Art Inside Performance Space New York’s ‘Divine Disco’ The East Village institution’s 44th annual gala celebrated its artists with a fantasia of performances and an unforgettable party
Art The fearless thrills of Jimmy Wright and Christopher Culver At Lower East Side gallery Diana, two artists explore gay lust, pleasure, and the power of lewdness
Art Watch ‘Divine Disco,’ the 44th annual Performance Space New York Gala live on Document Tune into the livestream starting at 6pm EDT and for exclusive coverage for PSNY, read our interviews with creative director Richard Kennedy and artistic director...
Art Taja Cheek makes curation a collaborative art The newly appointed artistic director of Performance Space New York sits down with Document ahead of the East Village institution’s 44th annual gala
Above the Fold Pleasure-seeking: On my ex’s exes In her first monthly column, Camille Sojit Pejcha explores internet stalking as a queer rite of passage by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold The art of Shibari For Marie Sauvage and Hajime Kinoko, rope bondage is a form of creative expression by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Ottessa Moshfegh writes not what we asked for, but what we need Excavating the dark side of human nature, the author invites readers to find divinity in depravity by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Beach Fossils frontman Dustin Payseur shares the songs that carried him through tour In a playlist curated for Document, the musician captures the highs and lows of life on the road by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold The perennial reinvention of Oneohtrix Point Never Daniel Lopatin on the idiosyncrasies of his creative process, the life cycle of counterculture, and how he remains enchanted with art by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold The people’s history of the internet, according to Taylor Lorenz The tech journalist and author on the algorithmic American dream, the unsung heroes of social media, and her new book ‘Extremely Online’ by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Molly Crabapple’s world of art and action The artist returns to her roots with ‘The Chair Series,’ an intimate meditation on human connection amidst political upheaval by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Artists are poisoning AI image generators with Nightshade The tool sabotages machine learning models from the inside, causing them to break in unprecedented ways by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Inside Arca’s immersive takeover of the Park Avenue Armory Billed as her most personal performance yet, ‘Mutant;Destrudo’ is a testament to transformation by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Bloom’s kinky chatbots want to expand your sexual horizons The erotic audio company recently launched a series of AI-powered characters intent on one thing: fulfilling your deepest desires by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold A night out with Nation of Language The synth-pop trio join Document to discuss their enduring inspirations, courting chaos, and their new album, ‘Strange Disciple’ by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold For Raul Lopez, church is wherever you find heaven Inside Luar’s rave-ready Spring/Summer 2024 presentation, redefining the sublime from a Brooklyn warehouse by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Inside ALL DOLLED UP, New York’s first trans-only strip club experience Curated by Ruby Zarsky and produced by Unter, the pop-up pushed back against the exclusionary policies that prevent trans women from working the pole by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Mastercard’s policies are a danger to sex workers, and your freedom of speech The ACLU has filed a complaint against the company with the Federal Trade Commission, urging an investigation into its discriminatory practices by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold The micro-trends we never asked for Media coverage implies that ‘tomato girl summer’ and ‘blueberry milk nails’ are being embraced on TikTok—but the girlies aren’t so sure by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold ‘Bottoms’ flips the script on the teen sex comedy Emma Seligman’s latest film proves that amidst shifting cultural norms, raunchy flicks still have a place at the box office by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold AI art can’t be copyrighted, according to a federal judge Amidst SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, last week’s ruling indicates a sea change in the AI intellectual property debate by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold TikTok’s “mind-reading” algorithm is about to change The app’s new opt-out policy for EU users is a step forward for cognitive liberty—but will it stop users from trading privacy for entertainment? by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Sophia Giovannitti on sex, art, and labor Working across mediums, the author of ‘Working Girl’ grapples with the contradictions of life under capitalism—complicating notions of consent in a totalizing system by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Remembering Jamie Reid, the creative renegade who forged punk’s visual identity From direct action to anti-establishment album covers, the artist and activist waged a 50-year war on social injustice by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Lee Pace contains multitudes Hollywood’s most versatile actor joins Document to discuss the complexity of the mind, transcending traditional gender roles, and the characters he never forgot by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold ‘Barbie’ was a great movie—should that worry us? How a film commissioned by a children’s toy brand become the blockbuster of the summer, and what that means for the future of cinema by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Caroline Calloway lies to tell the truth In the wake of ‘Scammer,’ the memoirist joins Document to set the record straight—again by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold The battle for the soul of Hollywood A dystopian AI proposal raises questions about what happens to creative industries when all but the most recognizable figures