Dan Chappell surveying the Auckland Art Fair, Virginia Were talks to some of the artists affected by the Christchurch earthquake, Sue Gardiner on Michael Parekowhai’s project at the 54th Venice Biennale, and Heather Galbraith visits an extraordinary collaborative installation by Francis Upritchard, Karl Fritsch, Martino Gamper and others at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery. We profile photographer Roberta Thornley, visit Sam Harrison in his studio and meet Sarah Lucas while she’s visiting for the Auckland Arts Festival. Josie McNaught wonders why the TV networks aren’t going to Venice, while Phil Dadson continues his tale of travelling on China’s Old Silk Road, Locust Jones stays in a historic gold rush town in New South Wales, Kim Meek marvels at the arts and crafts culture in Taipei, and our reviews report back from Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, Hawke’s Bay and Auckland