In Andrea Geyer’s ‘a promise of lightning,’ the natural is inherently political
On view at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, the artist’s latest exhibition draws parallels between queerness and the the interconnectivity of earth’s environment
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nick Vogelson, Ruth Rogers, and Cartier host Document Journal’s Fall/Winter 2024-25 issue launch dinner
Document and Cartier celebrate the latest edition on the eve of London Frieze week with guests including Bianca Jagger, Honey Dijon, Peter Sarsgaard, Simone Rocha,...
In Tahir Karmali’s ‘Eternal Rent,’ infrastructure is human
On view at Chinatown’s Management gallery, the artist’s debut solo show centers construction and deconstruction on the city streets and within the self
Document Launches Fall/Winter 2024–25: A New Perspective
Ethan James Green reconceptualizes the classic bombshell
In his multi-year photographic project ‘Bombshell,’ the artist probes conceptions of beauty, femininity, and glamor
R. Jamin’s ‘Temperance’ is a study in the spirituality behind science
Document sits down with the artist to talk about the natural disasters, divination, and doves behind her first solo show, on view at David Peter...
‘Surviving the Dream’ with FIDLAR
Document joined the indie rock band LA’s Balboa Recording Studio ahead of the release of their fourth album to talk about staying punk and growing...
Brioni’s La Donna explores new ground
The Italian heritage house mixes embellishment and craftsmanship in its Spring / Summer collection
Experimental pop duo NEW YORK’s ‘rapstar*’ maintains an artful anonymity
Following the release of their sophomore album, Gretchen Lawrence and Coumba Samba reflect on art, friendship, and their lo-fi influences
Maya Man and Sotce usher in a new generation of internet artists
The pair sits down with Document to discuss their creative processes amidst the ever-changing climate of internet art
The Mall Firenze brings experiential retail to Tuscany
The Italian destination infuses touristic experiences to breakthrough conventions of luxury shopping
Darryl Bell brought his Midwestern barbecue heritage to Robert Glasper’s The Black Radio Experience music festival
At an on-site lunch event, the chef gave a glimpse into the menu at Stateline Road Smokehouse, his new restaurant blending fine dining perspective with...
Mark Armijo McKnight’s ‘Decreation’ undoes the self
The artist’s solo exhibition at The Whitney invokes existential landscapes as sites for unbecoming
The Shoptimist Speaks: Mati Hays of House of Iconica
In the second installment of columnist Maya Kotomori’s interview mini-series, the Brooklyn-based designer talks personal style, fetish, and the poetics of taste in fashion
August Thompson’s ‘Anyone’s Ghost’ thrums with tenderness and tension
The writer’s debut novel interrogates grief and masculinity through a gut-wrenching tale of an all-consuming love
Whole Festival 2024 through the eyes and lens of Spyros Rennt
The photographer documents everything from dance floor makeouts to Monday-morning euphoria during the three-day fête
Inside Pete Rock’s musical dictionary
Ahead of his performance at The Black Radio Experience music festival, the legendary DJ and producer sits down with Document to discuss his love for...
Poet Precious Okoyomon and artist Olivia McKayla Ross are using time as a creative medium
The pair sit down with Document to discuss the memory work in Okoyomon’s new poetry collection, ‘But Did You Die?’
Fine Print: ‘The weirder and freakier the better’
Columnist Drew Zeiba sits down with ‘Language Arts’ co-editors Layla Halabian and Sophia June to talk about books, bags, and branding
Enrique Garcia exposes the serpentine mechanics of contemporary life
In ‘Swallowing the Sun,’ on view at N.A.S.A.L. in Mexico City, the artist traces the curves of human-made design at all scales
Audrey Nuna rediscovers freedom on the stage
Having just dropped her new single “Suckin Up,” the musician joins Document to talk collaboration, her DIY roots, and Anaïs Nin
Function is unifying NYC’s queer nightlife scene, one fête at a time
Document gets to the heart of club culture with DJ Andrew Makadsi and “super host” George Najm, the couple and creative duo responsible for the...
Jonathan Lethem’s ‘Cellophane Bricks’ collides art writing with narrative imagination
The novelist joins Document to discuss his new collection of prose on the work of Nan Goldin, Rachel Harrison, and several others
Sophie Kemp’s reading list for electric and hilarious prose
These six unrelenting and effervescent titles inspired the writer as she worked on her debut novel ‘Paradise Logic’
Lily Burgess and Lauren Massie’s ‘A Vehement Flame’ is a photographic manifestation of love’s unpredictability
Told in 14 blown-up Polaroids and a collage at PALO Gallery, the couple’s first exhibition showcases their tumultuous relationship in all its authentic glory
The Watermill Center’s annual summer benefit fused dance and artistic experimentation
The foundation’s centennial fundraising event hosted 20 provocative performances and installations and honored dance icon Lucinda Childs
The Shoptimist: Myths, markets, and the business model of hype
For her monthly column, fashion bard Maya Kotomori tells the tale of luxury’s fraught relationship to streetwear from ’90s Supreme to 2010s Odd Future to...
