Document Journal

The winding path to Mac DeMarco’s ‘Five Easy Hot Dogs’ — Above the Fold
The winding path to Mac DeMarco’s ‘Five Easy Hot Dogs’

The multi-instrumentalist’s latest album is lyric-free, improvised along American highways in the spirit of plein-air painting
by Ariana Mamnoon

Photographer Andy Harrington and stylist Diana Choi build surreal mise-en-scènes — Fashion Portfolio
Photographer Andy Harrington and stylist Diana Choi build surreal mise-en-scènes

In this fashion portfolio for Document, unexpected textures and colors are underscored by dynamic silhouettes
by Document Journal

In the Time of the Butterflies — Fashion Portfolio
In the Time of the Butterflies

Photographer Scott Gallagher and stylist Alexandra Bickerdike collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document’s tenth anniversary
by Document Journal

The C.I.A. play with the parables of punk — Above the Fold
The C.I.A. play with the parables of punk

With ‘Surgery Channel,’ the LA-based band dissects both society and the self, offering a rhythm that feels danceable and dissonant at once
by Megan Hullander

Pa Salieu is the driving force behind a new cultural narrative — Conversations
Pa Salieu is the driving force behind a new cultural narrative

For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the breakout musician reflects on his many lives, from the frontline to international fame
by Morgan Becker

For Hannah Traore, success is a communal experience — Above the Fold
For Hannah Traore, success is a communal experience

The 27-year-old Malian-Canadian is among New York’s youngest curators—and her namesake gallery is dedicated to bringing marginalized artists to the fore
by Camille Sojit Pejcha

Ask Liara: A sex worker’s guide to living, loving, and fucking

Culture

Ask Liara: A sex worker’s guide to living, loving, and fucking

In the January edition of their column for Document, Liara Roux answers readers’ questions about ghosting, pronouns, and maintaining work-life balance

Day Zero marries Mayan tradition with the sounds of modern techno

Music

Day Zero marries Mayan tradition with the sounds of modern techno

Damian Lazarus’s festival—hosted on the Tulum coast—celebrates rebirth and the formation of community through music

Charting the past, present, and future of emotionally-intelligent chatbots, from ELIZA to GPT-3

Culture

Charting the past, present, and future of emotionally-intelligent chatbots, from ELIZA to GPT-3

Consumer trust in technology is declining, even as machine learning programs grow more sophisticated. Are AI chatbots the exception?

Viktor & Rolf’s haute couture collection revels in play and resists practicality

Fashion

Viktor & Rolf’s haute couture collection revels in play and resists practicality

Document offers a look backstage at the Spring 2023 presentation—corsets, bows, crinolines, and all

Model Diaries: Paris Men’s Fashion Week, through the lens of Yura Nakano

Fashion

Model Diaries: Paris Men’s Fashion Week, through the lens of Yura Nakano

A day-in-the-life of the breakout star, between parties, castings, and the Kenzo runway

Daniel Arsham’s ‘Objects IV Life Chapter .003’ embraces decay to create living garments

Fashion

Daniel Arsham’s ‘Objects IV Life Chapter .003’ embraces decay to create living garments

Following his Paris Fashion Week debut, the designer joins Document to expound upon the evolution of his practice, and embracing material corruption

‘Recycling Beauty’ bestows new layers of meaning upon objects of the past

Art

‘Recycling Beauty’ bestows new layers of meaning upon objects of the past

Fondazione Prada’s ongoing exhibition presents over 60 Greek and Roman art objects, transformed or altered throughout history

Word on the Street: Document solicits the public’s opinion on KidSuper’s Louis Vuitton debut

Fashion

Word on the Street: Document solicits the public’s opinion on KidSuper’s Louis Vuitton debut

“For me, Louis Vuitton is a tradition. A tradition that evolves with time, evolves with people, evolves with style.”

