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.
Robyn Kanner revives the lost art of telephone conversations
The artist and writer discusses wanting to bring people together through a more open, compassionate dialogue.
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.
Liana Finck’s 9 favorite picture books for proper adults
The New Yorker cartoonist tells Document about the books she can't put down, from absurdist comic strips to illustrated personal anecdotes.
An ode to gay t-shirts, from The Oscar Wilde Temple to The Wizard of Oz
As part of her annual zine ‘Gay Tees,’ writer Emily Manning goes through 16 playful and poignant t-shirts and the stories behind them.
slowthai revives the raw energy of punk for today’s fractured Britain
With his debut album “Nothing Great About Britain,” the rapper blends punk anarchy with the purity of Daniel Johnston.
Sandro Kopp’s all-seeing eyes express humanity’s purest form
In his show ‘mEYEcelium’ the artist uses portraits of eyes to capture the lingering presence of his friends and loved ones.
Ming Smith’s otherworldly photographs of very earthly injustices
Following her artist portfolio in Document S/S 2019, Ming Smith speaks on representation, improvisation, and photography as a form of survival.
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.
Quil Lemons and MaryV Benoit on posting their most vulnerable moments online
The two artists spent the day photographing each other and sharing advice, memories, and their hopes for the future.
‘Sakura Lust’ celebrates the ephemeral beauty of Japanese love hotels
Casper Kent spent a year photographing his friend in Japanese ryokans and love hotels for his new book 'Sakura Lust.'
Dennis Osadebe thinks the term “African art” is lazy
The Nigerian artist created a new series of masked sculptures for a project titled "Stand for Something."
Kneeling at the altar of Virgen María’s sex-infused techno spiritualism
Document meets María Forqué, the DJ and producer embracing nudity to be closer to God.
11 photographers present their most powerful image
How much can you say with a single photograph? The Palm* Studios Photo Prize spotlights 100 images and a world of perspectives, evening the playing...
As funding scandals shake the art world, two museums seek new alternatives
With museum funding now under the spotlight, is an entirely new funding model the answer?
“Supreme is Jesus”: meet the artist crucifying hypebeasts on a Supreme-branded cross
The artist spent Mother’s Day with a group of die-hard Supreme fans and a large Supreme-wrapped crucifix.
Raleigh Ritchie turns imposter syndrome into cathartic RnB
‘Game of Thrones’ is nearing its finale, but Raleigh Ritchie's music career is just taking off. He talks to Document about perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and...
Kris Van Assche is luxury menswear’s hopeful romantic
The designer discusses the freedom and terror of being Berluti’s new man.
4 rising musicians leading today’s psychedelic renaissance
Vinyl Williams, Teen Daze, Sunbeam Sound Machine, and Gold Celeste discuss how they are taking a 60s sound to strange new heights.
Artist Wim Botha exposes the bad faith of Encyclopedia Britannica
In ‘Still Life With Discontent,’ the South African sculptor draws parallels between bibles and encyclopedias—and exposes America’s own complicated history of Apartheid.
Louie Banks photographs Jazzelle as a highway motel fever dream
The London photographer and Detroit-born model create surreal suburban looks for Document Online.
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.
Ryan Beatty doesn’t need a persona
The musician speaks about gratitude, his indifference to social media, and the joys of constant work cycle following his appearance in Document S/S 2019.
Inside Selah Marley’s plant-filled dream world
Selah Marley on wandering the Lower East side, following your own creative spark, and her first installation project, ‘A Primordial Place.’
Document celebrates S/S 2019 at PUBLIC
Document hosted an intimate dinner and party to celebrate Issue No. 14 with special guest Liz Johnson Artur and the Brooklyn Museum at PUBLIC with...
Ratio et Motus: meet the creative family behind NYC’s coolest bag brand
Designers Angela Wang and Daniel Li reveal their S/S 2019 collection with friends, pizza, and club music.