are deemed disposable by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold At the Chelsea Hotel, queer subculture continues to thrive Inside the clandestine parties keeping the creative spirit of the space alive, decades after its illustrious heydey by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Hot girls walked so girl dinner could run The TikTok trend champions imperfection, suggesting fatigue around aspirational online content and desire to find pleasure in the everyday by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold The Japanese House wants to hold onto heartbreak On new album ‘In The End It Always Does,’ Amber Bain charts the trajectory of a queer love story, from beginning to bittersweet end by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold How should we feel about OceanGate? As news of the missing sub unfolded, millions grappled with the choice between empathy, and reveling in the the poetic justice of a modern-day parable by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold The queer performers keeping the Chelsea’s subversive legacy alive Decades after its heyday, the historic hotel serves as a safe haven for burlesque and sideshow artists to perform their most transgressive acts by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Jessica Stoya and Samantha Cole on sex, tech, and censorship The adult industry experts join Document to discuss the internet’s horny history and the shadowy forces that determine what kind of porn you see by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Blush wants to teach you how to flirt The dating simulator is the latest of several AI apps aimed at improving your game—but its chatbots are anything but smooth by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Meet Rayne Fisher-Quann, the people’s (internet) princess The Canadian essayist joins Document to discuss online culture, the modern mental health landscape, and playing a character who just happens to be herself by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold The curious case of hallucinating chatbots Microsoft Bing went off the rails, and Google’s Bard made an error in its first public demo—yet search engines are still racing to integrate AI by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold True crime TikTokers are employing AI to resurrect murder victims Deepfakes, which have long been used to create explicit content without consent, are now being leveraged to craft a new kind of trauma porn by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold A tech bro created an AI-powered clone of his own girlfriend The framework for the project, dubbed ‘GirlfriendGPT,’ is now available online, spurring concerns about consent in the era of customized chatbots by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Remembering Kenneth Anger, an icon of queer cinematic counterculture The groundbreaking filmmaker believed movies were “evil” and likened his practice to the “casting of a spell”—the influence of which is imbued across visual culture by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold How voice cloning is changing the music industry Universal Music Group just inked a deal with Endel AI—further cementing a revolution in modern listening habits and intellectual property laws alike by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Amidst a rise in cybercrime, researchers trained an AI on the dark web Having scoured the internet’s seedy underbelly, DarkBERT suggests that, in the future, AI may play an even bigger role in online policing by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Misha Japanwala wants you to be without shame In her new exhibition, the artist documents the bodies of those who have worked to forge a more liberated society in her native Karachi by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold At Club Onyx, Adrienne Raquel documents the reality behind the strip club’s fantasy Previously on view at Fotografiska, the photography series is now available in the form of a monograph by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Artists and journalists call for the restriction of AI illustration in publishing In an open letter, Molly Crabapple and Mazria Katz advocate against the use of the technology in journalism, a medium long defined by human storytellers by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Claire Dederer’s ‘Monsters’ is a story about us The author set out to write a book about the art of monstrous men—in the process, she rendered a complex portrait of humanity by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold ‘The Godfather of AI’ speaks out about the dangers of the technology he helped create Geoffrey Hinton has left Google, joining the chorus of industry leaders warning against the race to deploy new AI models by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Pornhub blocks access in Utah to protest new age verification laws The legislation chips away at the right to privacy online—raising questions about the cost of making the internet safe for children by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Inside TRANSFIX, the world’s largest touring immersive art experience Set in a multi-level labyrinth off the Las Vegas strip, the event’s inaugural edition is a choose-your-own-adventure featuring art from over 50 creators by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Spotify has a fake artist problem Users are encountering AI-generated songs by artists that don’t exist—many of which are being aggressively promoted by the platform’s algorithm by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold ‘Beef’ star David Choe admitted to raping a woman—and he just got the proof taken off Twitter After clips of his problematic comments resurfaced on social media, the actor attempted to silence his accusers by reporting the content for ‘copyright infringement’ by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ is a call-to-arms for a disillusioned world Fed up with the ineffectiveness of peaceful protest, a group of young activists decide to burn it all down for the sake of our future by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Google put 25 AI agents together in a Sims-inspired virtual town, and told them to go about their lives The ChatGPT-powered characters