Art
Covent Garden’s iconic street artists were born from resistance. Now they face an uncertain future
Covent Garden’s iconic street artists were born from resistance. Now they face an uncertain future
As Covent Garden’s street artist community comes together to celebrate 50 years of outsider art and resistance, recent decisions in the High Court and by Westminster Council leave the future of this iconic performance space in doubt
10Foot, Tox and Fume’s art exhibition shut down after ‘f**k the King’ graffiti
10Foot, Tox and Fume’s art exhibition shut down after ‘f**k the King’ graffiti
‘Getting bullied by the powerful really makes you feel like a fox being chased by the hunt,’ 10Foot said
‘A bright and bold mosaic of creatures’: Meet the winner of Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition 2025
‘A bright and bold mosaic of creatures’: Meet the winner of Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition 2025
We asked kids to Go Wild for our Earth Day magazine cover – and they rose to the challenge
This theatre company uses Jellycat toys to break barriers for children across the UK
This theatre company uses Jellycat toys to break barriers for children across the UK
‘If I didn’t do graffiti I’d be doing way worse crimes’: Banksy interviews Tox, London’s most prolific vandal
‘If I didn’t do graffiti I’d be doing way worse crimes’: Banksy interviews Tox, London’s most prolific vandal
Revealed: First published photos from graffiti writer and ‘king of the tube’ Bas DDS
Revealed: First published photos from graffiti writer and ‘king of the tube’ Bas DDS
Alan Moore salutes the ‘ramshackle institution’ that changed his life
Alan Moore salutes the ‘ramshackle institution’ that changed his life
Graffiti writer 10Foot on finding meaning in the ugly and his ‘disgustingly deep love of London’
Graffiti writer 10Foot on finding meaning in the ugly and his ‘disgustingly deep love of London’
‘Making your mark on your landscape is ancient practice’: How tagging became modern folklore
‘Making your mark on your landscape is ancient practice’: How tagging became modern folklore
Poet laureate Simon Armitage on his years as a probation officer – and the redemptive power of poetry
Poet laureate Simon Armitage on his years as a probation officer – and the redemptive power of poetry
Banksy explains why he uses tag of ‘UK’s most imprisoned graffiti writer’ Tox in his work
Banksy explains why he uses tag of ‘UK’s most imprisoned graffiti writer’ Tox in his work
Graffiti writer 10Foot assembles Banksy, Kneecap and more for radical Big Issue takeover
Graffiti writer 10Foot assembles Banksy, Kneecap and more for radical Big Issue takeover
Almost Home: Unique exhibition showcases the ‘pain and hope’ of women in prison
Almost Home: Unique exhibition showcases the ‘pain and hope’ of women in prison
Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: ‘It’s like battery farming’
Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: ‘It’s like battery farming’
‘It’s surreal’: Big Issue vendor sees his own portrait at powerful homelessness exhibition
‘It’s surreal’: Big Issue vendor sees his own portrait at powerful homelessness exhibition
Plea to save UK’s grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: ‘We’ll all be poorer for it’
Plea to save UK’s grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: ‘We’ll all be poorer for it’
From Henry Moore to refugees: London’s remarkable post-war public art deserves to be noticed
From Henry Moore to refugees: London’s remarkable post-war public art deserves to be noticed
Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out
Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out
I’m a disabled artist and activist. I create art where everyone is valued – including nature
I’m a disabled artist and activist. I create art where everyone is valued – including nature
How painting helps me to get up in the morning and continue the fight
How painting helps me to get up in the morning and continue the fight
Dodgy landlords, DWP misery and our brilliant vendors: This is how Big Issue changed lives in 2024
Dodgy landlords, DWP misery and our brilliant vendors: This is how Big Issue changed lives in 2024
Harry Hill, Opake, Real Hackney Dave and more design Christmas wrapping paper exclusively for Big Issue
Harry Hill, Opake, Real Hackney Dave and more design Christmas wrapping paper exclusively for Big Issue
‘Love is the most powerful emotion there is’: Artist Opake on homelessness, addiction and Christmas
‘Love is the most powerful emotion there is’: Artist Opake on homelessness, addiction and Christmas
AI is a tool like the paintbrush – it can be used for good things and terrible things
AI is a tool like the paintbrush – it can be used for good things and terrible things
Fin DAC: ‘As a creator of public murals, I aspire to leave spaces brighter than I found them’
