Document Journal

Shahzia Sikander transforms time into a medium — At Large
Shahzia Sikander transforms time into a medium

In an exclusive portfolio for Document Journal’s Spring/Summer 2024 issue, the artist merges the present, past, and possible
by Drew Zeiba

Inside the secret libidinal archive of George Platt Lynes — At Large
Inside the secret libidinal archive of George Platt Lynes

Director Sam Shahid joins photographer Bruce Weber to discuss the artist’s clandestine homoerotic nudes, documented in his new film ‘Hidden Master’
by Nick Vogelson

The gospel of Schiaparelli according to Creative Director Daniel Roseberry and his mom, Fran — Conversations
The gospel of Schiaparelli according to Creative Director Daniel Roseberry and his mom, Fran

Fashion Critic-at-Large Katharine K. Zarrella gets to the heart of sartorial scripture with the mother and son for Document’s Spring/Summer 2024 issue
by Katharine K. Zarrella

Club Document: Celebrating SS24 with Erykah Badu, Michèle Lamy, and Editor-in-Chief Nick Vogelson — Above the Fold
Club Document: Celebrating SS24 with Erykah Badu, Michèle Lamy, and Editor-in-Chief Nick Vogelson

Inside our Issue 24 launch party featuring hot guests and even hotter DJ sets
by Document Journal

Confronting emerging mythologies from the striptease to gang wars to ‘The Sims’ — At Large
Confronting emerging mythologies from the striptease to gang wars to ‘The Sims’

Document asked 15 critics to turn philosopher Roland Barthes’s 1950s magazine column on its head for its Spring/Summer 2024 issue
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Guerreiro do Divino Amor builds a Helvetian Olympus at the 60th Venice Biennale

Art

Guerreiro do Divino Amor builds a Helvetian Olympus at the 60th Venice Biennale

The multimedia artist transforms the Swiss Pavilion into a dark and glitzy critique of Switzerland’s self-conjured mythology

Saint Laurent cinematic connection comes full circle in Cannes

Film

Saint Laurent cinematic connection comes full circle in Cannes

For the Festival’s 2024 edition, the luxury house-turned-production studio is realizing Anthony Vaccarello’s expansive ambitions on the silver screen

For Tyler Matthew Oyer, queerness is a cosmic dance

Art

For Tyler Matthew Oyer, queerness is a cosmic dance

In their performance ‘Venus 2.0,’ the LA-based interdisciplinary artist explores the relationship between the body, raving, and outer space

Inside BoND, the New York architecture and interiors office reshaping the art world and beyond

Architecture

Inside BoND, the New York architecture and interiors office reshaping the art world and beyond

Design duo Noam Dvir and Daniel Rauchwerger marry form with fantasy in striking spaces

Silence sizzles in ‘Tiptoeing Through the Kitchen’, Luhring Augustine’s latest group show

Art

Silence sizzles in ‘Tiptoeing Through the Kitchen’, Luhring Augustine’s latest group show

The exhibition delves into the mysteries and emotions buried beneath the surface of a photograph

Dreaming alongside Sega Bodega

Music

Dreaming alongside Sega Bodega

The DJ-producer explores a melodic world between sleeping and waking, probing the unconscious mind on his third album ‘Dennis’

Rhizome throws annual gala afterparty in collaboration with NYC-based performance series 29 Speedway

Art

Rhizome throws annual gala afterparty in collaboration with NYC-based performance series 29 Speedway

Crushed watermelon, slime, and a visceral puppet show turn the postgame of this year’s fundraising gala into an immersive stage for experimental performance

Taking care with the weird, wild, and political literatures of Hard to Read

Culture

Taking care with the weird, wild, and political literatures of Hard to Read

In memoriam of storyteller Cecilia Gentili, the co-organizers reflect on their winter conversations program which united writers and activists to discuss our political moment

More Above The Fold

Document Launches Spring/Summer 2024: New Mythologies

Document Launches Spring/Summer 2024: New Mythologies

by Nick Vogelson

Erykah Badu and Michèle Lamy summon the spirit of the future

Erykah Badu and Michèle Lamy summon the spirit of the future

The musician and designer participate in a visionary mind meld for Document’s Spring/Summer 2024 issue, addressing everything from artistic truth-telling to their gold teeth

by Camille Sojit Pejcha

The gospel of Schiaparelli according to Creative Director Daniel Roseberry and his mom, Fran

The gospel of Schiaparelli according to Creative Director Daniel Roseberry and his mom, Fran

