Document Journal

Yung Baby Tate gathered hip hop’s young female vanguard for this year’s most inclusive, glamorous, and rowdy show — Above the Fold
Yung Baby Tate gathered hip hop’s young female vanguard for this year’s most inclusive, glamorous, and rowdy show

Kari Faux, Uniiqu3, Mulatto, Baby Rose, and Bbymutha talk solidarity, unapologetic realness, and why Atlanta is the ‘hub of culture.’
by David Aaron Brake

Roxane Gay, Gloria Allred, and Siri Hustvedt envision the law rewritten by women — Conversations
Roxane Gay, Gloria Allred, and Siri Hustvedt envision the law rewritten by women

The women discuss the 2020 candidates, reproductive freedom, sci-fi matriarchies, and the power of female anger for Document's Fall/Winter 2019 issue.
by Meg Thomann

Danny Bowien, the mastermind behind Mission Chinese, reveals the secret sauce for a pop punk dinner party — Above the Fold
Danny Bowien, the mastermind behind Mission Chinese, reveals the secret sauce for a pop punk dinner party

The chef discusses the origins of his band NARX, late night meals at Denny’s, and his people-pleasing tendencies.
by Agnes Bae

Over 7 years and 8 countries, Chris Rhodes photographed the overlooked objects and scenes that make up our lives

Photography

Over 7 years and 8 countries, Chris Rhodes photographed the overlooked objects and scenes that make up our lives

An orange juicebox, tissue paper atop a toilet, and a half-opened mail slot—Rhodes imbues ephemeral, mundane moments with renewed significance in ‘Hotel Mermaid Club.’

Peter Berlin, the original thirst trap king, revisits his erotic visual diary

Culture

Peter Berlin, the original thirst trap king, revisits his erotic visual diary

The king-sized son of nobility's hot, spontaneous self-portraits are collected in the upcoming book ‘Peter Berlin: Icon, Artist, Photosexual.’

Photographer Farah Al Qasimi channels her insider-outsider experiences into lyrical, anti-imperialist art

Art

Photographer Farah Al Qasimi channels her insider-outsider experiences into lyrical, anti-imperialist art

Document visited the artist's Bushwick studio, where Al Qasimi opened up about culture shock, the gendered nature of exorcisms, and why she's done being pigeonholed...

Performa revives the legacy of Oskar Schlemmer, the Bauhaus’s avant-garde theater visionary

Art

Performa revives the legacy of Oskar Schlemmer, the Bauhaus’s avant-garde theater visionary

The groundbreaking painter, sculptor, designer, choreographer, and Bauhaus teacher was honored at the New York biennial's wildly creative gala last week.

Before Bikini Kill and Pussy Riot, there was Backstage Pass. This is their untold story

Music

Before Bikini Kill and Pussy Riot, there was Backstage Pass. This is their untold story

‘The Golden Girls of punk’: 43 years after taking up instruments against the patriarchy, Backstage Pass releases their first album.

Coach K, the titan behind Atlanta’s blooming hip hop community

Music

Coach K, the titan behind Atlanta’s blooming hip hop community

The co-founder of music label Quality Control, homebase for City Girls and Migos, takes a community-based approach to building a sustainable business and scene.

Meet Amelie Lens, the Belgian DJ putting her fans before everything—including a sane sleep schedule

Music

Meet Amelie Lens, the Belgian DJ putting her fans before everything—including a sane sleep schedule

The artist spoke to Document about how she balances 8-hour sets, co-owning a label, and raving with her grandma ahead of the New York Time...

Brendan Fernandes reinterprets Isamu Noguchi and Martha Graham’s ‘strange beauty’

Culture

Brendan Fernandes reinterprets Isamu Noguchi and Martha Graham’s ‘strange beauty’

The Kenyan-born artist and choreographer on 'Contract and Release,' the performance he choreographed for The Noguchi Museum.

