Art
Andy Burnham: ‘Making space for people to create is how we build a healthier, more hopeful society’
Andy Burnham: ‘Making space for people to create is how we build a healthier, more hopeful society’
The current mayor of Greater Manchester – and prime ministerial hopeful – says culture and creativity are vital to making sense of your own reality
Inside the Big Issue: Extract the juice with David Shrigley
Inside the Big Issue: Extract the juice with David Shrigley
Creativity is not a luxury. It’s a barometer of collective health. In this week’s issue, we get creative. Here’s why you should too.
Meet Rene Robbins, the 100-year-old artist who survived homelessness: ‘I’d cry myself to sleep’
Meet Rene Robbins, the 100-year-old artist who survived homelessness: ‘I’d cry myself to sleep’
London-based artist Rene Robbins has turned 100 but has no plans to give up making art
Gilbert & George: ‘Homeless people tend not to end up in a picture’
Gilbert & George: ‘Homeless people tend not to end up in a picture’
The curious story of our public statues and why they end up worshipped, loved, assaulted or ignored
The curious story of our public statues and why they end up worshipped, loved, assaulted or ignored
Trump is learning what happens when you’re slapdash in politics
Trump is learning what happens when you’re slapdash in politics
See the best of Big Issue’s legendary Spring Kids Cover Competition
See the best of Big Issue’s legendary Spring Kids Cover Competition
Meet the winner of our Spring Kids Cover Competition
Meet the winner of our Spring Kids Cover Competition
50 years of Bongo Fury: Reliving Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart’s volatile classic
50 years of Bongo Fury: Reliving Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart’s volatile classic
Meet the man on a mission to revolutionise Camden’s historic high street: ‘It’s a force for change’
Meet the man on a mission to revolutionise Camden’s historic high street: ‘It’s a force for change’
50 Years of Punk: Your chance to win original prints by acclaimed artists and punk giants
50 Years of Punk: Your chance to win original prints by acclaimed artists and punk giants
Artist Mark Blamire announced Trainspotting to the world. He’s back to tell the story 30 years on
Artist Mark Blamire announced Trainspotting to the world. He’s back to tell the story 30 years on
Are Margaret Calvert and Jock Kinneir the most-seen but least-known artists in the UK?
Are Margaret Calvert and Jock Kinneir the most-seen but least-known artists in the UK?
How to enter Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition for 2026
How to enter Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition for 2026
Inside the Big Issue: Revolutionising the televised
Inside the Big Issue: Revolutionising the televised
In pictures: Powerful new exhibition captures the eerie loneliness of deserted places
In pictures: Powerful new exhibition captures the eerie loneliness of deserted places
Top 5 graphic novels, chosen by author and illustrator Beccy Blake
Top 5 graphic novels, chosen by author and illustrator Beccy Blake
Meet remarkable artist Autistic Ian, who’s overcoming homelessness one brushstroke at a time
Meet remarkable artist Autistic Ian, who’s overcoming homelessness one brushstroke at a time
Where JMW Turner wears me out, John Constable restores me
Where JMW Turner wears me out, John Constable restores me
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
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
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’
