Picasso lover's ring on sale
A ring designed and crafted by Pablo Picasso to appease his angry lover is expected to fetch up to $833,355 at a London auction.
Asian, European gems in Fairfax auction
Exceptional Asian and European wares worth over $1 million star in the decorative art collection of prominent media figure James Fairfax.
1000 Opera Australia costumes and props are up for sale
More than 1000 Opera Australia costumes, props and design sketches are on sale next weekend.
Village looks to China to revive its fortunes
Village Roadshow will establish a new China-based film and television production company to break into the fast-growing market.
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the American dream
Most of Fitzgerald's writings show his efforts to "open up a new well, a new vein", during the Great Depression
Michael Bloomberg's new doco takes on 'clean coal'
From the Ashes is the first film produced by former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and his philanthropy division.
An amphitheatre that uses city as a backdrop
Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas says the temporary event space aims to give Australia an 'intensity' it lacks to discuss the country's evolution.
Soviets, art and Suprematism
Suprematism was concerned with "the primacy of pure feeling in creative art" in contrast to another Russian movement, constructivism
Oxfam leads charity push into virtual reality
Oxfam Australia is launching its first virtual reality film, and is already using 3D printing and internet of things sensor technology in the world's poorest regions.
What's the worst thing about being a hostage?
A gripping account of a hostage experience conveys, via the grey of graphics, the torture of sensory deprivation.
Designs on escape
Furniture fit for a life on Mars, anybody? Creatives at this year's Design Miami/ fair are dreaming of a better world.
