Document Journal

Above the Fold
Vintage shopping and stage diving with the women of Seoul’s underground scene
Jennifer Cheng photographs CIFIKA, SUMIN, and more in the clothing that they take to the stage.
by Clara Malley

Art

Bali is designing a sustainable future and we should take notes

Good times and doing good at Future Design—where sustainable living stems from a harmonious relationship with the natural ecosystem.

Photography

Underground fetish legend Rick Castro opens his 30-year photography archive

The 'King of Fetish' gives his thoughts on voyeurism, motocross, and gifs ahead of his exhibition, 'GLORY HOLE.'

Literature

John Edmonds’ 5 books for the serious daydreamer

The photographer assembles books to spark a 'Walter Mitty'-esque escape.

Art

Celebrity or Italian politician? Francesco Vezzoli’s new show leaves you guessing

The Italian artist collected decades of photos showing celebrities and politicians—from Communist Party members to 'Dynasty'-era Joan Collins.

Fashion

Bethany Williams, patron saint of socially conscious fashion

Meet the London menswear designer choosing people over product every time.

Fashion

Kim Jones reimagines Dior’s archive for our dystopian future

From newsprint shirts to saddle bags—and a new Rimowa collaboration—Document takes a closer look at Dior Men Spring 2020.

Fashion

Sies Marjan’s man always shows up with wine

Creative director Sander Lak embraces romantic male sexuality with Sies Marjan's first full menswear collection.

Music

‘Plantasia’ reissued: how music for plants became the cult album of a century

Mort Garson's wonderfully strange album of Moog compositions gets its first official rerelease since 1976.

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Fashion

The World of Jacquemus

For Document S/S 2014, Daniele Balice talks to Simon Porte Jacquemus about navigating through emerging stardom in the world of fashion, while maintaining accessibility, humble...

by Daniele Balice

Art

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

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

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

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

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

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

John Waters and Edmund White decode death, sexting, and the flaws of Dalí

Ahead of Waters's new essay collection, 'Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder,' the writers reminisce on glory holes and redeem Warhol's legacy...

by Maraya Fisher

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Fashion Portfolios

Fashion Portfolio
Jil Sander+ by Andrew Jacobs and Shawn Lakin
Document's senior fashion editor teams up with the photographer for this exclusive special.
by Document Journal

David Sims and Karl Templer

Photographer David Sims and stylist Karl Templer capture exclusive looks in a fashion portfolio for Document S/S 2019.

by Document Journal

Fashion Portfolio

The evolution of Jacquemus, captured by Document

Celebrating 10 years of Jacquemus with a look back at

by Document Journal

Fashion Portfolio

Ryan Croxton and Janina Gruber

Photographer Ryan Croxton and stylist Janina Gruber collaborate on this

by Document Journal

Fashion Portfolio

Mario Sorrenti and Sarah Richardson

Photographer Mario Sorrenti and Document's creative and fashion director Sarah

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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

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

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

Fashion

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

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

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

by Peter Gleick

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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

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

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

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

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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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

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

Above the Fold

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

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

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