Document Journal

The internet didn’t kill counterculture—you just won’t find it on Instagram — At Large
The internet didn’t kill counterculture—you just won’t find it on Instagram

“To be truly countercultural in a time of tech hegemony, one has to, above all, betray the platform.”
by Caroline Busta

Places I have been — Fashion Portfolio
Places I have been

Richard Bush and Sarah Richardson capture Celine SS21 in a nostalgic celebration of bohemian beach culture for Document's Fall/Winter 2020 issue
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Dressing up to stay in — Fashion Portfolio
Dressing up to stay in

In this fashion portfolio for Document online, Ina Lekiewicz and Alice Lefons capture the restless sartorial creativity that only boredom can unlock
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Inside ‘Mondo 2000,’ the cyberpunk magazine that gave us a glimpse of the utopian future that never was — Above the Fold
Inside ‘Mondo 2000,’ the cyberpunk magazine that gave us a glimpse of the utopian future that never was

The magazine's founder R.U. Sirius talks with Claire L. Evans about internet culture's psychedelic early days and its clusterfuck present
by Claire L. Evans

Solange and Rafael Rios examine intimacy in transition through portraiture — Above the Fold
Solange and Rafael Rios examine intimacy in transition through portraiture

Solange believes in the power of documenting transitional moments in life through art. Photographer Rafael Rios captures her during a period of passage.
by Solange Knowles

The perfect pleat: Homme Plissé Issey Miyake’s latest presentation finds freedom in the folds

Fashion

The perfect pleat: Homme Plissé Issey Miyake’s latest presentation finds freedom in the folds

The brand’s Fall/Winter 2021 film pays homage to a legacy of constant reinvention

Livestream Louis Vuitton’s Menswear Fall/Winter 2021 collection here

Livestream Louis Vuitton’s Menswear Fall/Winter 2021 collection here

Watch the stream live this Thursday, January 21st, at 8:30AM EST.

Rooms of one’s own: Inside Prada’s textural menswear collection

Fashion

Rooms of one’s own: Inside Prada’s textural menswear collection

Raf Simons returns with colorful patterns in a modernist, layered take on Miuccia Prada’s elegant minimalism

Fendi’s Fall/Winter menswear collection rethinks comfort in crisis

Fashion

Fendi’s Fall/Winter menswear collection rethinks comfort in crisis

Silvia Fendi draws on the therapeutic nature of touch to update cold weather classics

Etro reimagines its classic staples in a bold case for maximalism

Fashion

Etro reimagines its classic staples in a bold case for maximalism

Kean Etro’s Fall/Winter menswear collection pairs his signature indulgence with a bright sense of renewal—and plenty of paisley

Livestream Prada Menswear Fall/Winter 2021 collection here

Fashion

Livestream Prada Menswear Fall/Winter 2021 collection here

Watch the stream live this Sunday, January 17th, at 8AM EST.

Ermenegildo Zegna XXX’s fall/winter 2021 men’s line breaks the fourth wall

Fashion

Ermenegildo Zegna XXX’s fall/winter 2021 men’s line breaks the fourth wall

The latest collection balances luxury and loungewear while narrowing the gap between public and private

Blueprints for a better world: proposals and manifestos

Culture

Blueprints for a better world: proposals and manifestos

The Guerrilla Girls, Zegna's Alessandro Sartori, and architect Charles Renfro present concrete ideas for a kinder, more sustainable and just future

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Sasha Grey and Isabella Lovestory are the future of post-digital desire

Music

Sasha Grey and Isabella Lovestory are the future of post-digital desire

The porn legend and reggaeton pop princess on sexuality, art in the attention economy, and making their catholic guilt work for them

by Biz Sherbert

Nia DaCosta and Karyn Kusama tell horror stories that can set us free

Film

Nia DaCosta and Karyn Kusama tell horror stories that can set us free

For Document Fall/Winter 2020, the directors discuss the complexities of the ‘Candyman’ legend and confronting the ghosts of our past to push culture forward

by Hannah Ongley

American Artist and Legacy Russell are hacking the cultural mainframe for a nonbinary future

American Artist and Legacy Russell are hacking the cultural mainframe for a nonbinary future

