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Charlotte Day Wilson finds a rhythm in the unfamiliar — Above the Fold
Charlotte Day Wilson finds a rhythm in the unfamiliar

The singer-songwriter faced the industry’s brutal realities, now she’s making her best work ever—with a little help from basketball and Carole King
by Matilda Douglas-Henry

For Thailand’s queer students, self-expression is an act of protest — Above the Fold
For Thailand’s queer students, self-expression is an act of protest

Photographer Watsamon Tri-Yasakda documents a new generation of LGBTQ students fighting against uniformity
by Des Magness

Watch The Empire Marching Elite’s electrifying, outdoor drumline performance — Above the Fold
Watch The Empire Marching Elite’s electrifying, outdoor drumline performance

The all-star, HBCU-style band show off their kinetic range in the new 2 Moncler 1952 collection set against the sounds of nature.
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From his family home in Texas, Caleb Landry Jones takes us on a trip into another dimension

Music

From his family home in Texas, Caleb Landry Jones takes us on a trip into another dimension

The actor discusses his debut album 'The Mother Stone,' writing a song for Jim Jarmusch, and his love of extremes

Burberry’s Spring/Summer 2021 show is a spectacle for the streaming era

Fashion

Burberry’s Spring/Summer 2021 show is a spectacle for the streaming era

Riccardo Tisci taps Anne Imhof and Twitch for an ethereal marriage of technology and nature

Lessons in love from Rachel Rabbit White, the ‘Hooker Laureate of the dirtbag left’

Culture

Lessons in love from Rachel Rabbit White, the ‘Hooker Laureate of the dirtbag left’

The modern Sappho tells Document about the books that shaped her thinking on desire and romance

From Beirut to Berghain, Nur Jaber discovers true freedom through techno

Music

From Beirut to Berghain, Nur Jaber discovers true freedom through techno

"One world, one race, one love, one rave:” The Lebanese DJ discusses the importance of prioritizing mental health, fundraising for migrant workers, and staying positive...

Lineisy Montero on leaving home, getting lost, and learning to fight from her grandma

Fashion

Lineisy Montero on leaving home, getting lost, and learning to fight from her grandma

Photographer Christian Brylle gets introspective with a mold-breaking model who's still a bookworm at heart

The devil wears Duncan: Office-approved styles to relive your goth days

Fashion

The devil wears Duncan: Office-approved styles to relive your goth days

Full of sublime contradictions, Michelle Duncan's latest collection is the post-quarantine power uniform

Trevor Paglen wants you to stop seeing like a human

Art

Trevor Paglen wants you to stop seeing like a human

Fusing art, science, and investigative journalism, Paglen's work casts a roving eye on the invisible infrastructure of an increasingly networked world and the political histories...

Paul Kalkbrenner shares a buoyant techno mix from the summer that never happened

Music

Paul Kalkbrenner shares a buoyant techno mix from the summer that never happened

The boundary-pushing Berlin producer tells Document about finding hopeful moments in a very surreal summer

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Kim Jones and Orville Peck talk art with a capital A

Kim Jones and Orville Peck talk art with a capital A

The Dior Men designer joins fashion's favorite masked cowboy to discuss ego, David Bowie, and finding queerness in country music

by Aaron Hicklin

Choreographer Kyle Abraham, actor Jeremy Pope, and artist Louis Fratino on what it means to be a man today

Choreographer Kyle Abraham, actor Jeremy Pope, and artist Louis Fratino on what it means to be a man today

For our Spring/Summer 2020 issue, Document profiles three men sparking a cultural paradigm shift in profound and beautiful ways

by Aaron Hicklin

Jacolby Satterwhite and Charles Renfro on building our best possible future world

Jacolby Satterwhite and Charles Renfro on building our best possible future world

The artist and architect discuss the creative forces of oppression, fantasy, and family for Document's Spring/Summer 2020 issue

by Meg Thomann

Russell Tovey and Louis Fratino ponder the queer gaze and the necessity of creativity in the age of coronavirus

Russell Tovey and Louis Fratino ponder the queer gaze and the necessity of creativity in the age of coronavirus

Shortly after lockdown began, actor and artist discussed their earliest encounters with Robert Mapplethorpe and the ways pandemic art can define a generation

by Aaron Hicklin

Simone Rocha and Gwendoline Christie discuss the provocative power of brutal femininity

Simone Rocha and Gwendoline Christie discuss the provocative power of brutal femininity