Fashion Critic-at-Large Katharine K. Zarrella gets to the heart of sartorial scripture with the mother and son for Document’s Spring/Summer 2024 issue

by Katharine K. Zarrella

Jacques Vallée and Jeffrey J. Kripal challenge the limits of knowledge

Jacques Vallée and Jeffrey J. Kripal challenge the limits of knowledge

The scientist and scholar discuss UFO sightings, AI utopias, and top-secret projects for Document’s Spring/Summer 2024 issue

by Drew Zeiba

Clarissa Dalrymple and David Velasco imagine an art world built on human connection

Clarissa Dalrymple and David Velasco imagine an art world built on human connection

In conversation for Document’s Spring/Summer 2024 issue, the curator and critic recount the friendships, politics, and small graces of New York City’s cultural legacies

by David Velasco

Maya Hawke and Kim Gordon dissect the poetics of commerce

Maya Hawke and Kim Gordon dissect the poetics of commerce

The multidisciplinary artists untangle lyric metaphors and pop cultural myths for Document’s Spring/Summer 2024 issue

by Maya Kotomori

Viggo Mortensen and Ron Howard see storytelling as an act of collaboration

Viggo Mortensen and Ron Howard see storytelling as an act of collaboration

For Document’s Spring/Summer 2024 issue, the filmmakers ruminate on the transportive power of cinema, the art of interpretation, and the importance of honoring your audience

by Camille Sojit Pejcha

The eternal dreams of Jean Paul Gaultier and Simone Rocha

The eternal dreams of Jean Paul Gaultier and Simone Rocha

Wit! Romance! Femininity! The designers talk with Fashion Critic-at-Large Katharine K. Zarrella about the state of haute couture for Document’s Spring/Summer 2024 issue

by Katharine K. Zarrella

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Fashion Portfolios

Littérature et Réalité — Fashion Portfolio
Littérature et Réalité

Photographer Suffo Moncloa and Style Director Ronald Burton III collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document’s Spring/Summer 2024 issue
by Document Journal

The Metaphor of the Eye

The Metaphor of the Eye

Photographer Markn and stylist Rasharn Agyemang collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document’s Spring/Summer 2024 issue

by Document Journal

NVB

Fashion Portfolio

NVB

Photographer Nikolai von Bismarck and style editor Ola Ebiti collaborate

by Document Journal

All Except You

Fashion Portfolio

All Except You

Photographer Chris Lensz and Style Director Ronald Burton III collaborate

by Document Journal

The Responsibility of Forms

Fashion Portfolio

The Responsibility of Forms

Photographer Thue Nørgaard and stylist Beat Bolliger collaborate on this

by Document Journal

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Second Life’s loyal users embrace its decaying software and no-fun imperfections

Second Life’s loyal users embrace its decaying software and no-fun imperfections

Inside the multiplayer virtual world of furries, glitchy landscapes, and digital slumlords, for Document’s Spring/Summer 2024 issue

by Alice Bucknell

Shahzia Sikander transforms time into a medium

Art

Shahzia Sikander transforms time into a medium

In an exclusive portfolio for Document Journal’s Spring/Summer 2024 issue, the artist merges the present, past, and possible

by Drew Zeiba

Inside the secret libidinal archive of George Platt Lynes

Art

Inside the secret libidinal archive of George Platt Lynes

Director Sam Shahid joins photographer Bruce Weber to discuss the artist’s clandestine homoerotic nudes, documented in his new film ‘Hidden Master’

by Nick Vogelson

Confronting emerging mythologies from the striptease to gang wars to ‘The Sims’

Confronting emerging mythologies from the striptease to gang wars to ‘The Sims’

Document asked 15 critics to turn philosopher Roland Barthes’s 1950s magazine column on its head for its Spring/Summer 2024 issue

by Document Journal

The sincere glamor of Candy Darling

The sincere glamor of Candy Darling

For Document’s Spring/Summer 2024 issue, the artist and trans starlet’s divahood is reconsidered five decades after her passing

by Grace Byron

Living among the City of the Dead in Colma, California

Living among the City of the Dead in Colma, California

For Document’s Fall/Winter 23, writer Daniel Gumbiner explores life, death, and industry in the state’s largest necropolis

by Daniel Gumbiner

Iggy Teller does Teller

Art

Iggy Teller does Teller

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

by Juergen Teller

Best Of

Cillian Murphy and Geoff Dyer evaluate the cross-medium art of observation

Conversations

Cillian Murphy and Geoff Dyer evaluate the cross-medium art of observation

Years ago, the actor requested the cinematic rights to the writer’s ‘Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi’—here, they revisit the proposal

by Megan Hullander

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