Art

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’

The celebrated kids’ author left Troubles-era Northern Ireland for a creative NYC life. Now his focus is on making the world better

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

These highly collectable artworks have been created by 12 acclaimed artists to benefit Big Issue

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

After a seven-year hiatus, drag artist Jonny Woo’s anarchic alternative to the Royal Variety is back – and bigger than ever

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

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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

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

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

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

Renowned photographer Misan Harriman on Black Lives Matter, Gaza and finding hope in protest
Protest

Renowned photographer Misan Harriman on Black Lives Matter, Gaza and finding hope in protest

Lana Del Rey’s stadium show is strange, beguiling and brilliant
Music

Lana Del Rey’s stadium show is strange, beguiling and brilliant

‘This has been my shelter’: Powerful exhibition spotlights artists with experience of insecure housing
Art

‘This has been my shelter’: Powerful exhibition spotlights artists with experience of insecure housing

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Influencer Nikki Lilly: ‘Disabled people are at the bottom of the barrel – we need more allies’
Disability

Influencer Nikki Lilly: ‘Disabled people are at the bottom of the barrel – we need more allies’

Photographer of the year Zed Nelson on documenting the decimation of nature by humans
Photography

Photographer of the year Zed Nelson on documenting the decimation of nature by humans

Rising pop star Jessica Winter: ‘It can be tough doing music with a disability’
Music

Rising pop star Jessica Winter: ‘It can be tough doing music with a disability’

Inside the Big Issue: Summer of Music special
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Summer of Music special