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Central Station Retrospective at Manchester’s Richard Goodall Gallery

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If you’re quick, you’ve still got time to take in the Central Station Retrospective, which takes place at Manchester’s Richard Goodall Gallery throughout the month of May.

And even if you haven’t got time for a trip to Manchester, you can still buy the artwork online. If you haven’t realised already, Central Station was responsible for some of the most distinctive ‘Madchester’ artwork of the late 80s and early 90s, including James’ Sit Down sleeve,  most of the Happy Mondays’ output and the Madchester logo itself – although the exhibition goes beyond that, covering the design team’s output over 25 years.

Prices for the artwork vary from £50 (for a rather cool set of ‘Fac Off’ mini prints) to £750 for the larger pieces. The James sleeve pictured here is a pigment print on 100% cotton rag hahnemuhle paper, sized at 70 x 100cm and signed and numbered in an edition of 100 by all 3 Central Station artists (Karen, Pat & Matt). That sells for £500.

See all the artwork online at the Richard Goodall Gallery

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Keep Calm’s Home is Where the Art is print

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Another vintage-styled piece of artwork from the Keep Calm Gallery – the Home is Where the Art is print being both vintage in looks and vintage in construction.

The work of Lucas and Hayley, this piece of artwork is actually printed onto vintage wallpaper – a choice of two designs, including the one shown here. Both are hand-pulled screenprints, signed and numbered and in limited editions of 34 and 36 respectively.

Measuring 18 x 14 inches, you can pick one up for £18.

Find out more at the Keep Calm Gallery

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John Burgerman artwork and merchandise at Urban Retro

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Big news for fans of modern retro artwork, and showing off their love. Jon Burgerman‘s artwork is being made available in various forms of merchandise at the Urban Retro online shop. From the funky egg characters to this great t-shirt with 6 art prints, there’s something with some funk for any of his fans.

The t-shirt and prints set is retailing for a fantastic package price of £21.95. That’s decidedly less than you’d be paying in any gallery.

Find out more from the Urban Retro website

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Vintage Poster Auction at Bloomsbury London

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If you’re after some interesting art for your walls, the Vintage Poster Auction at Bloomsbury London is certainly worth checking out.

There’s real variety here – from early travel posters through to classic film posters, classic advertising and some fairly obscure – but equally interesting – works. In fact, the two above are from the latter category, both in a pop art style, but designed in different eras.

The first is for a documentary about Che Guevara from 1983, the poster being the work of Antonio Perez Gonzalez Niko and estimated at £500 – £700. The second poster here is for the movie Saturno, designed by Eduardo Munoz Bachs. That one dates from 1969 and is expected to make around £400 – £600.

It’s well worth checking out the lots online and if you like what you see, you can bid for your favourites on Monday 2nd June 2008.

Find out more at the Bloomsbury website

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V&A offers reprints of classic Olympic posters

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The V&A is currently selling some reprints of official Olympic posters, from 1912 through to the 1990s.

Check out the site for your favourite – but the two above caught our eye. Firstly, the Tokyo 1964 Olympics, designed by Yusaku Kamekura and winner of the Milan Prize for poster graphics in its day. Also featured here is lesser-known Grenoble Winter Olympics poster from 1968, the work of Jean Brian.

All sell for £15 each.

Find out more at the V&A website

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Original East German Disco posters unearthed

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Salvage experts Trainspotters have dug up a real gem from the former East Germany – a batch of colourful posters for a long-forgotten club.

The club was called Disco and the posters were found in a former Kulturhaus. All are unused, said to be ‘excellent to mint condition’ and are dated to 1976. Details of the designer aren’t known.

The remaining stock has been framed and being offered for sale – you can pick up one of the 61cm x 84cm posters for £210.

Find out more at the Trainspotters website