Liu Ye’s whimsical paintings take over Prada Rong Zhai in Shanghai
Storytelling features 30 paintings by Chinese artist Liu Ye at the Prada-restored mansion Rong Zhai in Shanghai.
Rodarte becomes the first fashion label exhibited at the National Museum of Women in the Arts
A 13-year survey of the intricate work of Kate and Laura Mulleavy—the sisters behind Rodarte—is on view at NMWA in Washington, D.C. through February 10.
Katharina Grosse takes us inside her first solo show in China
Katharina Grosse: Mumbling Mud looks at new frontiers in painting through a Chinese lens, and is on view at K11 in Shanghai through February 24,...
The long, layered narrative of the Pacific Rim
The Detours section at Shanghai's Art021 examines the consequences of globalization and the return to regionalism in the Pacific Rim through the stories of its...
All eyes were on Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tbilisi
Labels like Situationist, George Keburia, and Tatuna Nikolaishvili presented at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tbilisi, one of the most anticipated off the traditional fashion calendar.
Ebony G. Patterson flashes her discordant opulence
Above, below, beneath provides a window into the political stakes of Ebony G. Patterson's decadent, intricate tapestries from Document's Fall/Winter 2018 issue.
Georgian designers stand up for gay rights during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tbilisi
George Keburia and Situationist’s Irakli Rusadze both inserted pro-LGBTQ messages in their Spring 2019 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tbilisi collections.
Demna Gvasalia invites you into the world of Balenciaga
Balenciaga creative director Demna Gvasalia commissioned photographers Johnny Dufort and Pierre Ange Carlotti to take images for the Rizzoli book Balenciaga: Winter 2018.
Where do I vote?
Confused about where to vote? Search for your polling place and learn what to do should an unforeseen circumstance arise on Election Day.
Catherine Opie torches the American Dream
Catherine Opie highlights the dying American Dream through the narrative of an arsonist burning Los Angeles's majestic modernist structures.
Grace Coddington and Nicolas Ghesquière put their pets on a Louis Vuitton capsule collection
The Louis Vuitton Catogram collection features Grace Coddington's illustrations of her beloved cats Pumpkin and Blanket, as well as Nicolas Ghesquière's dear dog Léon.
New York sees Andy Warhol’s “Shadows” for the first time since 1998
The Dia Art Foundation is presenting 48 canvases Andy Warhol's 1978-1979 "Shadow" series at Calvin Klein's headquarters through December 15.
Tavares Strachan edits history by placing Tupac Shakur’s name on the Carnegie Museum of Art
Artist Tavares Strachan placed "invisible" names like Fell, Monk, Lamarr, Norgay, and more alongside Rembrandt, Chopin, Franklin, and Darwin on the museum's façade for the...
Document celebrates Suspiria with Grace Coddington and Luca Guadagnino
Document editor-in-chief Nick Vogelson, Alek Wek, Mica Arganaraz, Craig McDean, and Doug Lloyd joined Coddington and Guadagnino for an intimate dinner at The Standard.
Swipecast founders Peter Fitzpatrick and Matthias Wickenburg on how the app is disrupting the fashion industry
Swipecast allows models to book jobs, producers to coordinate shoots and castings, and more—in an efficient, cost-effective, and timely manner.
Kerry James Marshall created comic strip with black characters to show “it can be done”
Undaunted by the lack of black comic characters he saw as a child, African-American artist Kerry James Marshall created a few for the 57th Carnegie...
The art of being a muse
The muses of Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Keith Haring, Will Cotton, Mickalene Thomas, and Damian Loeb discuss their experiences sitting for some of history's most...
“I was not focused on commercial galleries”: Suellen Rocca on her practice, Hairy Who, and the Chicago art scene
Artist Suellen Rocca, who has work currently being shown in three exhibitions this fall at Matthew Marks, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Elmhurst...
Enrico David explores the human condition through shape and form
A 20-year survey of Enrico David's work is on view at the MCA Chicago through spring 2019.
The Paris Fashion Week report: Rock and roll lives on, boxy suits, and patchwork prints
Document scopes out the trends of Paris Fashion Week, from Gucci's Paris debut, to Hedi Slimane's first Celine collection, to Miu Miu, Louis Vuitton, Chanel,...
“New Yorkers are strange and beautiful, just like toes”: Amit Greenberg marks the first US Birkenstock store
Birkenstock celebrates the opening of its first American retail outlet in New York through a collaboration with New York-based artist Amit Greenberg.
Hedi Slimane’s Celine is fresh, young, and full of rock and roll glamour
The fashion designer also introduced the French fashion house Celine to menswear in his debut collection.
“They were a ‘high-tech’ shoe at the time”: Tennis legend Stan Smith on his iconic Adidas sneaker
Ann Binlot quizzes Stan Smith on the 50-year rise of the minimal white shoes Adidas initially named after tennis player Robert Haillet.
