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.
Holli Smith’s 7 favorite beauty looks from the Fall 2019 shows
The hair stylist takes Document backstage to showcase her favorite creations for GmbH, Acne Studios, Kenzo, Eckhaus Latta, Proenza Schouler, and Helmut Lang.
China learns what happens when you tell goths to remove their makeup
An online protest has erupted in China after a woman was banned from getting on public transport because her goth-style makeup was “too frightening.”
Photographer Alec Soth spent a year being a stranger in people’s homes
The photographer’s latest series ‘I Know How Furiously Your Heart Is Beating’ captures a glimpse of people in their own homes.
Lauren Parsons’s 6 favorite beauty looks from the Fall 2019 shows
Parsons takes Document on her fashion week rounds, sharing her highlights at Grace Wales Bonner, Camper, Moncler x Simone Rocha, and Bottega Veneta.
Paradise Found: Can this new club make Times Square fun?
Can the joint venture between ex-Studio 54 proprietor Ian Schrager and the bohemian nightclub House of Yes create a new Paradise in Times Square?
Meet the artist starting a roadkill-to-table revolution
Petr Davydtchenko, who’s been living off roadkill as an alternative to capitalism, likens his practice to the bitcoin revolution.
Pangolins: The world’s most illegally trafficked animal (and arguably the cutest)
Exploring why the real-life pokemon are the world's most trafficked animals.
Thomas de Kluyver’s 6 favorite beauty looks from the Fall 2019 shows
The make up artist drew inspiration from late 90s proms, a punk Oliver Twist, and Japanese cosplay.
Premiere: Sunbeam Sound Machine’s new video is a psychedelic meditation on loneliness
Hazy melodies meet Uber Eats in the music video for ‘Seems Like You've Made Up Your Mind’ about a delivery man’s buoyant break from monotony.
Girls who beat boys: 5 female athletes on pushing the limits of possibility
At the Nike Women presentation in Paris, Document spoke to Brandi Chastain, Vashti Cunningham, Leticia Bufoni, Zeina Nassar, and María José Rojas about how dreaming...
Theaster Gates illuminates the dark history of Maine’s interracial exiles
For his first solo museum exhibition in France at Palais de Tokyo, the artist explores America’s dark forgotten past through the interracial exiles of Malaga...
Science proves banning violent music is total BS
Drill, juggalos, death metal—studies have shown that listening to violent music can actually make us happy, so why do authorities continue to censor it?
Unlock your creative potential by staring quietly into the void
In his new book, ‘Not Working: Why We Have to Stop,’ psychoanalyst Josh Cohen makes the case for embracing inertia.
Anna Sheffield, the fashion set’s new favorite jewelry designer
The jeweler discusses bringing the interdisciplinary ethos of The Wiener Werkstätte to engagement rings.
EDITION Hotels is reinventing billboard art—and Times Square along with it
Robotic art projects and 3-D billboard installations are attracting New Yorkers to Times Square
Documenting the humanity in Tbilisi’s brutalist landmark of Soviet occupation
Photographer Alex Schoelcher examines the history within a Tbilisi apartment complex for his new project "Plato."
Reclaiming nudity through the work of Alice Neel
Exploring the freedom found in our unfiltered bodies at the new retrospective covering 60 years of Alice Neel’s nudes on view at David Zwirner.
Anti-Agency is pushing modeling to new, inclusive heights
11 models from Anti's diverse roster speak on the agency and why inclusive modeling is an absolute necessity.
Sadie Barnette explores a Black Panther-infused family history at The Armory Show
Sadie Barnette brings a joyful reprieve to issues of race, identity, and gentrification at Charlie James Gallery at the 25th edition of The Armory Show.
3 exhibitions changing the narrative around the “forgotten female artist”
For International Women’s Day, Document celebrates the women who defined art history—and the curators ensuring they get their due.
Tracking this season’s hot new trend: Environmentalism
Climate change was all the talk for Fall 2019, but how do we make the jump from runway to reality?