For Document's Fall/Winter 2020 issue, the artist and writer discuss the emancipatory power of the glitch

by Camille Sojit Pejcha

AMI’s Alexandre Mattiussi and musician Woodkid are the only authors of their creative destinies

AMI’s Alexandre Mattiussi and musician Woodkid are the only authors of their creative destinies

The two friends reunite in Paris to reflect on a decade of defying convention

by Divya Bala

Kenzo’s Felipe Oliveira Baptista conjures a nomadic vision of tomorrow

Kenzo’s Felipe Oliveira Baptista conjures a nomadic vision of tomorrow

For Document's Fall/Winter 2020 issue, the creative director tells us why nature is the most beautifully designed thing in the world

by Elaine YJ Lee

Freddie Gibbs and Moxie Marlinspike decrypt the modern American Dream

Freddie Gibbs and Moxie Marlinspike decrypt the modern American Dream

The rapper and founder of Signal on the luxury of privacy, the future of community, and their radical visions of the future

by Alex Hodor-Lee

Ai Weiwei answers 20 questions from his son, Ai Lao

Ai Weiwei answers 20 questions from his son, Ai Lao

For Document Fall/Winter 2020, the renegade artist contemplates human nature, cosmic forces, and hummus

by Ai Weiwei

French musician Oklou embodies many states of mind on ‘Galore’

French musician Oklou embodies many states of mind on ‘Galore’

The singer-songwriter talks to Tati Cotliar about finding answers amidst the noise and expressing different personas on her debut mixtape

by Tati Cotliar

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Fashion Portfolios

This world and its double — Fashion Portfolio
This world and its double

Bruce Gilden and Sarah Richardson explore the wonderland of New York City through the looking glass of Gucci
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The siren’s dark romance

The siren’s dark romance

Alexander Kern and Nicole Atieno’s fashion portfolio beckons you into mysterious depths

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Places I have been

Fashion Portfolio

Places I have been

Richard Bush and Sarah Richardson capture Celine SS21 in a

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Dressing up to stay in

Fashion Portfolio

Dressing up to stay in

Ina Lekiewicz and Alice Lefons capture the restless sartorial creativity

by Document Journal

The architecture of movement

Fashion Portfolio

The architecture of movement

Daniel Archer and Lauren Coppen capture the body's expressive elegance

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Saved by the rave: British youth are reclaiming public land to party, even during a pandemic

Saved by the rave: British youth are reclaiming public land to party, even during a pandemic

Photographer Laurence Ellis documents the outdoor free parties where communitarian spirit rages on

by Oli Warwick

The internet didn’t kill counterculture—you just won’t find it on Instagram

Culture

The internet didn’t kill counterculture—you just won’t find it on Instagram

“To be truly countercultural in a time of tech hegemony, one has to, above all, betray the platform.”

by Caroline Busta

Dior fine jewelry designer Victoire de Castellane takes us inside her technicolor dreamworld

Fashion

Dior fine jewelry designer Victoire de Castellane takes us inside her technicolor dreamworld

The former 'bourgeois punk' on how she incorporated tie-dye in her latest collection

by Divya Bala

The politics of pleasure: Is there a place for partying in the revolution?

Culture

The politics of pleasure: Is there a place for partying in the revolution?

In pursuit of this question, Michelle Lhooq takes Document inside Seattle’s autonomous zone and through the history of protest

by Michelle Lhooq

The battle over the visual language of counterculture, from Dada to the digital age

Culture

The battle over the visual language of counterculture, from Dada to the digital age

Transgressive design has been defined by the provocative, cut-and-paste aesthetics of punk. Now, a new face of counterculture has emerged.

by Madeleine Morley

Fish, Pole: on crises, change, and the American condition

Politics

Fish, Pole: on crises, change, and the American condition

On the eve of the 2020 Presidential Election, writer Brian Blanchfield considers change in the absence of divine intervention

by Brian Blanchfield

Eddie Van Halen, the guitar god who boosted hard rock into a neon future

Music

Eddie Van Halen, the guitar god who boosted hard rock into a neon future

The late rock legend is best remembered for his searing guitar solos—but Eddie Van Halen's most genius creative moment was one that horrified fans, rock...

by Noah Berlatsky

“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