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King Kumo, ATL flip god, shows us how he found himself through dance — Above the Fold
King Kumo, ATL flip god, shows us how he found himself through dance

Kumo shares a universal message in 7 Moncler Fragment Hiroshi Fujiwara.
by Hannah Ongley

We are the virus: body horror films reflect humanity at its most grotesque — Above the Fold
We are the virus: body horror films reflect humanity at its most grotesque

From 'Alien' to 'The Thing,' body horror exposes the deeper evils that capitalism has left to fester
by Noah Berlatsky

Capturing the beauty and resilience of London’s Southall community — Above the Fold
Capturing the beauty and resilience of London’s Southall community

Laurence Ellis and Priya Ahluwalia present a visual ode to modern British multiculturalism
by Emma Valentine

Dennis Rodman was Black boy joy before it was acceptable

Culture

Dennis Rodman was Black boy joy before it was acceptable

In 2020, we're all unconsciously dressing like the intrepid, queer-friendly, cross-dressing NBA star

Is this virtual strip club an oracle of post-pandemic sex work?

Culture

Is this virtual strip club an oracle of post-pandemic sex work?

Strippers have been cut out of stimulus checks, while clubs are ineligible for small business loans. At Sanctuary, dancers are making bank while doing whatever...

Sarah Waters spends lockdown with poetry, war journals, and a feminist retelling of Achilles

Literature

Sarah Waters spends lockdown with poetry, war journals, and a feminist retelling of Achilles

The author of Fingersmith on why she might finally read the Iliad

Led by the Black Surf Association, hundreds of surfers paid tribute to victims of police violence

Culture

Led by the Black Surf Association, hundreds of surfers paid tribute to victims of police violence

The killing of Floyd last month has ignited a national reckoning with systemic racism in every facet of American life, including sports.

Watch Sonia Gisa recreate the striking glamour of Grace Jones

Beauty

Watch Sonia Gisa recreate the striking glamour of Grace Jones

Document is challenging our favorite models to recreate a legendary makeup look at home

King Kumo might be the future’s flyest marine biologist

Culture

King Kumo might be the future’s flyest marine biologist

Meet the 26-year-old, DaBaby-approved dancer, inspired by the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Watch Anthony Turner give a sad wig a ’70s New Romantic makeover

Beauty

Watch Anthony Turner give a sad wig a ’70s New Romantic makeover

The hair artist transforms flat quarantine hair into an elegant, '70s London, New Romantic look.

Petros Petrohilos recreates an extravagant ’80s look from beauty legend Serge Lutens

Beauty

Petros Petrohilos recreates an extravagant ’80s look from beauty legend Serge Lutens

The makeup artist looks to Lutens's globe-trotting glamor in this installment of Beauty in Isolation

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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

Mykki Blanco and Francesco Risso on playfulness, pussy cats, and the unsexy joys of aging

Mykki Blanco and Francesco Risso on playfulness, pussy cats, and the unsexy joys of aging

The performance artist talks to Marni's creative director about staying grounded in a 'fucking psychotic' industry

by R. Kurt Osenlund

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Fashion Portfolios

The bonds that unite us — Fashion Portfolio
The bonds that unite us

Markn and Alice Lefons capture the intimacy of human relationships for Document's Spring/Summer 2020 issue
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Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched: Fashion idioms with Marni

Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched: Fashion idioms with Marni

Duane Michals and Shawn Lakin bring our favorite phrases to life for Document's Spring/Summer 2020 issue

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Sodai Yokoyama and Ai Takahashi

Fashion Portfolio

Sodai Yokoyama and Ai Takahashi

Fashion, at its very best, is a question and not

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Celine revives the maverick spirit of French sculptor César Baldaccini

Fashion Portfolio

Celine revives the maverick spirit of French sculptor César Baldaccini

In collaboration with The Fondation César, Celine releases two limited-edition

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Restless souls: A portrait of creative isolation

Fashion Portfolio

Restless souls: A portrait of creative isolation

Living on the same block, photographer Dimitri Hyacinthe, stylist Shandi

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The blurred faces—and ethics—of protest photography

The blurred faces—and ethics—of protest photography

Amid revelations of the NYPD’s biometric surveillance programs, photojournalists are forced to reconsider photography in public space.

by Alex Hodor-Lee

Portrait of Warren, Ohio—a microcosm of the Rust Belt struggle

Politics

Portrait of Warren, Ohio—a microcosm of the Rust Belt struggle

Trumbull County was a Democratic stronghold before it flipped for Trump in 2016

by Jordan Heller

frog design’s Moon scooters are one giant ‘LEAP’ for transportation

Culture

frog design’s Moon scooters are one giant ‘LEAP’ for transportation

For Document's Fall/Winter 2019 lunar portfolio, the worldwide design firm imagines three products for life on the Moon.

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No need for mooncakes on the Moon

No need for mooncakes on the Moon

For Document's Fall/Winter 2019 lunar portfolio, Shanghai-based architecture duo Neri&Hu offer a meditation on humanity's need for nostalgia.

by Neri&Hu

Why the Moon should operate on a ‘Hotel California’ principle

Culture

Why the Moon should operate on a ‘Hotel California’ principle

‘You can check out but you can't leave.’ Critic and sociologist Steve Fuller makes the case in this installment of Document's imagining of lunar life...

by Steve Fuller

What will we drive on the moon? Lexus shows Document the future

Culture

What will we drive on the moon? Lexus shows Document the future

For Document Fall/Winter 2019, we called upon culture's brightest minds to envision lunar life. Here are Lexus's seven proposals for luxury space travel.

by Maraya Fisher

10 extraordinary creators imagine life on the Moon in Document’s ‘Lunar Portfolio’

Architecture

10 extraordinary creators imagine life on the Moon in Document’s ‘Lunar Portfolio’

Lexus, Nike, OMA, DJ Honey Dijon, and more share their visions for what our future among the stars might hold in this portfolio for Document's...

by Meg Thomann

“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

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

Art, decadence, and religion: Francesco Vezzoli reinterprets a French literary legend at Musee D’Orsay

Art, decadence, and religion: Francesco Vezzoli reinterprets a French literary legend at Musee D’Orsay

An exhibition exploring the many artistic stages of Joris-Karl Huysmans, as seen by Italian artist Francesco Vezzoli for Document Fall/Winter 2019.

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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