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

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

What’s the most important part of any urban landscape? The people who inhabit it
Transitions gives Ilford residents who may not, by dint of being working people, get access to creative spaces and concepts
In pictures: Meditative serenity with Michael Kenna’s latest exhibition Shin Shin

In pictures: Meditative serenity with Michael Kenna’s latest exhibition Shin Shin
In Michael Kenna’s black and white landscapes, snow becomes a veil that softens the world
I love to paint, but it can’t cut me off from the world entirely
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
I was homeless on the streets of London. The public piano at St Pancras station saved me
In pictures: ‘Filthy scribblings’ from gonzo artist Ralph Steadman

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’

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘If you think I’m a dirty crackhead, that’s fine’: Artists Slawn and Opake talk mistakes and success
Road sign artist Suto: ‘I don’t want to make something that will be loved by everyone’

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’

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’

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’

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

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 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

Poet Rowan McCabe didn’t know his neighbours. So he went door to door writing poems for them
In a post-truth world, science needs storytelling to give evidence meaning

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

‘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

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