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King Princess and Mj Rodriguez on the self-actualizing power of inventing a new persona

King Princess and Mj Rodriguez on the self-actualizing power of inventing a new persona

‘Queer people are the reason we have fashion’—the singer and 'Pose' star get real about giving credit, being crowned 'queer icons', and serving a greater...

by Trish Bendix

Roxane Gay, Gloria Allred, and Siri Hustvedt envision the law rewritten by women

Roxane Gay, Gloria Allred, and Siri Hustvedt envision the law rewritten by women

The women discuss the 2020 candidates, reproductive freedom, sci-fi matriarchies, and the power of female anger for Document's Fall/Winter 2019 issue.

by Meg Thomann

‘Queen & Slim’ star Daniel Kaluuya and author Marlon James are the legendary heroes of the new mythologies they’re creating

‘Queen & Slim’ star Daniel Kaluuya and author Marlon James are the legendary heroes of the new mythologies they’re creating

The Oscar Nominee and Booker Prizewinner on challenging the white gaze, resisting the need to self-justify, and ‘appreciating black art on black terms’ in conversation...

by Bridget Minamore

Damson Idris and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje bring Britain’s dark racial history to light—and discover masculinity’s hopeful future

Damson Idris and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje bring Britain’s dark racial history to light—and discover masculinity’s hopeful future

In 'Farming,' Idris plays a teenage Akinnuoye-Agbaje as he seeks empowerment through joining his neighborhood skinhead gang

by Colin Crummy

‘We’re facing a societal collapse’: Extinction Rebellion’s Roger Hallam speaks to ACT UP’s Peter Staley about disrupting the world in order to save it

‘We’re facing a societal collapse’: Extinction Rebellion’s Roger Hallam speaks to ACT UP’s Peter Staley about disrupting the world in order to save it

As Extinction Rebellion's two-week ‘International Rebellion’ kicks off, Hallam and Staley tell us why civil disobedience is our most viable tool for survival.

by Elizabeth Rush

Tiff Massey and Laura Raicovich on why the art world needs a new model

Tiff Massey and Laura Raicovich on why the art world needs a new model

The Detroit artist and the curator discuss sanctuaries, hair salons, and the art world's conservative underbelly.

by Hannah Ongley

Blood, Christ, and shock value: the gospel according to Ron Athey

Blood, Christ, and shock value: the gospel according to Ron Athey

The underground performance artist talks to Slava Mogutin about penetration, catharsis, and spirituality for Document S/S 2019.

by Clara Malley

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Fashion Portfolios

Moncler Genius by Hugo Comte and Robbie Spencer — Fashion Portfolio
Moncler Genius by Hugo Comte and Robbie Spencer

Explore the toasty genius of Moncler's FW19 collaborations with Pierpaolo Piccioli, Craig Green, Richard Quinn, 1017 Alyx 9SM, Simone Rocha, and more
by Document Journal

Daddy’s favorite uniform: David Richardson and Hugo Lavin capture leather as a lifestyle

Daddy’s favorite uniform: David Richardson and Hugo Lavin capture leather as a lifestyle

Modern dating apps meet Robert Mapplethorpe, Tom of Finland, and Karlheinz Weinberger in this exclusive fashion portfolio.

by Document Journal

Breaking through the digital haze with OAMC

Fashion Portfolio

Breaking through the digital haze with OAMC

Immerse yourself in the retro-futuristic world of Luke Meier’s OAMC,

by Document Journal

The masks we wear: haunting the streets and offices of New York City

Fashion Portfolio

The masks we wear: haunting the streets and offices of New York City

Photographer Jackie Kursel and Document's Shawn Lakin bring our inner

by Shawn Lakin

Fashion’s most gloriously awkward family goes to the beach

Fashion Portfolio

Fashion’s most gloriously awkward family goes to the beach

Martin Parr meets 'My So-Called Life' in this fashion story

by Document Journal

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Remembering the fall of the Berlin Wall, 30 years later

Remembering the fall of the Berlin Wall, 30 years later

Peaches, Liz Johnson Artur, the infamous Berghain bouncer Sven Marquardt, and others share their memories of an international turning point in Document's F/W 2019 issue.

by Aaron Hicklin

What it’s like to earn a Master’s degree in the basement of an Amsterdam nightclub

Culture

What it’s like to earn a Master’s degree in the basement of an Amsterdam nightclub

Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun's University of the Underground offers a Master's in the Design of Experiences. After the program's first two chaotic years, Ben Hayoun...

by Bella Bathurst

The new Space Race, and the desperately outdated laws that govern it

The new Space Race, and the desperately outdated laws that govern it

With talk of Space Force and Moon colonization, Becky Ferreira explains why it might be time to update our 50 year old space treaty in...

by Becky Ferreira

‘The Village Voice’ nurtured New York’s preeminent thinkers—here are their untold stories

Culture

‘The Village Voice’ nurtured New York’s preeminent thinkers—here are their untold stories

Writer Bob Morris reflects on the alternative weekly golden era with Hilton Als, Lynn Yaeger, Michael Musto, and Vince Aletti.

