Art
Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth should honour our past struggles
Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth should honour our past struggles
John Bird has seen a few historical, iconic events in Trafalgar Square, and wonders whether The Fourth Plinth should reflect them
Giorgio Morandi: an Italian artist of understated brilliance
Giorgio Morandi: an Italian artist of understated brilliance
What is it about Giorgio Morandi’s paintings that draws me in? To the untrained eye they may look dull, but, for me they shine with a rare brilliance that I first fell in love with almost 60 years ago
Harry Styles’s jumpsuits and the Jubilee: It’s the cultural moments of the year
Harry Styles’s jumpsuits and the Jubilee: It’s the cultural moments of the year
Our celebrity friends pick the best of culture in 2022.
Why The Crown stars have unveiled a giant sculpture of a homeless person
Why The Crown stars have unveiled a giant sculpture of a homeless person
Prizes announced for Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition
Prizes announced for Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition
Cézanne left me jaded, but I still dream of owning one of his works
Cézanne left me jaded, but I still dream of owning one of his works
Just Be Nice! Real Hackney Dave rallies UK artists for essential message
Just Be Nice! Real Hackney Dave rallies UK artists for essential message
The witch is a post-#MeToo icon of defiance, solidarity and creativity
The witch is a post-#MeToo icon of defiance, solidarity and creativity
How graffiti artist Opake overcame addiction and homelessness and is now changing lives
How graffiti artist Opake overcame addiction and homelessness and is now changing lives
Homeless people get creative with self-portraits for new photo exhibition
Homeless people get creative with self-portraits for new photo exhibition
This evaporating pavement art is highlighting how heatwaves are a threat to rough sleepers
This evaporating pavement art is highlighting how heatwaves are a threat to rough sleepers
This Is The Modern World: New exhibition showcases Paul Weller from The Jam to The Style Council
This Is The Modern World: New exhibition showcases Paul Weller from The Jam to The Style Council
Walter Sickert – an artist of controversy and complexity
Walter Sickert – an artist of controversy and complexity
Exclusive: Government has spent £1.5m on art for official buildings since start of pandemic
Exclusive: Government has spent £1.5m on art for official buildings since start of pandemic
This week’s Big TV picks: Art That Made Us, Hacks, Slow Horses and The Andy Warhol Diaries
This week’s Big TV picks: Art That Made Us, Hacks, Slow Horses and The Andy Warhol Diaries
Our most beautiful art treasures hide a multitude of sins
Our most beautiful art treasures hide a multitude of sins
Abstract beauty to light up an increasingly ugly world
Abstract beauty to light up an increasingly ugly world
Meet the winner of The Big Issue Kids Christmas Cover Competition 2021!
Meet the winner of The Big Issue Kids Christmas Cover Competition 2021!
Art must not be the only way our children enjoy the natural world
Art must not be the only way our children enjoy the natural world
Photos taken by homeless photographers show London like you’ve never seen it before
Photos taken by homeless photographers show London like you’ve never seen it before
Artist community pays tribute to late Big Issue seller with memorial on his old patch
Artist community pays tribute to late Big Issue seller with memorial on his old patch
Big Issue vendor Dave Martin is showing off his art work in a London exhibition
Big Issue vendor Dave Martin is showing off his art work in a London exhibition
I can’t fight the big fights without a fix of beauty
I can’t fight the big fights without a fix of beauty
Timothy Spall: LS Lowry and the impact industrial landscapes had on my life