Fine Print: The crónica as daily epic
In his column, Drew Zeiba reads possibilities for prose and politics in new collections of Hebe Uhart, Clarice Lispector, and Pedro Lemebel’s kaleidoscopic essays
‘DEATHWORK’ is Kamixlo’s ode to the angels of noise
The Brixton-based DJ and producer discusses his sophomore album’s genre-rebelling mix of existential introspection and rave-ready beats
Roving literary event Casual Encounterz prioritizes the pen over the persona
Following stints in Mexico City and LA, writer Sammy Loren brings his reading series to NYC to highlight a mix of fiction heavy hitters and...
PPOW’s current exhibition ‘Airhead’ schools viewers on the art of education
Curated by Timmy Simonds and gallery director Eden Deering, the group show and performance program dissects the powers and possibilities of the classroom
‘National Anthem’ is a portal into the beauty of queer rural America
Named after his earlier monograph, the debut feature film by photographer Luke Gilford brings the rodeo stars of his book to the big screen
The end of cloud computing
Modern internet infrastructure hides in plain sight, reshaping our cities and social relationships with its bold promises of infinity
Joshua Serafin’s ‘VOID’ mines the elemental, ancestral, and transmigratory experience of their ancestry
Document joins the artist to discuss the speculative future realms of Indigenous Filipino spirituality in their most recent video installation and live performance
Benjamin Fredrickson’s ‘Wedgies’ turn schoolyard antics into ass-up uncanniness
Document joins the New York-based artist for a sweaty rooftop shoot ahead of the release of his latest photo book
Italian-made footwear by Scarosso meets American prep by Brooks Brothers in Florence
In the city’s 13th-century Palazzo Vecchio, the brands unveil an accessible-yet-opulent capsule collection
Best in show: Couture Week Fall 2024
Document’s Fashion Critic-at-Large Katharine Zarrella provides her self-proclaimed ‘couch couture’ dispatch surveying this last week in Paris
For five decades, Mira Schor has blended concept and image
Following major solo exhibitions in New York and Paris, the artist joins Document to discuss language, legacy, and the ‘thingness’ of painting
Wedding veils, pan flutes, and the perfect day for a picnic
A deep dive into ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock,’ the 1975 cult film that inspired everyone from Chloë Sevigny to Alexander McQueen and redefined Australian cinema
Ladyland Festival is Pride in a musical microcosm
Document goes backstage with the Brooklyn event’s queer icons, including Tinashe, Tokischa, Bob the Drag Queen, and many more
Larry Gus’s ‘Kerkis (Judas Tree)’ is playing games
The musician collaborates with director Matvey Fiks and screenwriter, lyricist, and Yorgos Lanthimos collaborator Efthymis Filippou in this absurdist romp through an Athenian chess club
Best in show: Men’s Spring/Summer 2025 and Women’s Resort Fashion Week—Paris
Document rounds up the top new collections shown this past week in Paris
Steven Cuffie’s relational image-making
A new zine and exhibition provide a glimpse into the rich archive of intimate portraits by the late photographer
Is a socialite just a scammer who succeeded?
In an interview with Harron Walker, the author Shola von Reinhold discusses the fabulosity of fabulation and whether some stories should be allowed to disappear
In ‘Queendom,’ authenticity is resistance
Agniia Galdanova’s documentary showcases art’s radical potential by following Russian performance artist Jenna Marvin
Fine Print: Poetry by any means necessary
For his monthly column, Drew Zeiba traverses New York City in search of performances beyond the page
Best in show: Men’s Spring/Summer 2025 and Women’s Resort Fashion Week—Milan
Document rounds up the top new collections shown this past week in Milan
Even undead, Joan Didion won’t back down
In this AI-facilitated conversation, ‘Mean Boys’ author Geoffrey Mak talks to the late essayist about addiction, critical audacity, and American literature’s CIA roots
The Shoptimist: It ain’t the same now
In a Juneteenth special of her monthly column, hotep-in-training Maya Kotomori puts on her Dr. Umar kufi to analyze the commodity fetish of hip-hop
