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Bill Hammond  was a renowned New Zealand artist known for his dreamlike paintings that often explored the relationship between humanity and nature, inspired by his visit to the remote Auckland Islands.

After several weeks of divisive issues headlining the Lowdown, the biggest story in the Aotearoa arts world this week is a unifying one, albeit with a heavy heart.

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Three works by one of New Zealand's most celebrated artists are expected to sell for up to $1.5 million when they are auctioned this month.

Monsters and dinosaurs will be bringing art to life for kids at Te Papa this Saturday as the museum reveals its newest art exhibition. Children will

They say a picture is worth 1000 words, but the stories art collector Warwick Brown could tell about each of the paintings, prints, photographs and sculptures in his 500-plus piece family collection would run to far more.

10 Upcoming Auction Lots

10 Upcoming Auction Lots

First it was fast cars, now there's another sign that the economy is on the up: the booming art market.

Peter McLeavey began to show Lyttelton painter Bill Hammond in 1987, just months before the stockmarket crash. "Laurence Aberhart told Peter to check

Pioneering art dealer Peter McLeavey is central to the New Zealand art scene. A new biography reveals insights into some oftheartists he has represented in the past 50 years, including the enigmatic Bill Hammond.

In this article we bring you 10 upcoming auction lots. From a Ralph Hotere鈥檚 acrylic on unstretched canvases to a Elias Rivera's oil on canvas, here is a diverse selection to watch for:

The Auckland Triennial has been all videos and installations yet there is still a place for art objects that are conventionally permanent.

What is sometimes labelled southern gothic is a persistent mystery - why is it so many Christchurch artists and musicians mine feelings of darkness

There's something about the grey gloom of an Auckland winter that can lead to a dimming of interest in the art auction scene.