go to work, flirt, and throw Valentine’s day parties—forecasting new uses for AI in the study of human behavior by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold The risks and rewards of jailbreaking ChatGPT When companies put sexual restrictions chatbots, users race to get around them—but there are other side effects to disabling the technology’s guardrails by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Pleasure-seeking: On my ex’s exes In her first monthly column, Camille Sojit Pejcha explores internet stalking as a queer rite of passage by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold The art of Shibari For Marie Sauvage and Hajime Kinoko, rope bondage is a form of creative expression by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Ottessa Moshfegh writes not what we asked for, but what we need Excavating the dark side of human nature, the author invites readers to find divinity in depravity by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Beach Fossils frontman Dustin Payseur shares the songs that carried him through tour In a playlist curated for Document, the musician captures the highs and lows of life on the road by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold The perennial reinvention of Oneohtrix Point Never Daniel Lopatin on the idiosyncrasies of his creative process, the life cycle of counterculture, and how he remains enchanted with art by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold The people’s history of the internet, according to Taylor Lorenz The tech journalist and author on the algorithmic American dream, the unsung heroes of social media, and her new book ‘Extremely Online’ by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Molly Crabapple’s world of art and action The artist returns to her roots with ‘The Chair Series,’ an intimate meditation on human connection amidst political upheaval by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Artists are poisoning AI image generators with Nightshade The tool sabotages machine learning models from the inside, causing them to break in unprecedented ways by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Inside Arca’s immersive takeover of the Park Avenue Armory Billed as her most personal performance yet, ‘Mutant;Destrudo’ is a testament to transformation by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Bloom’s kinky chatbots want to expand your sexual horizons The erotic audio company recently launched a series of AI-powered characters intent on one thing: fulfilling your deepest desires by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold A night out with Nation of Language The synth-pop trio join Document to discuss their enduring inspirations, courting chaos, and their new album, ‘Strange Disciple’ by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold For Raul Lopez, church is wherever you find heaven Inside Luar’s rave-ready Spring/Summer 2024 presentation, redefining the sublime from a Brooklyn warehouse by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Inside ALL DOLLED UP, New York’s first trans-only strip club experience Curated by Ruby Zarsky and produced by Unter, the pop-up pushed back against the exclusionary policies that prevent trans women from working the pole by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Mastercard’s policies are a danger to sex workers, and your freedom of speech The ACLU has filed a complaint against the company with the Federal Trade Commission, urging an investigation into its discriminatory practices by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold The micro-trends we never asked for Media coverage implies that ‘tomato girl summer’ and ‘blueberry milk nails’ are being embraced on TikTok—but the girlies aren’t so sure by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold ‘Bottoms’ flips the script on the teen sex comedy Emma Seligman’s latest film proves that amidst shifting cultural norms, raunchy flicks still have a place at the box office by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold AI art can’t be copyrighted, according to a federal judge Amidst SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, last week’s ruling indicates a sea change in the AI intellectual property debate by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold TikTok’s “mind-reading” algorithm is about to change The app’s new opt-out policy for EU users is a step forward for cognitive liberty—but will it stop users from trading privacy for entertainment? by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Sophia Giovannitti on sex, art, and labor Working across mediums, the author of ‘Working Girl’ grapples with the contradictions of life under capitalism—complicating notions of consent in a totalizing system by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Remembering Jamie Reid, the creative renegade who forged punk’s visual identity From direct action to anti-establishment album covers, the artist and activist waged a 50-year war on social injustice by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Lee Pace contains multitudes Hollywood’s most versatile actor joins Document to discuss the complexity of the mind, transcending traditional gender roles, and the characters he never forgot by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold ‘Barbie’ was a great movie—should that worry us? How a film commissioned by a children’s toy brand become the blockbuster of the summer, and what that means for the future of cinema by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Caroline Calloway lies to tell the truth In the wake of ‘Scammer,’ the memoirist joins Document to set the record straight—again by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold The battle for the soul of Hollywood A dystopian AI proposal raises questions about what happens to creative industries when all but the most recognizable figures are deemed disposable by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold At the Chelsea Hotel, queer subculture continues to thrive Inside the clandestine parties keeping the creative spirit of the space alive, decades after its illustrious heydey by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Hot girls walked so girl dinner could run The TikTok trend champions