Document Journal

Richie Hawtin wants to revive techno’s original, intimate spirit — Above the Fold
Richie Hawtin wants to revive techno’s original, intimate spirit

The legendary DJ captures the artistry of techno with his latest album and companion app.
by Cassidy George

Reviving rebellious swimwear at Rudi Gernreich, home of the thong bathing suit — Fashion Portfolio
Reviving rebellious swimwear at Rudi Gernreich, home of the thong bathing suit

Photographer Annie Powers and stylist Jasmine Hassett celebrate the brand's relaunch with this fashion portfolio of new and archival pieces.
by Lyric Bowditch

Paradise Garage’s final nights: crying and dancing at the definitive rager of ’80s NYC — Above the Fold
Paradise Garage’s final nights: crying and dancing at the definitive rager of ’80s NYC

Michele Saunders and Tina Paul share memories and photographs from a weekend-long party where Grace Jones shared the DJ booth with Larry Levan.
by Miss Rosen

Peaches gives sentience to sex toys in her new exhibition, ‘Whose Jizz Is This?’

Art

Peaches gives sentience to sex toys in her new exhibition, ‘Whose Jizz Is This?’

The iconic performer of ‘Fuck the Pain Away’ marries sex ed, humor, and politics: “I'm not asking everybody to have orgies, I'm just asking people...

From Public Enemy to Cat Power, Document S/S 2019 contributors share the soundtrack to their youth

Music

From Public Enemy to Cat Power, Document S/S 2019 contributors share the soundtrack to their youth

Takashi Murakami, Tschabalala Self, Matthew Williams, and more tell the stories behind this coming-of-age playlist.

Meet the artist spinning Snapchat stories into an interactive soundscape

Art

Meet the artist spinning Snapchat stories into an interactive soundscape

Christian Marclay gives Snapchat renewed relevance with his LACMA exhibition.

Sex magic, aliens, and the Rapture: Ron Athey’s books for end times

Literature

Sex magic, aliens, and the Rapture: Ron Athey’s books for end times

The avant-garde artist known for his bloody, subversive performances schools us on Genesis P-Orridge, Mother Theresa, and ‘the solar anus.’

In Kohei Yoshiyuki’s photographs of sex in public parks, we’re all voyeurs

Photography

In Kohei Yoshiyuki’s photographs of sex in public parks, we’re all voyeurs

The photographer took thrilling, transgressive photos of young couples—and their onlookers—in 1970s Tokyo.

What is an ‘American film’? 6 outsider auteurs who held a mirror to our culture

Film

What is an ‘American film’? 6 outsider auteurs who held a mirror to our culture

From Vietnam to mass incarceration, foreign and immigrant-directed films captured American identity better than ‘Forrest Gump.’

Michele Saunders’ old school rules for nightclubbing like it’s ’85

Culture

Michele Saunders’ old school rules for nightclubbing like it’s ’85

From dance moves to Dexedrine: A Paradise Garage regular's guide to looking (and staying) fresh when your night begins at 4am.

5 tips for mitigating the honey bee crisis—and urban bee keeping is not the answer

Environment

5 tips for mitigating the honey bee crisis—and urban bee keeping is not the answer

The world's top pollinator is under serious threat. Chef Jen Monroe tells us how we can lessen our impact her ethereal, bee-themed dinner.

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Dior’s Kim Jones and Apple’s Jony Ive predict what our future will look like

Dior’s Kim Jones and Apple’s Jony Ive predict what our future will look like

The pair dissect the enduring design needs of the tech and the tactile for Document’s S/S 2019 issue.

by David Aaron Brake

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

Critics Parul Sehgal and Teju Cole on the changing authority of words

Critics Parul Sehgal and Teju Cole on the changing authority of words

The writers reflect on the strenuous, theatrical, and brutally confessional craft of contemporary criticism in Document S/S 2019.

by John Ortved

Samin Nosrat and José Andrés get to the root of the food industry’s malnourishment

Samin Nosrat and José Andrés get to the root of the food industry’s malnourishment

The culinary giants discuss farming insecurity, workplace harassment, and the unsung merits of zucchini.

by Clara Malley

Photographer Mitch Epstein on the incisive eye of his mentor Garry Winogrand

Photographer Mitch Epstein on the incisive eye of his mentor Garry Winogrand

As ‘Garry Winogrand: Color’ opens at The Brooklyn Museum, his former student tells Document why the emotive character of Winogrand's color photography still resonates today.

by Clara Malley

DJs Stud1nt and NK Badtz Maru on NYC nightlife, from Bossa to beach raves

DJs Stud1nt and NK Badtz Maru on NYC nightlife, from Bossa to beach raves

Rising NYC techno magicians Izzy Barreiro and Nicole Kim discuss their dream venues, graveyard raves, and the false promise of club utopias.

by Hannah Ongley

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Fashion Portfolios

Lee Whittaker and Lilia Toncheva O’Rourke — Fashion Portfolio
Lee Whittaker and Lilia Toncheva O’Rourke

Photographer Lee Whittaker and stylist Lilia Toncheva O'Rourke collaborate on this exclusive fashion portfolio for Document Online.
by Document Journal

Alex Black and Herin Choi

Alex Black and Herin Choi

Photographer and director Alex Black collaborates with stylist Herin Choi to bring his vision of fashion inspired by the digital era to life.

by Document Journal

Reviving rebellious swimwear at Rudi Gernreich, home of the thong bathing suit

Fashion Portfolio

Reviving rebellious swimwear at Rudi Gernreich, home of the thong bathing suit

Photographer Annie Powers and stylist Jasmine Hassett celebrate the brand's

by Lyric Bowditch

Peter Carter and Flo Arnold

Fashion Portfolio

Peter Carter and Flo Arnold

Photographer Peter Carter and stylist Flo Arnold collaborate on this

by Document Journal

The evolution of Jacquemus, captured by Document

Fashion Portfolio

The evolution of Jacquemus, captured by Document

Celebrating 10 years of Jacquemus with a look back at

by Document Journal

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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

Revisiting Suck magazine’s experiment in radical feminist pornography

Revisiting Suck magazine’s experiment in radical feminist pornography

Lynne Tillman and other contributors to Suck magazine look back and analyze the legacy that the transgressive magazine left behind.

by Alison M. Gingeras

At Alaska’s “ground zero” for climate change, a new generation of activists fights to preserve a vanishing way of life

At Alaska’s “ground zero” for climate change, a new generation of activists fights to preserve a vanishing way of life

Photographer Laurence Ellis and Peter H. Gleick chronicle Alaskans' efforts to fight climate change in Document's Fall/Winter 2018 issue.

by Peter Gleick

Vivian Suter sculpts her own meaning out of landscape painting — Documented
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

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

Art

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

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

The climate activists fighting for our future, from the deep south to Canadian north

The climate activists fighting for our future, from the deep south to Canadian north

Photographer Laurence Ellis documents the fight against rising sea levels and Big Oil in a photo essay for Document S/S 2019.

by Nathaniel Rich

Ming Smith’s ‘Strange Fruit’ reveals the specters of American history

Ming Smith’s ‘Strange Fruit’ reveals the specters of American history

The photographer’s experiments in shadow and light reform gender and racial boundaries in a portfolio for Document S/S 2019.

by Drew Sawyer

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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