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Pensioners are channelling their inner Banksy to fend off social isolation
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Pensioners are channelling their inner Banksy to fend off social isolation

Gerald Scarfe: How my childhood loneliness led to my grotesque cartoons
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Gerald Scarfe: How my childhood loneliness led to my grotesque cartoons

Why Ralph Steadman wanted to make Boris Johnson into a Big Issue cover star
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Why Ralph Steadman wanted to make Boris Johnson into a Big Issue cover star

Coldwar Steve features alongside the greats at National Gallery exhibition
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Coldwar Steve features alongside the greats at National Gallery exhibition

This bench is going to be at the centre of Stuart Semple’s new art show
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This bench is going to be at the centre of Stuart Semple’s new art show

Amy Richardson is stitching together a tale of homelessness
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Amy Richardson is stitching together a tale of homelessness

Danny Keen: 'My only burning desire was to become an artist'
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Danny Keen: 'My only burning desire was to become an artist'

Gallery: Exhibition showcases photography of rough sleepers and sofa surfers
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Gallery: Exhibition showcases photography of rough sleepers and sofa surfers

The Big Picture: Sand and sacrifice 75 years on
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The Big Picture: Sand and sacrifice 75 years on

Street Art: 'With every artwork I produce the pain gets easier'
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Street Art: 'With every artwork I produce the pain gets easier'

The arts overtake agriculture as a UK economic power – but cuts continue
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The arts overtake agriculture as a UK economic power – but cuts continue

Street Art: Paul's artwork treads the conscious and the unconscious
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Street Art: Paul's artwork treads the conscious and the unconscious

Oliver Jeffers: 'Patriotism is suspect, but I can get behind cultures'
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Oliver Jeffers: 'Patriotism is suspect, but I can get behind cultures'

Coldwar Steve: 'Brexit is devastating. I channel my desperation into images'
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Coldwar Steve: 'Brexit is devastating. I channel my desperation into images'

Join the Big Issue Coldwar Steve treasure hunt
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Join the Big Issue Coldwar Steve treasure hunt

Get your hands on The Big Issue's exclusive Coldwar Steve Cover Collection
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Get your hands on The Big Issue's exclusive Coldwar Steve Cover Collection

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Chronicler of Brexit Coldwar Steve designs exclusive Big Issue cover
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Chronicler of Brexit Coldwar Steve designs exclusive Big Issue cover

Street Art: Mary Vallely's aquatic paintings help her deal with depression
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Street Art: Mary Vallely's aquatic paintings help her deal with depression

Why an artist is travelling the UK collecting people's fingerprints
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Why an artist is travelling the UK collecting people's fingerprints

Street Art: These sketches show what it means to be 'down-and-out' in London
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Street Art: These sketches show what it means to be 'down-and-out' in London