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Willy Vanderperre and Olivier Rizzo

Photographer Willy Vanderperre and contributing fashion editor Olivier Rizzo in collaboration for the Spring / Summer 2018 issue.

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For Chloé’s creative director, Natacha Ramsay-Levi, inspiration springs from routine

After coming off of a triumphant second season leading the house Chloé, the designer sets her faith in the power of habit.

by Megan Wray Schertler

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The endless drawings of Joan Jonas

Never before published drawings by Joan Jonas that were inspired by a “Female Devouring Ghost” perched on the shore between life and death.

by Gillian Young

Sofia Coppola on the ‘universal’ girlhood she captured in ‘The Virgin Suicides’ and on being rediscovered by a new generation

Society

Sofia Coppola on the ‘universal’ girlhood she captured in ‘The Virgin Suicides’ and on being rediscovered by a new generation

The Oscar-winning director spoke with Document about the Criterion Collection release of her debut film.

First memorial to victims of racial terror opens in Alabama

Society

First memorial to victims of racial terror opens in Alabama

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice makes steps to right the wrongs of the American South.

The costs of trying to touch the sky

Society

The costs of trying to touch the sky

The question of building skyscrapers in dense urban areas is one we should be asking.

British prosectors can’t tell the difference between art and ‘revenge porn’

Art

British prosectors can’t tell the difference between art and ‘revenge porn’

But at least the artwork in question earned a top prize.

Cynthia Nixon is pulling Andrew Cuomo’s strings

Politics

Cynthia Nixon is pulling Andrew Cuomo’s strings

After the actress-turned-gubernatorial hopeful announced her proposal to legalize marijuana, last week, guess who followed suit?

Amy Arbus on her photo ‘Julio Q’

Amy Arbus on her photo ‘Julio Q’

'In those days, it was so much fun to take pictures of people because they were never suspicious. They were just honored.'

Who’s that in the garden?

Who’s that in the garden?

The latest monograph from Aperture, The Photographer in the Garden, is a simple homage to the garden's delicate perfection.

Researchers are measuring your ego’s development by combing through 25 years worth of human language

News

Researchers are measuring your ego’s development by combing through 25 years worth of human language

Researchers at Florida Atlantic University discovered that ego-centric words are used less as humans age.

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Lucie and Luke Meier are in pursuit of minimalism’s soul

Lucie and Luke Meier are in pursuit of minimalism’s soul

The creative directors of Jil Sander have brought their fusion of elite and cult style to the brand's minimalist halls.

by Anders Christian Madsen

In ‘Blue Self-Portrait’ Noémi Lefebvre created a space to breathe

In ‘Blue Self-Portrait’ Noémi Lefebvre created a space to breathe

Document talks with the French author about her breakthrough novel, Blue Self-Portrait, out in the U.S. this month.

by Cody Delistraty

Aggregators of anxiety

Art

Aggregators of anxiety

Artist Jon Rafman captures the anxiety unleashed by the aggregations of Russian trolls and Cambridge Analytica.

by Barrett White

The end of fur as we know it?

The end of fur as we know it?

As an increasing number of designers end their relationship with fur, we ask if the split is permanent.

by Divya Bala

Saskia de Brauw says the #MeToo moment has made her rethink ‘normal’

Fashion

Saskia de Brauw says the #MeToo moment has made her rethink ‘normal’

The artist and model on working in an industry looking to make amends.

by Divya Bala

Amongst the artworks counted as the newest detainees of the war on terror

Amongst the artworks counted as the newest detainees of the war on terror

The art made by Guantanamo Bay detainees and the photographs of Edmund Clarke, both on display in New York City this spring, offers new perspectives...

by Rahel Aima

The tales of Duncan Hannah’s weird and raw New York City

Society

The tales of Duncan Hannah’s weird and raw New York City

The stately painter, whose attentive personality flourished in the underground of 1970s New York, tells Document the stories behind the stories of his collected journals,...

by Kelly Harris

Announcing The New Vanguard photography prize

Document, in partnership with Calvin Klein, inaugurates The New Vanguard, spotlighting image makers on the front lines of art and fashion, with support from Ford...

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Fashion Portfolios

Hedi Slimane and Sarah Richardson — Fashion Portfolio
Hedi Slimane and Sarah Richardson

Photographer Hedi Slimane and Document's Fashion Director Sarah Richardson in collaboration for the Spring / Summer 2018 issue.
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Willy Vanderperre and Olivier Rizzo

Willy Vanderperre and Olivier Rizzo

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Everything but the kitchen sink

Fashion Portfolio

Everything but the kitchen sink

Photographer Alex Lockett and stylist Ai Kamoshita explore the interrelated

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Questioning perfection

Fashion Portfolio

Questioning perfection

Photographer Max Cornwall and Fashion Editor Alice Lefons decode traditional

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Daisy Walker’s “Why I Love You” is an amorous affair

Fashion Portfolio

Daisy Walker’s “Why I Love You” is an amorous affair

Photographer Daisy Walker joins forces with Fashion Editor Alice Lefons

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Novelists Édouard Louis and Zadie Smith on writing in a distracting political present