Gabriel Held’s 12 favorite Camp moments in TV and film
Ahead of this year’s Met Gala, vintage archivist and camp enthusiast Gabriel Held walks us through the best moments in pop culture camp.
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.
Pheeyownah’s ‘SILVER’ is an empowering R&B poetry collection
The Swedish-Ugandan singer-songwriter takes inspiration from the energy of dance and the unapologetic freedom of Björk on her debut album.
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.
Edd Horder captures the elaborate uniforms of British social clubs
From choir girls to polo players, Edd Horder photographs a rarely seen side of British society for London Unstyled.
Bob Colacello captured the private hours of the 70s most public figures
How Bob Colacello became the one every A-Lister shared their secrets with.
Secret Magazine celebrates our generation’s boundless curiosity
Jeff Ihaza and Jarod Taber's new zine upends stereotypes about today's 'phone-obsessed' generation.
The future of lingerie: 8 brands defining ‘sexy’ today
Document spoke to eight founders about creating a vision of empowering sexuality that doesn’t include a wonderbra.
The Making of Hiroshi Fujiwara: 6 subcultures that shaped the ‘Godfather of Streetwear’
Document breaks down Hiroshi Fujiwara’s six biggest influences, from Ura-Harajuku to 80s hip hop.
Sean Penn and Salman Rushdie turn private memories into surreal films for Staerk&Christensen
Danish design duo Helena Christensen and Camilla Staerk collaborate with artists who inspire them for ‘In My Dream Last Night…,’ a short film and sound...
Rave Zine: new photography with eternal DIY spirit
The new zine celebrates the artists keeping the inventive, youthful spirit of the Second Summer of Love alive in its first issue.
Paul Anthony Smith probes his dual identity in ‘Junction’
The Jamaican-American artist Paul Anthony Smith investigates class, colonialism, and culture in Junction, his first exhibition at Jack Shainman.
Sophie Green photographs the singular beauty of London’s African ‘white garment’ churches
The British social documentary and portrait photographer releases 'Congregation,' her second photography book portraying the rarely-documented spiritual worship of African South Londoners.
Announcing Document Journal S/S 2019
For Document's S/S 2019 edition, we scan the landscape, both past and present, to identify the power structures, technologies, and cultural forces that shape what...
4 creatives on being painted by Chloe Wise
On the occasion of Chloe Wise’s portrait exhibition ‘Not That We Don’t’ at Almine Rech London, Document reached out to her subjects to gain their...
‘Fades and Braids,’ the short film exploring Asian identity through hairstyles
FAR–NEAR, a cross-cultural book series aimed at broadening perspectives of Asia, launches its second issue with a short film about hair and heritage.
Anna Delvey’s ‘delusions of grandeur’ and the gaslighting of an entire generation
Anna Sorokin—the fake heiress on trial for swindling New York’s elite—is being propped up as a symbol for millennials as deluded, entitled, and narcissistic.
Learning to turn taglines into real change with Hillary Clinton and Anna Wintour
Activists, artists, and entrepreneurs took to the tenth annual Women in the World Summit to discuss ageism, gun control, and why it’s time for men...
Lizzie Fitch and Ryan Trecartin’s B-horror version of America’s rural fantasy
The artists reconstruct the idea of home in their Fondazione Prada exhibition ”Whether Line.”
Corey Wash’s art is an etiquette class for abject millennials
The artist and model is advocating for better communication through art.
Shayne Oliver takes Colmar A.G.E. to the western frontier
The Italian outerwear brand tapped the New York designer for their second collaborative collection.
Digital defenders: meet the queer activists fighting surveillance and censorship online
With the fight for LGBTQ rights increasingly being waged online, Document speaks to four individuals on the frontlines.
Trace the ‘Journey of a Raindrop’ at Milan’s Issey Miyake flagship
Issey Miyake tapped Dutch designer Jólan van der Wiel to create a series of installations in its Milan flagship for Salone del Mobile.
