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The iconic river façade of Tate Modern is to be transformed by the work of six internationally acclaimed artists, whose work is intricately linked to the urban environment. Street Art at Tate Modern opens on 23 May and is the first major public museum display of Street Art in London. 

Robert Rauschenberg Pop Art pioneer, whose wide-ranging work time and again reshaped art in the 20th century, sadly died on 12th May, aged 82, at his home in Captiva Island, Florida. artrepublic reflects on the life of this innovative artist.

If you were in London over the Bank Holiday weekend (3rd – 5th May) you may have caught a glimpse of the Cans Festival. A disused road tunnel in south London was turned into a giant exhibition space, for some of the worlds top graffiti artists.

Graham Carter has given artrepublic two new and utterly delectable prints, Poladroid and Waterfall (with bear). Brand new in for spring, Graham’s pieces transport you into the innocence of pure imagination. 

May will be a very busy month for Blek le Rat with the publication of ‘Getting Through The Walls’ and a major retrospective exhibition at the Black Rat Press in London.

We will be celebrating our first birthday at artrepublic at tomtom in July with a huge party to mark this momentous occasion and we would love to see you there! For those of you who were at the launch party for our London gallery last year, you will remember what a great night it was. This one promises to be even bigger and better. We will have exclusive new print releases and original canvases for sale by our most popular artists and our staff will be on hand to ensure you have a good time

We have one copy of the massively popular Lourdes Way prints by Lidia de Pedro (edition of just 25) available for sale! 

You may not be aware of Dr D’s name, but you will probably have seen her hard-hitting print campaigns around London’s streets, billboards and Tubes. 

Not only is our Soho gallery the place to find rare and cutting- edge prints, it is now also the location of some brilliant graffiti by up and coming French artist C215. 

Sir Peter Blake, the Godfather of Pop Art, is set to release a box set containing 12 of his most recent print releases.