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Nicolas Cage and John Carpenter are cinema’s most studious eccentrics

Film

Nicolas Cage and John Carpenter are cinema’s most studious eccentrics

For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the horror master and the movie star expound on a possible curriculum for the apocryphal Nicolas Cage University

by Hannah Ongley

Pa Salieu is the driving force behind a new cultural narrative

Pa Salieu is the driving force behind a new cultural narrative

For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the breakout musician reflects on his many lives, from the frontline to international fame

by Morgan Becker

Tommy Pico and Carmen Maria Machado investigate horror as a reflection of the American psyche

Tommy Pico and Carmen Maria Machado investigate horror as a reflection of the American psyche

For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the writers delve deep into our collective subconscious to reveal the inextricable link between desire and fear

by Camille Sojit Pejcha

Between illusion and the studied art of the tease, strip clubs are the last bastion of the American Dream

Between illusion and the studied art of the tease, strip clubs are the last bastion of the American Dream

Rachel Rabbit White explores the strip club's enduring fantasy of social and sexual upward mobility, both on-stage and off

by Rachel Rabbit White

Chasing divinity in the Mojave Desert

Chasing divinity in the Mojave Desert

For the seeker, the mystic, the artist, the outlaw, the romantic idiot, the allure of the American West endures

by Ken Layne

Ariana Papademetropoulos warps archetypal ways of seeing with ghostly fantasies

Ariana Papademetropoulos warps archetypal ways of seeing with ghostly fantasies

For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the artist shares a portfolio of paintings that blur the boundary between mythology and reality

by Donatien Grau

In Pasco County, Florida—Nudist Capital, USA—the body politic is on fully display

In Pasco County, Florida—Nudist Capital, USA—the body politic is on fully display

Way down upon the Suwannee River, purists and partiers clash over the movements founding doctrine

by Craig Pittman

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Hari Nef and Lena Dunham on the complicated communion of performance

Film

Hari Nef and Lena Dunham on the complicated communion of performance

For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the actor and writer reunite in the name of authenticity—delving into their respective cults of personality

by Morgan Becker

Pa Salieu is the driving force behind a new cultural narrative

Pa Salieu is the driving force behind a new cultural narrative

For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the breakout musician reflects on his many lives, from the frontline to international fame

by Morgan Becker

Tommy Pico and Carmen Maria Machado investigate horror as a reflection of the American psyche

Tommy Pico and Carmen Maria Machado investigate horror as a reflection of the American psyche

For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the writers delve deep into our collective subconscious to reveal the inextricable link between desire and fear

by Camille Sojit Pejcha

Rick Owens and Ron Athey were born from the sociosexual underworlds of Los Angeles

Rick Owens and Ron Athey were born from the sociosexual underworlds of Los Angeles

For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the design deity and extreme performance artist reminisce on the teen degeneracy that informed their creative trajectories

by Tim Blanks

Emma Corrin mines stories of unbridled, uncensored self-discovery

Emma Corrin mines stories of unbridled, uncensored self-discovery

For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the rising star speaks to film’s capacity for turning speculative freedoms into reality

by Tia Glista

Lupita Nyong’o leverages language to depict the nuances of humanity

Lupita Nyong’o leverages language to depict the nuances of humanity

Upon her return to the ‘Black Panther’ franchise, the celebrated actor reflects on healing alongside her character for Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue

by Bridget Minamore

Kevin Abstract and Charles Atlas interrogate physical realities in digital fantasies

Kevin Abstract and Charles Atlas interrogate physical realities in digital fantasies

For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the musician and the artist meet for the first time to explore the evolving principles and practices of video-making

by Megan Hullander

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Fashion Portfolios

A Period of Juvenile Prosperity — Fashion Portfolio
A Period of Juvenile Prosperity

Photographer David Sims, Document’s beauty director Lucia Pieroni, and stylist Max Pearmain collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document’s tenth anniversary
by Document Journal

