch for £10 has seen the item fetch more than £36,000 at auction.

The Auckland Art Fair could not have found a better venue than the Viaduct Events Centre

TJ McNamara's picks of the week from the Auckland galleries.

Artforum magazine publisher Knight Landesman is here next week to deliver the Auckland Art Fair keynote lecture. The New Yorker has been an active friend to New Zealand artists for many years.

Alan Perrott looks at the top entries in New Zealand's largest photo competition.

New Othello production combines a tightened script with movement choreographed by Douglas Wright and music by Gareth Farr.

When it comes to old-fashioned arthouse cinemas, Auckland is spoilt for choice, writes Cate Foster.

Movie star James Franco upset his big business links when he posted a shot of his hand down the front of his crotch as part of a Twitter-based art project.

From high-brow fare to the incredibly strange, there's something for almost every movie fan at this month's International Film Festival, writes Barney McDonald

Sheriden Rhodes ducks down Melbourne's laneways where amazing street art, cafes, hip bars and boutiques await.

Glimpses of surrealism and the dark side of Romanticism.

When Simon Trpceski made his debut with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra three years ago, he gave us Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the impetuosity and zeal of a youthful athlete.

Booker Prize winner Alan Hollinghurst is not noted for his prolific output, so a new novel is always a great event. And his latest could be his best yet.

A new book and exhibition by photographer Fiona Pardington examines the historic - and now derided - practice of taking casts of people's heads to study their brains. Some were her ancestors.

Dionne Christian discovers The Edge's Pick & Mix programme is just the ticket to brighten up your winter days.

Michael Jackson's lawyers are battling to save his $900 million secret art collection.

Current and upcoming listings from galleries in the Auckland area.