Follow model Simona Kust get ready for the Saint Laurent Winter 2019 show
The model takes us with her as she prepares for the Saint Laurent Winter 2019 show in Paris.
The producer behind ‘The American Meme’ unpacks modern celebrity
Bert Marcus talks to Document about the impact of social media on modern-day fame, and his upcoming film Apollo.
Marco Zanini has set out on his own—and is not looking back
The designer, who launched the first collection under his eponymous label at Milan Fashion Week, discusses taking the plunge into full creative control.
Michael the III guides you through the best and worst of Paris Fashion Week
Michael the III names the definitely not made-up best and worst collections, models, and hot spots of Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2019.
Helmut Lang gets the Slava Mogutin treatment
The photographer continues ten years of creative collaboration with the brand with his "logo hack" capsule collection
Remembering the photography of ‘Renaissance man’ Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld’s art dealer, Mathias Rastorfer of Galerie Gmurzynska, recalls working with the legendary Chanel designer as a photographer.
Thierry Mugler is adored by Cardi B. and Lady Gaga, but just who is the revered designer?
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts pays homage to the fashion designer in the exhibition ‘Thierry Mugler: Couturissime.’
Hedi Slimane unveils his new romantic vision for Celine
The designer emerged from the Celine archives with a new refined vision for Fall 2019.
Deconstructing functionality at Y/Project Fall 2019
Photographer Kei Takeda goes backstage as Glenn Martens unveils his latest collection for Y/Project.
If you’re not buying your favorite celeb’s trash, are you even a real fan?
With social media giving us unfettered access to the stars, fandom has become manic for the ability to "own" a piece of their favorite celebrities.
The Japanese House’s ‘Good at Falling’ ushers in a soothing wave of introspection
The Japanese House's debut album, ‘Good at Falling,’ chronicles several years of self-discovery, love, and a breakup for Amber Bain.
Amy Lamé gives voice to London After Dark
London's Night Czar is using legislation to preserve endangered art spaces; New York should take note.
Andy Dixon’s colorful commentary on the comedy of desire
The Canadian artist interweaves themes of appropriation to paint a vivid interpretation of art’s intricate relationship with wealth and decadence.
8 Afro-Italian creatives share their struggle to be seen
Amidst a rise of ethno-nationalism, eight Italian artists of color fight against their erasure.
The CFDA addresses why we (still) need to talk about diversity and inclusion in the fashion industry
“We have to re-write the blueprint. This is a moment of change.”
5 Black political activists who changed America forever—and were exiled for it
Amira Rasool remembers five figures who sacrificed their lives in the United States in the fight for civil rights and social justice.
The story behind Sarah Charlesworth’s haunting ‘Stills’ series
Document takes a look at the late Sarah Charlesworth’s archive on the occasion of her first exhibition with Paula Cooper Gallery.
Mike Kelley’s ‘Unisex Love Nest’ examines the politics of queer aesthetics
Mike Kelley's 'Unisex Love Nest,' which was recently shown in his adopted hometown for the first time, still resonates 20 years after its debut.
Welcome to your brain at Milan Fashion Week
Michael the III suffers from an existential crisis while sitting at one of Milan Fashion Week’s most coveted front rows.
Chris Brooks photographs the revival of his family’s lost printing press
The photographer concludes a decade-long project with the release of his first book on the family press.
Ousted from his hometown, Nakhane finds salvation in music
On new album 'You Will Not Die,' the actor and singer embraces his sexuality and learns to reject universal truths.
4 Mexican fashion designers on Frida Kahlo’s enduring influence
Carla Fernández, Andres Jimenez, Alejandra Quesada, and Barbara Sánchez-Kane recall how the legendary artist influenced their own practices.
Millennials don’t want “hipster jobs,” they want health care
What the rise of “hipster jobs” hides about America’s precarious labor market.
The surreal domestic lives of humans and their hyper-real dolls
Fondazione Prada’s new exhibition, ‘Surrogati. Un amore ideale’ (Surrogate. A Love Ideal) explores the emotional bonds between humans and their inanimate companions.