The Milan Fashion Week report: polka dots, stripes and 50 shades of brown
Document looks at the trends from Milan's designers, from Luke and Lucie Meier’s easygoing minimalism at Jil Sander to Domenico Dolce’s and Stefano Gabbana’s Italian...
Wolfgang Tillmans questions himself in David Zwirner exhibition
“How likely is it that only I am right in this matter?” asks photographer Wolfgang Tillmans through abstract ink prints, raw portraiture, and his artful...
The London Fashion Week report: Victorian codes, a visit to an English garden, and ruffles abound
Document looks at the trends of London Fashion Week, from lace-trimmed garments at Burberry, to florals at Pringle of Scotland and Erdem.
Riccardo Tisci’s Burberry debut signals a new era for the storied British fashion house
Burberry chief creative officer Riccardo Tisci marked his debut collection with a narrative imbued with London's punk roots and posh sensibilities.
The New York Fashion Week report: Model diversity on the rise, school is in session, and leopard love
Document went inside New York Fashion Week to observe the trends on the runway, from statements of inclusivity to updated versions of classic silhouettes.
Raf Simons recalls Jaws and The Graduate for Calvin Klein 205W39NYC Spring/Summer 2019
Calvin Klein 205W38NYC chief creative officer Raf Simons pays homage to opposing themes in “Jaws” and “The Graduate” during New York Fashion Week.
Fashion as fantasy: Julian Louie figured out how to wear an entire collection at once
The artist and fashion designer collaged together all the looks from Louis Vuitton's and Dior's mens' Spring/Summer 2019 collections exclusively for Document Online.
Meet New Pandemics, the modeling agency that’s looking to bring queer visibility to the forefront
Janette Beckman photographed New Pandemics Spring/Summer 2019 show package, revealed exclusively on Document Online.
COS head of menswear design Christophe Copin takes the deep dive into movement
Document talks to Christophe Copin and Karin Gustafsson about art, design, dance and the COS x Pitti Uomo Soma Collection.
Pat and Anna Cleveland find the rainbows in family jewels
The mother-daughter duo recount their favorite fashion moments and discuss how their differing personalities come out while modeling together.
What does AI-generated art look like?
An exhibition at Nature Morte in New Dehli showcases the artwork generated not by human hand, but by artificial intelligence.
Hermès and Pierre Charpin join forces for La Serpentine
The French designer and artist collaborated with Hermès to create window displays, scarves, and tabletop items.
Looking back at the ‘Beautiful Losers’
A new exhibition at The Hole celebrates the 10th anniversary of the documentary Beautiful Losers, which celebrated the 'broke artists' of New York's downtown scene...
One artist brings the Acne Studios Manhattan Sneaker on a journey through the ’90s
"Shoes are the first thing I look at when meeting someone."
An authentic look at people with their very own Birkenstocks
The brand tapped Jack Davison to shoot Ryan McGinley, Thomas Südhof, Romany Pajdak and more with their beloved Birkenstocks.
Christelle De Castro zooms in on downtown NYC in ‘Citizens of the Bowery’
Christelle De Castro photographed and documented 60 denizens of the Bowery for the citizenM exhibition and documentary Citizens of the Bowery.
The photographer who made the biggest names of the 20th century beautiful
Portraits of Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, and Emperor Charles I of Austria taken by Dora Kallmus, or d’Ora, are the subject of an exhibition at...
Fashion Nova on the rise
Document transforms the slinky Instagram clubwear sensation Fashion Nova into an indie punk dream.
Harley Weir directs a new A.P.C. film starring it-model Paul Hameline
Are the words uttered by models-cum-actors Hameline, Sohyun Jung and Aida Blue in Harley Weir's A.P.C. film a Lettrist poem or random musings?
The case for a museum director who isn’t white or male
Did the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles make the right decision in appointing Klaus Biesenbach as its new director?
A new tome traces Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv’s 60 years in logo design
The iconic design firm Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv is responsible for the most memorable American logos, from the NBC peacock to the Chase Bank...
Robert Wilson remembers the time Pierre Bergé introduced him to French president François Mitterand
The experimental theater director Robert Wilson honored the late Yves Saint Laurent co-founder Pierre Bergé at The 25th Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit & Auction.
The Missoni family invites you to enjoy their gnocchi verdi
Francesco Maccapani Missoni collected his family recipes for The Missoni Family Cookbook, published by Assouline.
How a bouquet of flowers from Andy Warhol started Peter Marino’s art collection
'To Peter, Andy Warhol.'
Brutalism never felt like this before
Opening this week at the Museum of Modern Art is “Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia," a new exhibition on the cold architectural style.
Gucci and Frieze collaborate on an Italo Disco fantasy
“Distant Planet: The Six Chapters of Simona," directed by Josh Blaaberg, is a call-back to a not-so-distant time.
