4 artists comment on Bill Saylor’s primordial, uncanny allure
‘Bill Saylor is one of the last natural ones. The last wild man. I don’t think people are having kids like him anymore.’ Justin Lowe,...
Assata Shakur to Ta-Nehisi Coates: Talib Kweli’s 5-step literary guide to overcoming adversity
The legendary rapper, who, along with Yasiin Bey, saved a pioneering African-American bookstore in the 90s, curates a booklist for self-reflection and revolution.
The exhibition in Tulum inviting viewers to see, smell, and fight the effects of pollution
Sargasso seaweed is choking Mexican ocean and beaches. Here are the artists and scientist striving for solutions.
An afternoon in New Haven with Tschabalala Self, the artist with Louis Vuitton and Pilar Corrias at her feet
The artist spoke to Document about combatting misconceptions and what it's like to see your art auctioned for half a million and not see a...
Meet the fragrance scientist behind Balenciaga’s blood-and-money scent
Are our noses a portal into our minds? Norwegian artist Sissel Tolaas spoke to Document about why she thinks our sense of smell can change...
J.W. Anderson recognizes the experiential joy of seeing
A figure-eight motif dominated Jonathan Anderson’s stripped down Spring/Summer 2020 collection.
Burberry’s British heritage gets a sexy, sophisticated Italian makeover
For Spring/Summer 2020, Riccardo Tisci reworked Burberry's classic design codes, marrying its Victorian roots with luxury streetwear.
Simone Rocha’s Wren Boy chic is our new pastoral obsession
Inspired by a Irish folk tradition, the designer's Spring/Summer 2020 collection features her signature Victorian ruffles with a rambunctious twist.
Gia Kuan’s guide to making it through NYFW without losing your mind—or your phone
New York's star publicist wants you to please sleep and relax about your next outfit.
Pyer Moss becomes NYFW’s hottest ticket with its message of black liberation
‘We have come tonight to say they can't hurt us no more.’ Kerby Jean-Raymond salutes the Black artists and activists who paved the way.
Gia Kuan, the PR powerhouse behind New York’s fashion renaissance
Meet the first fashion publicist everyone wants to be friends with.
Prada’s latest upcycling initiative takes on ocean pollution
Prada responds to the sustainability challenge with Re-Nylon, its new capsule line of accessories made from recycled materials.
LVMH ushers in the next generation of Lagerfelds
How Karl Lagerfeld's legacy is coming full circle with a 150,000 € prize for emerging designers.
Ghetto Gastro teaches you how to make their award-winning watermelon granita
The Bronx-based collective employs a multidisciplinary approach to food as an act of cultural diplomacy.
Peaches gives sentience to sex toys in her new exhibition, ‘Whose Jizz Is This?’
The iconic performer of ‘Fuck the Pain Away’ marries sex ed, humor, and politics: “I'm not asking everybody to have orgies, I'm just asking people...
Meet the artist spinning Snapchat stories into an interactive soundscape
Christian Marclay gives Snapchat renewed relevance with his LACMA exhibition.
5 tips for mitigating the honey bee crisis—and urban bee keeping is not the answer
The world's top pollinator is under serious threat. Chef Jen Monroe tells us how we can lessen our impact her ethereal, bee-themed dinner.
‘All art is voyeuristic’: Lisa Yuskavage on the joy of provocation
Yuskavage's paintings of nude women and partially clothed girls have raised eyebrows for their perceived carnality. But her subjects never asked you to stare at...
From Tyler, the Creator to ’70s soul: Louise Chen on her refreshing summer playlist
The DJ behind the soundtracks for Dior, Chloé, and Gucci will get you on your feet this weekend
Inside Arden Surdam’s licentious world of seafood, sex, and status
In ‘Offal | East,’ the artist makes the sophisticated look grotesque, and subverts the Eurocentric history of picnics.
Before Boris, there was Thatcher: youth revolt in ’70s London
Photographer Janette Beckman looks back at the mods, punks, and ska kids who stuck it to the man before callouts were cool.
Nike’s legendary 1972 ‘Moon Shoes’ just sold for $437,500
Canadian businessman Miles Nadal completed his haul of 100 of the world’s rarest sneakers.
Pierre Cardin’s intergalactic designs for worlds undiscovered
His Brooklyn Museum exhibition ‘Future Fashion’ opens on the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing.
What is biocouture? Meet the Japanese designer rendering the needle and thread obsolete
Yuima Nakazato introduces fermented microbes and digital fabrication to the guarded tradition of haute couture.