The two reminisce about the first time they met—in the bathrooms of Central Saint Martins—and discuss Rocha's latest collaborative endeavor, 4 Moncler Simone Rocha

by Divya Bala

Essayists Samantha Irby and Durga Chew-Bose find solace in memories and solitude

Essayists Samantha Irby and Durga Chew-Bose find solace in memories and solitude

As Irby celebrates the release of her latest book, 'Wow, No Thank You,' during lockdown, the two discuss the art of sharing without oversharing

by Aaron Hicklin

Earl Cave and Stuart Murdoch compare the soundtracks of their youths

Earl Cave and Stuart Murdoch compare the soundtracks of their youths

The young actor and Belle and Sebastian frontman on teenage ennui and their shared enthusiasm for skateboarding

by Aaron Hicklin

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Fashion Portfolios

Angelo Formato photographs a backyard party from a better tomorrow — Fashion Portfolio
Angelo Formato photographs a backyard party from a better tomorrow

The photographer and stylist Rubina Vita Marchiori collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document digital
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A rose unbridled: Richard Bush’s study of botanical beauty by Hermès

A rose unbridled: Richard Bush’s study of botanical beauty by Hermès

The photographer collaborated with Document's creative director Sarah Richardson and beauty director Lucia Pieroni on this fashion portfolio

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Justin Akomiah’s photographic study of poise in East London

Fashion Portfolio

Justin Akomiah’s photographic study of poise in East London

Inspired by the '90s editorials and Black hair product advertisements

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The body you love: desire without judgement

Fashion Portfolio

The body you love: desire without judgement

Photographer Erika Denis and Stylist Jack Collins explore unseen, everyday

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The kinetic rush of Willy Vanderperre and Olivier Rizzo for Document Spring/Summer 2020

Fashion Portfolio

The kinetic rush of Willy Vanderperre and Olivier Rizzo for Document Spring/Summer 2020

Kaia Gerber smolders in this fashion portfolio by the iconic

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From virtual Lolitas to extreme sex, deepfake porn is blurring the lines of consent and reality

From virtual Lolitas to extreme sex, deepfake porn is blurring the lines of consent and reality

Exploring the dark, liberating, and potentially catastrophic future of technology's freakiest frontier

by Chelsea Summers

Andrew Yang joins Document to discuss political polarization, universal basic income, and America’s future

Politics

Andrew Yang joins Document to discuss political polarization, universal basic income, and America’s future

The former presidential hopeful on lessons learned from the campaign trail

by Alex Hodor-Lee

In the Australian outback, a vision of our uncertain future

Environment

In the Australian outback, a vision of our uncertain future

Anangu have lived in the Australian deserts for millennia, but rising temperatures threaten to make the region inhospitable to humans

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Vietnam’s “plastic village” is the tale of Western excess

Environment

Vietnam’s “plastic village” is the tale of Western excess

For Document's Spring/Summer 2020 issue, photographer Laurence Ellis traveled to Australia, Zambia, and Vietnam to investigate what might become of the planet

by Clara Malley

A new law seeks to expose the NYPD’s secret surveillance technology

Politics

A new law seeks to expose the NYPD’s secret surveillance technology

A closer look at New York City's landmark POST Act—a law the NYPD and Bill de Blasio spent three years trying to quash

by Alex Hodor-Lee

Is lab-grown the new grass-fed? A glimpse into the ethical future of meat

Culture

Is lab-grown the new grass-fed? A glimpse into the ethical future of meat

From climate change to public health, synthetic meat is going to change our world

by Nina Burleigh

How do we memorialize America’s gun violence epidemic if we can’t yet see its end?

Culture

How do we memorialize America’s gun violence epidemic if we can’t yet see its end?

“The question of how to memorialize an ongoing epidemic is a fraught one, particularly at a time when mass shootings have become such a common...

by Oliver Wainwright

“When I look at you, do you see me?” Painter Amoako Boafo urges us to consider the complexities of blackness — Documented
“When I look at you, do you see me?” Painter Amoako Boafo urges us to consider the complexities of blackness

For Document No. 16, curator Osei Bonsu spoke with the painter about his upbringing in Ghana, creating space for black expression in Vienna, and balancing...
by Ann Binlot

Judy Chicago’s 1983 sketches still threaten the patriarchy

Art

Judy Chicago’s 1983 sketches still threaten the patriarchy

The artist speaks to Nancy Princenthal about environmentalism and how she used fashion to expand our concept of the divine

by Ann Binlot

Donald Judd’s radical departure from monochrome

Donald Judd’s radical departure from monochrome

For our Spring/Summer 2020 issue, a close look at the artist’s annotated preparatory collages for his colorful late sculpture

by Brian Boucher

Haegue Yang counters sensory and linguistic isolation with a new artistic grammar

Haegue Yang counters sensory and linguistic isolation with a new artistic grammar

The artist tells a visual story of kinship between humans and hardware with multi-sensory collages for Document's Fall/Winter 2019 issue.

by Sofía Lemos

The body as spectacle: Hayv Kahraman’s contorted female forms personify trauma and resistance

The body as spectacle: Hayv Kahraman’s contorted female forms personify trauma and resistance

The artist examines the human ability to reemerge from oppressive states in this portfolio for Document's Fall/Winter 2019 issue.

by Aruna D'Souza

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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