Welcome to artzineWithin our artzine section you’ll find everything you need to know about the art world. We’ve reviews of the latest art exhibitions at over 1,300 galleries worldwide, biographies of many leading and emerging artists, definitions of art terms (in plain English) and all the latest artist news and releases at artrepublic. This week we review an exhibition of screen printed gig posters featuring work form FIREHOUSE KUSTOM ROCKART COMPANY from San Francisco. We take a look at an early masterpiece by Jean-Michel Basquiat entitled Untitled (Pecho/Oreja) which has come up at auction from the joint collection of Irish rock band U2. And finally we celebrate the recent success of Brighton based artist Anna Kyriacou. Visit the World's Top 5 GalleriesThe Gig Poster Explosion exhibition
In association with artrepublic and ink_d the Brighton Fringe arts production will host ‘The Gig Poster Explosion’ an exhibition of screen printed gig posters. U2 to sell Basquiat masterpiece at Sotheby’s sale
The highlight of the forthcoming Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale will be and early masterpiece by Jean-Michel Basquiat entitled Untitled (Pecho/Oreja) which comes from the joint collection of Irish rock band U2. Anna Kyriacou wins Visual Arts Prize
artrepublic is excited to announce that one of our favourite female artists, Anna Kyriacou, won first place in the 2008 Brighton Fringe Festival Visual Arts Prize for ‘A Thin Line Between Love and Hate’. Urban Art Sale - Dreweatts
Dreweatts is holding its inaugural Urban Art Sale on Tuesday 17 June offering the broadest spectrum of street artists ever available at a single auction. It is the first mainstream auctioneer outside London to hold a dedicated sale of Urban Art. Pump Doll on Aluminium
We’ve managed to get hold of an amazing piece by the D’n’B DJ turned Bond Villain and massively popular urban artist Goldie! “Pump Doll” is an edition of just 40 and is screenprinted onto aluminium then hand-finished meaning no two are the same. Street Art at Tate Modern
The iconic river façade of Tate Modern has been transformed by the work of six internationally acclaimed artists, whose work is intricately linked to the urban environment. C215 hits Tomtom
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.  |