‘Storytellers of the black narrative’: Revisiting Gordon Parks’s ‘A Great Day in Hip Hop’ 20 years later
Photographer Jamel Shabazz recreates the iconic image of 177 artists including the Wu-Tang Clan and The Roots.
Alex Israel launches the Bat Signal into the Marseille sky
The artist brings Tim Burton's Gotham to Le Corbusierto's iconic Cité Radieuse.
Meet 5 emerging photographers confronting race, gender, and identity
Red Hook Labs spotlights 25 globe-spanning artists, selected by a panel including Kim Jones and Edward Enninful.
Cheng Ran, the video artist melding underground stories with experimental DJ scores
On the heels of winning the $100,000 Nomura Emerging Artist Award, Cheng Ran tells Document how he stays on the cutting edge in today's globalized...
Valentino x Birkenstock: the fascinating origin story of summer’s best collaboration
Document travels to Görlitz and Bernstadt, the remote German towns home to Birkenstock's sprawling factories
Christian Louboutin travels to the Himalayas on the LouBhoutan Express
Christian Louboutin found inspiration in Jenga, Parisian nightlife, and the rich craftsmanship of Bhutan for his Spring/Summer 2020 collection.
Dior blends functionality, fire, and feminism with the help of Penny Slinger and Agnès Varda
For Fall 2019 Couture, Creative Director Maria Grazia Chiuri revives the question: Are Clothes Modern?
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.
Felicia Abban’s immortalization of the Ghanian female gaze
At 84, Ghana's first professional female photographer finally gets international recognition at the Venice Biennale.
Sterling Ruby reveals an acid washed dream with his debut fashion line
The artist-turned-designer revealed his new line, S.R. STUDIO. LA. CA., at Pitti Uomo.
MSGM celebrates its 10th anniversary with lobsters and leopards at a digital pool party
Creative director Massimo Giorgetti comes full circle with bright florals and exuberant prints in an ode to the brand's 90s roots at Pitti.
Celebrating Swingueira, the Brazilian dance form imbued with narratives of race, gender, and identity
Barbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca bring Swingueira to an international stage at the Venice Biennale.
Givenchy’s Clare Waight Keller fuses Beaudelaire with the Internet age at Pitti
The artistic director marks her first full menswear collection for the brand with a “Nouveau Glitch.”
Ferragamo rings in a new era at Pitti
Salvatore Ferragamo marked creative director Paul Andrew’s first collection, and Peter Saville's runway debut, at the famed Piazza della Signoria.
Artist Elliott Hundley embraces chaos by getting closer to it
In his current exhibition 'Clearing,' Hundley uses two decades of unused material to craft explosive intricacy
Why a feminist political organization from 1848 is back in the spotlight
Austria just got its first female chancellor—Here's how The Viennese Democratic Women's Association laid the groundwork.
Fighting for brown-skinned, queer visibility in the Philippines
Photographer Regine David wanted to show another side of the Philippines while shooting a menswear editorial featuring queer Filipino models, but the racially driven response...
Ava DuVernay explains why When They See Us is ‘a triumph of black people against injustice’
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay spoke with Henry Louis Gates Jr. on her latest mini series chronicling the Central Park Five case at the Vision & Justice...
Tschabalala Self stitches together faces from her past, present, and future
Following her portfolio in Document's S/S 2019 issue, the New York-born-and-bred artist discusses her process, her inspirations, and why she's so drawn to the color...
The stories behind the most copied album covers in punk history
John Holmstrom and Peter Saville give the stories behind the album covers for the Ramones’s, Joy Division, and New Order.
Vik Muniz, the Brooklyn artist giving Brazil’s destroyed relics new life
Document visited the São Paulo-born artist’s Clinton Hill studio during Frieze Week in New York.
Tom Hearn shares photos from his first, life-changing Ramones concert
The photographer saw the show in 1976 with Legs McNeil, John Holmstrom, and Ged Dunn.
Ozwald Boateng, Savile Row prodigy, expands his vision in Harlem
The designer paid tribute to the 100th anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance with a new collection presented at the Apollo Theater.
Naomi Wadler and Yara Shahidi want to stop the adultification of black girls
The activists discussed the pressures of being young, black, and female at Harvard's Vision and Justice conference last week.
15 minutes with Pedro Almodóvar, film legend turned fine artist
The legendary filmmaker's first New York exhibition, ‘Waiting for the Light,’ is on view at Marlborough Gallery through June 29, 2019.
