Daytripping: Christmas for pagans
December 22, 2023 1:00 pmIn her biweekly column for Document, McKenzie Wark finds the pagan spirit of the season.
In her biweekly column for Document, McKenzie Wark finds the pagan spirit of the season.
Sean Durkin’s third film renders the Von Erich wrestling family as a American tragedy
A dispatch from Art Basel fielding questions of protest, spectacle, and frivolity through a quote by Slavoj Žižek
For the holiday season, tastemakers dispense a potent fantasy: the fleeting escapism of finding the perfect present
The author’s latest book profiles the great and grimy women of the last century
A dispatch from [Fashion X], an event launched by the Swedish Fashion Council to address issues of economic and environmental sustainability
Photographer Thue Nørgaard and stylist Rae Boxer collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document's Fall/Winter 2023 issue
Currently on view, ‘study now steady’ is a foray into the relationship between audience and performer, told through a Black feminist lens
Combining ballet and rave culture, the collective gives traditional choreography a much-needed update
At the film’s second screening, director and fine artist Paulina Freifeld left audiences at KGB’s theater with one cheeky question: what’s for dinner?
Photographer Gwénaëlle Trannoy and stylist Alice Lefons collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document's Fall/Winter 2023 issue
Curated by Patrick R. Crowley, the sculpture show uses relief as a springboard into the many perspectives of the three-dimensional
Documents asks 12 recent fashion graduates about borrowed inspirations, sustainable aspirations, and their city’s many haunts
The London-based trio sit down with Document to discuss their meteoric rise, songwriting process, and the ‘je ne sais quois’ of fame
Daniel Lopatin on the idiosyncrasies of his creative process, the life cycle of counterculture, and how he remains enchanted with art
In his first book, the psychoanalyst-in-training reimagines history’s many apocalypses through lost languages, letters from exile, and dead painters
For Document’s Fall/Winter 23, writer Daniel Gumbiner explores life, death, and industry in the state’s largest necropolis
For Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue, Juergen Teller and Dovile Drizyte reimagine the artist’s iconic works in a portfolio with their baby, Iggy, as its star
Photographer Coco Capitán and stylist Camille Bidault-Waddington collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document's Fall/Winter 2023 issue
The cross-medium artist turns the body politic inside out in ‘Union,’ currently on view at Anonymous Gallery
In an exclusive photo diary for Document, the photographer captures the quotidian beauty of his trip through South Korea
A cross between drag, performance art, and wrestling, the all-women’s league combines high concept costuming with high-flying stunts
The artist shares a list of books, compiled during her fellowship at Headlands Center for the Arts, that helped inspire her latest exhibition, ‘Climate Futurism,’ at Pioneer Works
The curator's current exhibition reflects on Christian Braum’s early naughties ‘Eye Infection’ with a wink, and a nod to our contemporary moment
The tech journalist and author on the algorithmic American dream, the unsung heroes of social media, and her new book ‘Extremely Online’
From the streets of Hancock Park, creative director Demna provides his own unique take on Los Angeles’s many archetypes
Housed within Shanghai’s Start Museum, Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons’s Pradasphere II explores the iconic Milanese brand’s past and projects its future
In her second installment with Document, the artist shares snapshots from the past three years taken by photographers Raphael Rios, Kobe Wagstaff, and Courtney Yates
The nightlife luminary and design duo join Document to discuss fantasy, fetish, and the liberatory power of the club
The brand’s recent Adidas collaboration combines the ease of athleisure with the singularity of nature
The Brazilian painter discusses what’s on the horizon following his recent exhibition at London’s Saatchi Gallery
Photographer Ronni Campana captures some of this seasons hottest accessories out across the streets of London
Upon the release of May-December, Document curates of list of his most sumptuous, unsettling films
In her monthly column for Document, writer and fashion theory knave Maya Kotomori finds age 25 while Black Friday buying
Photographer Ben Toms and stylist Robbie Spencer collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue
From cult documentaries to vegan hair care to British cuisine, our team shares the very best of what we consumed this month
Niko Hallikainen’s sprawling performance poem reflects on heartache over synth and across countries for the Performa Biennial
Upon the release of ‘Dream About Nothing,’ the photographer joins Document to unpack his methodology
The artist returns to her roots with ‘The Chair Series,’ an intimate meditation on human connection amidst political upheaval
A white studio bleeds into vibrant autumn scenes as models don high-contrast ensembles for this fashion portfolio
The creative multihyphenate isn’t afraid to show teeth across an exclusive collection of art decks, shot by Jeurgen Teller
Photographer Xavier Scott Marshall and stylist Ronald Burton III collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue
For Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue, McKenzie Wark grapples with society’s love for identity-making, imagining a future free from flags or labels
Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue profiles the women at the forefront of breakdancing as it makes its way to the Olympic floor
From furs to feathers to fishnets, this fashion portfolio proposes a transitional-weather wardrobe for the modern day
The designer and musician reconnect for Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue, talking taste, dreams, island time, and where they’ll go from here
In a web of cinephilic homages, Emerald Fennell’s sophomore feature spins a half-baked tale of lust and ambition
Erik Torstensson’s designs are front and center for this fashion portfolio, lending classics like jeans and cardigans an elevated edge
The creative agency’s fifth annual photo book ‘Summer of Something Special’ presents a visual diary of the world’s favorite season
For its Fall/Winter 2023 issue, Document travels to Italy’s Abruzzo region where the atelier’s heritage collides with la dolce vita