imperfection, suggesting fatigue around aspirational online content and desire to find pleasure in the everyday by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold The Japanese House wants to hold onto heartbreak On new album ‘In The End It Always Does,’ Amber Bain charts the trajectory of a queer love story, from beginning to bittersweet end by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold How should we feel about OceanGate? As news of the missing sub unfolded, millions grappled with the choice between empathy, and reveling in the the poetic justice of a modern-day parable by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold The queer performers keeping the Chelsea’s subversive legacy alive Decades after its heyday, the historic hotel serves as a safe haven for burlesque and sideshow artists to perform their most transgressive acts by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Jessica Stoya and Samantha Cole on sex, tech, and censorship The adult industry experts join Document to discuss the internet’s horny history and the shadowy forces that determine what kind of porn you see by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Blush wants to teach you how to flirt The dating simulator is the latest of several AI apps aimed at improving your game—but its chatbots are anything but smooth by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Meet Rayne Fisher-Quann, the people’s (internet) princess The Canadian essayist joins Document to discuss online culture, the modern mental health landscape, and playing a character who just happens to be herself by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold The curious case of hallucinating chatbots Microsoft Bing went off the rails, and Google’s Bard made an error in its first public demo—yet search engines are still racing to integrate AI by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold True crime TikTokers are employing AI to resurrect murder victims Deepfakes, which have long been used to create explicit content without consent, are now being leveraged to craft a new kind of trauma porn by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold A tech bro created an AI-powered clone of his own girlfriend The framework for the project, dubbed ‘GirlfriendGPT,’ is now available online, spurring concerns about consent in the era of customized chatbots by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Remembering Kenneth Anger, an icon of queer cinematic counterculture The groundbreaking filmmaker believed movies were “evil” and likened his practice to the “casting of a spell”—the influence of which is imbued across visual culture by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold How voice cloning is changing the music industry Universal Music Group just inked a deal with Endel AI—further cementing a revolution in modern listening habits and intellectual property laws alike by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Amidst a rise in cybercrime, researchers trained an AI on the dark web Having scoured the internet’s seedy underbelly, DarkBERT suggests that, in the future, AI may play an even bigger role in online policing by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Misha Japanwala wants you to be without shame In her new exhibition, the artist documents the bodies of those who have worked to forge a more liberated society in her native Karachi by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold At Club Onyx, Adrienne Raquel documents the reality behind the strip club’s fantasy Previously on view at Fotografiska, the photography series is now available in the form of a monograph by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Artists and journalists call for the restriction of AI illustration in publishing In an open letter, Molly Crabapple and Mazria Katz advocate against the use of the technology in journalism, a medium long defined by human storytellers by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Claire Dederer’s ‘Monsters’ is a story about us The author set out to write a book about the art of monstrous men—in the process, she rendered a complex portrait of humanity by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold ‘The Godfather of AI’ speaks out about the dangers of the technology he helped create Geoffrey Hinton has left Google, joining the chorus of industry leaders warning against the race to deploy new AI models by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Pornhub blocks access in Utah to protest new age verification laws The legislation chips away at the right to privacy online—raising questions about the cost of making the internet safe for children by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Inside TRANSFIX, the world’s largest touring immersive art experience Set in a multi-level labyrinth off the Las Vegas strip, the event’s inaugural edition is a choose-your-own-adventure featuring art from over 50 creators by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Spotify has a fake artist problem Users are encountering AI-generated songs by artists that don’t exist—many of which are being aggressively promoted by the platform’s algorithm by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold ‘Beef’ star David Choe admitted to raping a woman—and he just got the proof taken off Twitter After clips of his problematic comments resurfaced on social media, the actor attempted to silence his accusers by reporting the content for ‘copyright infringement’ by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ is a call-to-arms for a disillusioned world Fed up with the ineffectiveness of peaceful protest, a group of young activists decide to burn it all down for the sake of our future by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Google put 25 AI agents together in a Sims-inspired virtual town, and told them to go about their lives The ChatGPT-powered characters go to work, flirt, and throw Valentine’s day parties—forecasting new uses for AI in the study of human behavior by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold The risks and rewards of jailbreaking ChatGPT When companies put sexual restrictions chatbots, users race to get around them—but there are other side effects to disabling the technology’s guardrails by Camille Sojit Pejcha