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.
Mumbai, Unstyled: everyday fashion in India’s City of Dreams
Photographer Martin Mae captures families, fashion models, and rickshaw drivers in the beautifully cacophonous city.
The women of the Bauhaus who rethought the world—and were forgotten
On the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus, look at five groundbreaking women who were erased from art history.
6 stories of compassion and contradiction on America’s southern border
In 'American Backyard,' photographer Elliot Ross and writer Genevieve Allison give voice to the families, ranchers, and indigenous activists negotiating life on the U.S.-Mexico border.
5 Agnès Varda films that taught us how to be vulnerable
Document remembers the vulnerable tenor of Varda’s oeuvre—and the 5 films that it is best embodied by.
Genevieve Gaignard removes our rose-colored glasses for white Americana
The artist explores the disturbing resonances of domestic life and white nostalgia in "Black White and Red All Over" at Monique Meloche Gallery.
Helen Schulman explores age-old questions in the age of information
Set in a Silicon Valley multiverse ruled by apps and algorithms, Schulman's latest book 'Come With Me' reveals the myriad consequences of our gluttonous hunger...
The 14th Sharjah Biennial tells the stories ignored by popular culture
Zoe Butt, Omar Kholeif, and Claire Tancons curated the 14th Sharjah Biennial, ‘Leaving the Echo Chamber,’ which looks at how systems dictate culture.
Why everyone is rediscovering the spiritual illustrations of Emma Kunz
The Serpentine in London plays host to the UK’s first solo show of the Swiss naturopath, healer, and environmental artist.
What is ‘emotional labor’ and why can’t you invoice for it?
Artist and activist Liv Wynter explains why we need to redefine the term emotional labour.
Wardrobe Therapy: sorting out my inner psyche and my summer aesthetic
In the era of minimalism and Marie Kondo, we’re made to feel bad about not wanting to give items up. Janelle Abbott's 'Wardrobe Therapy' makes...
Anne Imhof’s ‘Sex’ convulses with death and desire
The artist gives expression to human yearnings and the futile quest for refuge—against a frenetic soundtrack spanning Vivaldi to Nirvana.
Su Misu’s erotic photographs reveal Taiwan’s subversive underbelly
The Taiwanese photographer's daring images are on display at Art Basel in Hong Kong through March 31.
Yasiin Bey released his newest album and all I got was a Polaroid of myself
The artist formerly known as Mos Def released Negus at Art Basel in Hong Kong—but you could only listen to it if you were there.
Photographing the vibrant, disappearing community of elderly Jews in 1970s South Beach
The late Andy Sweet's legacy is the subject of a recent documentary and photography book.
Marie Tomanova captures the vulnerability of American youth
The Czech-born, New York-based photographer immortalizes her American Youth series with her new book ‘Young American.’
How Arthur Rimbaud became the blueprint for outsider teen fashion
Exploring how the 19th-century poet influenced River Phoenix, Kurt Cobain, and Hedi Slimane.
A day in Tompkins Square Park with artist Jack Greer
The artist discusses his affinity for parks, creating in the spirit of the internet, and how he's changed since the end of The Still House...
Mariette Pathy Allen spent 40 years documenting the transgender community’s radical resilience
'Rites of Passage,' on display at The Museum of Sex, reveals all that has changed and all that tragically remains the same in the battle...
8 questions with Alice and Molly Goddard, fashion’s coolest sibling duo
Alice and Molly Goddard discuss dress-ups, Avril Lavigne, and three decades of collaboration
Denise Murrell calls attention to the forgotten black muses of contemporary art
The art curator's new exhibition at the Musee D'orsay in Paris places black figures at the center of contemporary art.
Artists Bryndon Cook and Rahim Fortune find stability in their Southern roots
Ahead of his new album, Bryndon Cook—a.k.a. Starchild and the New Romantic— discusses southern identity and strong women with photographer Rahim Fortune.
Revisiting Godard’s ‘Tout Va Bien,’ a manifesto for post-1968 class struggle
Starring a newly radicalized Jane Fonda, Jean-Luc Godard’s masterpiece of radical cinema documented a workers strike at a French sausage factory, and revealed the stratification...
Farah Al Qasimi photographs the playful everyday behind Dubai’s flashy veneer
The New York and Dubai-based photographer disrupts the notion that Dubai is all flashy cars and towering skyscrapers in an exhibition at Jameel Arts Centre.
Paul Hanlon’s 6 favorite beauty looks from the Fall 2019 shows
Hair stylist Paul Hanlon takes Document backstage to see his creations for the Fall 2019 shows at Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Lacoste, Chloé, and Paco Rabanne.
Art gives a voice to South Asia’s most persecuted communities
‘Fabric(ated) Fractures,’ a group exhibition at Concrete in Dubai, tells the untold stories of rape, religious violence, and loss in South Asia.
Anthony Turner’s 6 favorite beauty looks from the Fall 2019 shows
Anthony Turner, a regular Document contributor, takes us through his favorite Fall 2019 shows: No.21, Ann Demeulemeester, Missoni, Erdem, and Rochas.
