Art
Louis Theroux sits for Portrait Artist Of The Year: ‘I think AI art can be interesting’

Louis Theroux sits for Portrait Artist Of The Year: ‘I think AI art can be interesting’
Over a decade on, the great and good are still lining up to have their likenesses immortalised on TV
I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape ‘labourism’

I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape ‘labourism’
Some of Britain’s brightest stars will take part in an evening of spoken word, movement and song at the Soutbank Centre’s Letters to the Future show
Inside the Big Issue: Paste Present Future: The art of protest

Inside the Big Issue: Paste Present Future: The art of protest
Creative studio Grow Up is helping us celebrate our 35th birthday with a major new exhibition exploring the big issues facing modern society
See the protest art hitting London’s streets to mark Big Issue’s 35th birthday
See the protest art hitting London’s streets to mark Big Issue’s 35th birthday
Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: ‘How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?’
Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: ‘How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?’
Artist Philip Colbert: ‘There’s a fascism of seriousness’

Artist Philip Colbert: ‘There’s a fascism of seriousness’
Bradley Foxwell: the homeless artist showing off his work on the side of canal boats

Bradley Foxwell: the homeless artist showing off his work on the side of canal boats
Inside the Big Issue: Lobster Love with Philip Colbert

Inside the Big Issue: Lobster Love with Philip Colbert
10Foot: ‘All the disasters of this country are entirely predictable, preventable and intentional’

10Foot: ‘All the disasters of this country are entirely predictable, preventable and intentional’
‘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
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
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’
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’
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
