Art
‘The people made me a star’: On her 100th birthday, why Marilyn Monroe still matters
‘The people made me a star’: On her 100th birthday, why Marilyn Monroe still matters
Marilyn Monroe remains compelling even 100 years after her birth. New National Portrait Gallery exhibition Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait aims to explore why
Want to get healthy this summer? Add the arts to your core routine
Want to get healthy this summer? Add the arts to your core routine
Scientist Daisy Fancourt outlines the ways in which engaging with the arts can improve your health and metal wellbeing
Artist David Shrigley: ‘If Nigel Farage had become a sand sculptor we would all have been better off’
Artist David Shrigley: ‘If Nigel Farage had become a sand sculptor we would all have been better off’
David Shrigley reveals to Big Issue how he recharges his creative batteries. Porridge and The Muppets are mentioned
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’
Inside the Big Issue: Extract the juice with David Shrigley
Inside the Big Issue: Extract the juice with David Shrigley
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’
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’
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?
Artist Exhibit69 on new exhibition for Jealous Gallery and Big Issue: ‘It’s a full-circle moment’
Artist Exhibit69 on new exhibition for Jealous Gallery and Big Issue: ‘It’s a full-circle moment’
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
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
In pictures: Meditative serenity with Michael Kenna’s latest exhibition Shin Shin
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
