Art

The Museum of Austerity exhibition brings home the human cost of benefit cuts – MPs need to see it
Austerity

The Museum of Austerity exhibition brings home the human cost of benefit cuts – MPs need to see it

Decisions made in Westminster have consequences that play out slowly in people’s homes over many years
What's the most important part of any urban landscape? The people who inhabit it
Julie Adams

What's the most important part of any urban landscape? The people who inhabit it

In pictures: Meditative serenity with Michael Kenna's latest exhibition Shin Shin
Photography

In pictures: Meditative serenity with Michael Kenna's latest exhibition Shin Shin

I love to paint, but it can't cut me off from the world entirely
John Bird

I love to paint, but it can't cut me off from the world entirely

I was homeless on the streets of London. The public piano at St Pancras station saved me
Homelessness

I was homeless on the streets of London. The public piano at St Pancras station saved me

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
In pictures: 'Filthy scribblings' from gonzo artist Ralph Steadman
Art

In pictures: 'Filthy scribblings' from gonzo artist Ralph Steadman

Artist Oliver Jeffers: 'I want to be able to look my kids in the eye and say that I tried'
Letter To My Younger Self

Artist Oliver Jeffers: 'I want to be able to look my kids in the eye and say that I tried'

12 huge artists have come together to support Big Issue. These are stories behind their art
Deck the Walls

12 huge artists have come together to support Big Issue. These are stories behind their art

Queer people must be visible in the face of division, says drag legend Jonny Woo
Culture

Queer people must be visible in the face of division, says drag legend Jonny Woo

Deck your walls with limited edition prints by leading artists to support Big Issue at Christmas
Prints featured in Big Issue and Jealous' Deck the Walls run of prints. Credit: Big Issue
Deck the Walls

Deck your walls with limited edition prints by leading artists to support Big Issue at Christmas

Cranhill Arts Project: Meet the Glasgow community group that painted itself a better future
Art

Cranhill Arts Project: Meet the Glasgow community group that painted itself a better future

Top 5 art books, chosen by art historian and comedian Verity Babbs
Books

Top 5 art books, chosen by art historian and comedian Verity Babbs

'If you think I'm a dirty crackhead, that's fine': Artists Slawn and Opake talk mistakes and success
Opake takeover

'If you think I'm a dirty crackhead, that's fine': Artists Slawn and Opake talk mistakes and success

Artist Will Blood wanted to be a rock star – but pop-punk's loss is the art world's gain
Opake takeover

Artist Will Blood wanted to be a rock star – but pop-punk's loss is the art world's gain

Road sign artist Suto: 'I don't want to make something that will be loved by everyone'
Opake takeover

Road sign artist Suto: 'I don't want to make something that will be loved by everyone'

Artist Soldier: 'If you put money at your forefront, your work will lose its lifeforce and essence'
Opake takeover

Artist Soldier: 'If you put money at your forefront, your work will lose its lifeforce and essence'

Graffiti artist Fatso: 'Anyone can be an artist – but they have to want to be'
Opake takeover

Graffiti artist Fatso: 'Anyone can be an artist – but they have to want to be'

Artist Charlotte Rose: 'Warhol said everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. We're living that now'
Opake takeover

Artist Charlotte Rose: 'Warhol said everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. We're living that now'

I thought I'd be dead by 25. So being able to guest edit Big Issue is a dream and a blessing
Opake takeover

I thought I'd be dead by 25. So being able to guest edit Big Issue is a dream and a blessing

Inside the Big Issue: Opake's outsider takeover
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Opake's outsider takeover

Opake on his boundary-pushing art: 'I don't think there's anything more taboo than hentai porn'
Opake sitting on a table in his studio
Opake takeover

Opake on his boundary-pushing art: 'I don't think there's anything more taboo than hentai porn'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Poet Rowan McCabe didn't know his neighbours. So he went door to door writing poems for them
Poetry

Poet Rowan McCabe didn't know his neighbours. So he went door to door writing poems for them

How art gave me space to explore my experiences of homelessness and my identity
Josh

How art gave me space to explore my experiences of homelessness and my identity

In a post-truth world, science needs storytelling to give evidence meaning
Opinion

In a post-truth world, science needs storytelling to give evidence meaning

'We shared a bleak and sarcastic cynicism': Radiohead artist Stanley Donwood on working with Thom Yorke
Art

'We shared a bleak and sarcastic cynicism': Radiohead artist Stanley Donwood on working with Thom Yorke