Novelists Édouard Louis and Zadie Smith on writing in a distracting political present

The novelists, famous for addressing the trauma of the present and the past in their work, seek to harness the energy of uncompromised political beliefs.

by Nathan Taylor Pemberton

For Chloé’s creative director, Natacha Ramsay-Levi, inspiration springs from routine

For Chloé’s creative director, Natacha Ramsay-Levi, inspiration springs from routine

After coming off of a triumphant second season leading the house Chloé, the designer sets her faith in the power of habit.

by Megan Wray Schertler

Photographer William Klein has spent a lifetime looking at the world

Photographer William Klein has spent a lifetime looking at the world

Long revered and often imitated, the photographer surveys a storied career overflowing with experimentation and left turns with curator Hans Ulrich Obrist.

by Hans Ulrich Obrist

Composers Steve Reich and Nico Muhly on the music’s ecstatic expressions

Composers Steve Reich and Nico Muhly on the music’s ecstatic expressions

The experimental composers discuss the musical ideas that, for them, burn more brightly than the rest.

by Ashley Simpson

Designer Kris Van Assche and musician Yoann Lemoine reflect on the last decade in fashion and look to the future

Designer Kris Van Assche and musician Yoann Lemoine reflect on the last decade in fashion and look to the future

The former artistic director of Dior Homme speaks with the Grammy-nominated musician Woodkid on creativity in the age of Instagram and what it means to...

by Divya Bala

Maria Grazia Chiuri on her feminist vision for Dior

Maria Grazia Chiuri on her feminist vision for Dior

The first woman to lead the House of Dior and her daughter Rachele Regini share their thoughts on femininity, wearability and taking fashion into the...

by Anders Christian Madsen

Danish design duo Camilla Staerk and Helena Christensen define Scandinavian style

Danish design duo Camilla Staerk and Helena Christensen define Scandinavian style

Document sits down with collaborative duo Camilla Staerk and Helena Christensen to discuss their upcoming projects and finding inspiration in their Nordic heritage

by Shawn Lakin

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Rineke Dijkstra and capturing the awkward blooms of youth — Documented
Rineke Dijkstra and capturing the awkward blooms of youth

With The Louisiana Book, the Dutch photographer captures the essence of youth untamed and in the wild.
by Phil Backes

The endless drawings of Joan Jonas

Art

The endless drawings of Joan Jonas

Never before published drawings by Joan Jonas that were inspired by a “Female Devouring Ghost” perched on the shore between life and death.

by Gillian Young

One student’s perspective on the March For Our Lives

One student’s perspective on the March For Our Lives

Photographs by a student at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Maryland capture an historic day of demonstration in Washington, D.C.

by Nathan Taylor Pemberton

Seeing is believing: The outsider art avatars of Britain’s CB radio underground

Seeing is believing: The outsider art avatars of Britain’s CB radio underground

A new book collects the zany world of "eyeball cards" used amongst Britain's CB radio users in the late 70s and early 80s.

by Nathan Taylor Pemberton

The secret drawings of Great Britain’s UFO Desk

The secret drawings of Great Britain’s UFO Desk

A new book reveals UFO drawings collected from six decades of correspondence sent to a top-secret agency of the British Government.

by Nathan Taylor Pemberton

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Everything but the kitchen sink

Fashion Portfolio

Everything but the kitchen sink

Photographer Alex Lockett and stylist Ai Kamoshita explore the interrelated points of domesticity.

by Document Journal

Amen Dunes makes peace with freedom

At Large

Amen Dunes makes peace with freedom

On ‘Freedom’, his fifth record as Amen Dunes, Damon McMahon makes post-modern soul music that stares down the borderless terrain of the self.

by Nathan Taylor Pemberton

Composers Steve Reich and Nico Muhly on the music’s ecstatic expressions

Conversations

Composers Steve Reich and Nico Muhly on the music’s ecstatic expressions

The experimental composers discuss the musical ideas that, for them, burn more brightly than the rest.

by Ashley Simpson

Rineke Dijkstra and capturing the awkward blooms of youth

Documented

Rineke Dijkstra and capturing the awkward blooms of youth

With The Louisiana Book, the Dutch photographer captures the essence of youth untamed and in the wild.

by Phil Backes

Designer Kris Van Assche and musician Yoann Lemoine reflect on the last decade in fashion and look to the future

Conversations

Designer Kris Van Assche and musician Yoann Lemoine reflect on the last decade in fashion and look to the future

The former artistic director of Dior Homme speaks with the Grammy-nominated musician Woodkid on creativity in the age of Instagram and what it means to...

by Divya Bala

Amongst the artworks counted as the newest detainees of the war on terror

At Large

Amongst the artworks counted as the newest detainees of the war on terror

The art made by Guantanamo Bay detainees and the photographs of Edmund Clarke, both on display in New York City this spring, offers new perspectives...

by Rahel Aima

Seeing is believing: The outsider art avatars of Britain’s CB radio underground

Documented

Seeing is believing: The outsider art avatars of Britain’s CB radio underground

A new book collects the zany world of "eyeball cards" used amongst Britain's CB radio users in the late 70s and early 80s.

by Nathan Taylor Pemberton

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