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Christie’s modern British and Irish art evening sale, taking place in London on October 21, will feature a mid-career sculpture by Barbara Hepworth with an estimate of £5 million–£8 million ($6.6 million–$10.5 million). Hepworth, one of the most well-known British modernist sculptors, carved Sculpture with Colour (Eos) in 1946 from a single piece of Hopton Wood stone, a type of limestone. The approximately two-foot-tall egg-shaped sculpture sits on a short platform and has three hollowed-out areas that are painted pale gray, off-white, and deep blue, colors that reference “the depths of the ocean, the boundless sky and the infinite reaches of the cosmos,” according to a statement from Christie’s. In addition to being an early work Hepworth’s to incorporate color, Sculpture with Colour (Eos) was also featured in a 1948 photograph taken by Lee Miller for the October 15, 1949, issue of American Vogue . Miller, who was a friend of Hepworth’s, visited the ar...

Horowhenua-Kapiti No. 8 Mika Alaifatu scores a try that wasn’t on Saturday, after running on to a pass that was ruled forward by flanker David Leota-Johnson. H-K did score soon after and led with two minutes to play before a try on fulltime and then extra time momentum carried Whanganui to a 39-38 win.  Monday...

Seinafolava Sanele Chadwick | Reporter/Director - Wellington Outspoken New Zealand First party leader Vaovasamanaia Winston Peters is no stranger to politics and the Pacific. In his Foreign Minister role over the years, he has made it his mission to remind Kiwis of their Pacific roots as he explains in our talanoa with Seinafolava Sanele Chadwick.

The latest attempt to halt the impending construction of President Donald Trump’s 250-foot-tall triumphal arch involves a local government body. The five-member Arlington County Board filed a lawsuit Thursday in the Eastern District of Virginia, related to the project’s questionable review process. Democracy Forward, the advocacy group representing the Board, along with the Arlington County attorney’s office, referred to the proposal as a “vanity project” that would be “massively intrusive and harmful.” Democracy Forward notes November 5 as the date of the National Capital Planning Commission’s next meeting, at which point the committee could “rubber stamp” the start of construction. The County Board is asking the court to prevent any demolition or construction until a full environmental review is completed. In early September , Interior Secretary Doug Burgum posted on X that “after a very long wait (over 125 years!), we are preparing to start, over the ...

The Renoir Museum is getting back two of its paintings that were taken during a pre-dawn raid . The paintings were recovered by the local authorities in Cagnes-sur-Mer, in southern France, where the museum is located. Mayor Bryan Masson, a member of France’s far-right National Rally, said in a statement that these “two paintings are far more than works of art. They are part of our city’s history, our cultural heritage and the legacy Auguste Renoir left to Cagnes-sur-Mer. Their recovery is a tremendous relief for the people of Cagnes-sur-Mer and for everyone who cares deeply about our museum.” The stolen paintings were Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano (1910) and Jeune fille au puits (1886), which are estimated to be worth €9 million ($10.5 million). Six suspects have been arrested in relation to the theft. In September, thieves stole four paintings by the Impressionist painter, but abandoned two of four paintings, Portrait of Madame Pic...

Delirious All Blacks fans in the stands earlier this year. By Kevin McCarthy It’s so 2026 for everything to be moving at hyper speed. Even the very worthwhile tour of South Africa and Baltimore seems ages ago. Admittedly some of All Black bodies won’t feel that way, as indeed the injury list will testify. But...