by Bob Morris

Peter Saville’s fashion apocalypse now

Fashion

Peter Saville’s fashion apocalypse now

The graphic artist discusses his relationships with Yohji Yamamoto and Adidas and why it’s time to ask the hard questions about the fashion industry.

by Hilary Moss

Andre Walker’s uniquely candid approach to aesthetics basics

Fashion

Andre Walker’s uniquely candid approach to aesthetics basics

Hilton Als captures Andre Walker's ingenious, sensual world in a cross-cultural stream of consciousness.

by Hilton Als

Fashion’s “new” problem? Moving the needle forward in the age of infinite reference

Fashion

Fashion’s “new” problem? Moving the needle forward in the age of infinite reference

Is fashion suffering a crisis of originality? We can’t seem to stop talking about who’s stealing from whom but appropriation is a thoroughly old-fashioned practice—the...

by Katharine K. Zarrella

Pope.L layers performances and haunted places to question dominant historical narratives — Documented
Pope.L layers performances and haunted places to question dominant historical narratives

Coinciding with the artist's on-going show at the Whitney, Document revisits 'The Escape,' a profound meditation on space, convention, and liberation, in Document F/W 2019.
by Suzie Oppenheimer

Borderlands: Mitch Epstein’s portfolio of America’s changing physical and social landscape

Borderlands: Mitch Epstein’s portfolio of America’s changing physical and social landscape

From gun-toting ranchers to sweeping mountain vistas, the photographer unravels the implicit and explicit politics of the US-Mexico border.

by Drew Sawyer

Vivian Suter sculpts her own meaning out of landscape painting

Vivian Suter sculpts her own meaning out of landscape painting

By allowing leaves and fruit to fall on her canvases, Suter invites the natural elements of Guatemala to become collaborators in her artistic process, in...

by Cecilia Alemani

Tschabalala Self maps the intricacy of the black aesthetic

Tschabalala Self maps the intricacy of the black aesthetic

In her portfolio for Document S/S 2019, the artist layers and collages fabrics in a movement toward black beings existing without compromise.

by Sasha Bonét

Carmen Winant is taking vintage covergirls and shining a new, abstracted spotlight on them

Carmen Winant is taking vintage covergirls and shining a new, abstracted spotlight on them

The artist pounds, massages, and wrinkles images of Playboy models into radical feminist art in Document S/S 2019.

by Lucy Gallun

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Best Of

Noname speaks with Lakeith Stanfield about staying independent

Conversations

Noname speaks with Lakeith Stanfield about staying independent

Noname's new track, ‘Song 32,’ is just for her fans. In Document's Spring/Summer 2019 issue, she and Lakeith Stanfield talk dodging and chasing the spotlight.

by Maraya Fisher

Sita Abellan talks to electroclash legend Kittin about defying haters and making history

Conversations

Sita Abellan talks to electroclash legend Kittin about defying haters and making history

The self-described technoprincess talks to Caroline Hervé (Miss Kittin) about proving yourself in an image-obsessed world.

by Hannah Ongley

Photographing the everyday lives of Havana’s future boxing champions

Above the Fold

Photographing the everyday lives of Havana’s future boxing champions

With his new photo journal ‘Boxing in Havana,’ Dominick Sheldon celebrates Cuba's rich sporting history.

by Hannah Ongley

Close Journal’s new issue will make you want to call your mom

Above the Fold

Close Journal’s new issue will make you want to call your mom

The bi-coastal magazine explores the myriad meanings of "family" through fashion, art, photography, and design.

by Ann Binlot

At Hedi Slimane’s triumphant Celine men’s debut

Above the Fold

At Hedi Slimane’s triumphant Celine men’s debut

The designer’s Fall/Winter 2019 menswear collection for Celine arrived with rock star swagger, an electrifying soundtrack, and some seriously covetable outerwear.

by Hannah Ongley

Aries, David Sims, and Jeremy Deller create a streetwear tribute to Stonehenge

Above the Fold

Aries, David Sims, and Jeremy Deller create a streetwear tribute to Stonehenge

Aries designer Sofia Prantera talks to Document about shooting a fashion campaign at the world's most famous Neolithic monument.

by Hannah Ongley

The Asian designers of London transforming the meaning of culture

Above the Fold

The Asian designers of London transforming the meaning of culture

In the midst of globalization, appropriation, and rising nationalism, meet the designers redefining fashion's view of "the East."

by Lulu Yao Gioiello