Tropic of Orange

Tropic of Orange

Photographer Thue Nørgaard and Document’s fashion and creative director Sarah Richardson collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document’s tenth anniversary

by Document Journal

Photographer Andy Harrington and stylist Diana Choi build surreal mise-en-scènes

Fashion Portfolio

Photographer Andy Harrington and stylist Diana Choi build surreal mise-en-scènes

In this fashion portfolio for Document, unexpected textures and colors

by Document Journal

In the Time of the Butterflies

Fashion Portfolio

In the Time of the Butterflies

Photographer Scott Gallagher and stylist Alexandra Bickerdike collaborate on this

by Document Journal

Photographer Ben Beagent and stylist Alexandra Bickerdike garner grace from happenstance

Fashion Portfolio

Photographer Ben Beagent and stylist Alexandra Bickerdike garner grace from happenstance

Between sprawling landscapes and trailing silhouettes, this fashion portfolio leaves

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In ‘Whirlpool,’ Jim Goldberg examines the spirit of the small-town South

In ‘Whirlpool,’ Jim Goldberg examines the spirit of the small-town South

For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the photographer uncovers the nuance of the working-class life along Arkansas’s White River

by Megan Hullander

Word on the Street: Document surveys the crowd outside Givenchy’s Fall 2023 menswear show

Fashion

Word on the Street: Document surveys the crowd outside Givenchy’s Fall 2023 menswear show

“It’s audacity. It’s passion. It’s breaking out of the norm.”

by Morgan Becker

Between illusion and the studied art of the tease, strip clubs are the last bastion of the American Dream

Culture

Between illusion and the studied art of the tease, strip clubs are the last bastion of the American Dream

Rachel Rabbit White explores the strip club's enduring fantasy of social and sexual upward mobility, both on-stage and off

by Rachel Rabbit White

Chasing divinity in the Mojave Desert

Culture

Chasing divinity in the Mojave Desert

For the seeker, the mystic, the artist, the outlaw, the romantic idiot, the allure of the American West endures

by Ken Layne

Ariana Papademetropoulos warps archetypal ways of seeing with ghostly fantasies

Art

Ariana Papademetropoulos warps archetypal ways of seeing with ghostly fantasies

For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the artist shares a portfolio of paintings that blur the boundary between mythology and reality

by Donatien Grau

In Pasco County, Florida—Nudist Capital, USA—the body politic is on fully display

Culture

In Pasco County, Florida—Nudist Capital, USA—the body politic is on fully display

Way down upon the Suwannee River, purists and partiers clash over the movements founding doctrine

by Craig Pittman

In ‘Death of A,’ Kandis Williams invents recognition of the internal

Art

In ‘Death of A,’ Kandis Williams invents recognition of the internal

For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the artist compiles stills from her stripped-down interpretation of Arthur Miller’s classic tragedy

by David Levine

THING, the revolutionary magazine that chronicled the birth of Chicago’s queer, Black club culture — Documented
THING, the revolutionary magazine that chronicled the birth of Chicago’s queer, Black club culture

DeForrest Brown, Jr. takes us inside the countercultural publication that served as a relic of desire and community-building before the internet
by DeForrest Brown, Jr.

Lukasz Pukowiec captures moments of sun-soaked calm in Zanzibar

Lukasz Pukowiec captures moments of sun-soaked calm in Zanzibar

The photographer provides warm glimpses of life in the Tanzanian archipelago

by Harshvardhan Shah

Torkwase Dyson dives into the history of Black liberation with ‘Bird and Lava’

Torkwase Dyson dives into the history of Black liberation with ‘Bird and Lava’

The painter on Black Compositional Thought, the climate crisis, and how scuba diving informs her work

by Ann Binlot

To Marta Pawłowska and Paolo Musa, the body is a canvas

To Marta Pawłowska and Paolo Musa, the body is a canvas

The model and photographer's new project is a journey of self-exploration and creative confidence

by Document Journal

Blueprints for a better world: Messages of hope

Blueprints for a better world: Messages of hope

For Document’s F/W 2020 issue, Tao Lin, Rhea Dillon, and Rachel Rabbit White reflect on where we’ve been and where we’re headed

by Document Journal

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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