Eckhaus Latta’s first permanent New York store is a blank slate
Following its pop-up at the Whitney Museum, the cult fashion label opened its first permanent New York store in Chinatown.
Hedi Slimane’s Celine is a radical reimagining of post-punk subculture
For his first Celine menswear campaign, Slimane taps into Paris' Cold War-era 'Des Jeunes Gens Modernes' youth movement.
MDMA makes people better at social interactions—without naivety
A study found that those on MDMA were far more open and forthcoming at cooperating with others, they weren’t naïve or duped.
Adidas tracks the famed history of its ZX Runner
Adidas celebrates its storied shoe with their new exhibition ZX ‘The Roots of Running’.
Men who are emotionally stable have more sexual partners
Behavioral economists in Australia found that men have more sexual partners if they have varied personality traits and are more extroverted.
Wes Anderson and Juman Malouf bring their wondrous world to the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
Wes Anderson and his partner Juman Malouf curated an exhibition featuring 5,000 years of art and antiquities from the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna.
The most dangerous place for women is the home
A new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) finds that women account for 82% of intimate partner homicides.
The origin of Loro Piana’s rare Baby Cashmere
Each June, Loro Piana travels to the Alashan Mountains, deep in Inner Mongolia, to harvest the soft, ultrafine, luxurious wool of the young Capra hircus...
Designing a set fit for Dior
Architect Shohei Shigematsu and curator Florence Müller discuss the exhibition design for the Denver Art Museum retrospective, Dior: From Paris to the World.
A-Cold-Wall*’s Samuel Ross ponders over the role of materiality in his work
A-Cold-Wall*’s creative director and founder Samuel Ross speaks about visualizing the aging process and telling a story with his highly anticipated Nike capsule collection.
Move over Millennials—make space for Gen Z
As Gen Zers come of age, a new survey finds them more open-minded, driven, industrious, and passionate than the generations before them.
Countries move to leave UNESCO, signaling a decreased priority for the role of culture in world peace
Both the United States and the United Kingdom have expressed a desire to leave the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Technology is tracing your every move
Devices are measuring your every move, and with all our usage, they can paint a picture of our daily lives.
Studio visit: Dan Colen draws the connection between Wile E. Coyote and the never-ending chase
Dan Colen's latest exhibition at Gagosian Beverly Hills, High Noon, features Warner Bros.-inspired desert landscapes
Liu Ye’s whimsical paintings take over Prada Rong Zhai in Shanghai
Storytelling features 30 paintings by Chinese artist Liu Ye at the Prada-restored mansion Rong Zhai in Shanghai.
Rodarte becomes the first fashion label exhibited at the National Museum of Women in the Arts
A 13-year survey of the intricate work of Kate and Laura Mulleavy—the sisters behind Rodarte—is on view at NMWA in Washington, D.C. through February 10.
Raf Simons, George Condo, and more collaborate on Anthony Roth Costanzo’s new operatic installation
Anthony Roth Costanzo teamed up with an all-star creative team that includes Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Tilda Swinton, Ryan McNamara, and more on his latest...
The secret to a long life is lifestyle, not genetics
A study reveals that people who live longer are usually the product of parents who lived similar healthier lifestyles.
Katharina Grosse takes us inside her first solo show in China
Katharina Grosse: Mumbling Mud looks at new frontiers in painting through a Chinese lens, and is on view at K11 in Shanghai through February 24,...
Why women lie less
A new study reports that women find it harder to lie, whereas men tend to stretch the truth more across the board.
They ain’t nuthing ta f’ wit: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) turns 25
Document examines the influence of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), 25 years after its debut.
Model Jolie Alien discusses her first solo art exhibition
Document cover model Jolie Alien discusses her practice, process, and how it feels to open her first exhibition at Kino Gallery in Moscow.
Haiti faces a mass extinction of animals thanks to deforestation
Extreme logging in Haiti is causing an irreversible change it the tropical rainforests and the habitat they provide.
Stefano Pilati returns in fine androgynous form with Random Identities
The Italian designer made his return to the runway with his Berlin tinged Random Identities, shown at the SSENSE HQ in Montreal.
Meet the women leading Latin America’s abortion rights revolution
Document’s Sam Weir spoke to five female activists on the fight for abortion in Argentina and found a common thread between them all: an unwavering...
The long, layered narrative of the Pacific Rim
The Detours section at Shanghai's Art021 examines the consequences of globalization and the return to regionalism in the Pacific Rim through the stories of its...
Suicides reach 30-year high among Japanese youth
New figures released by the government revealed that last year alone, 250 youth took their own lives in Japan.
All eyes were on Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tbilisi
Labels like Situationist, George Keburia, and Tatuna Nikolaishvili presented at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tbilisi, one of the most anticipated off the traditional fashion calendar.
The wealthier you are the less likely you are to help climate change
A University of Barcelona studied measured how people of different income levels contribute to the fight against climate change.
Georgian designers stand up for gay rights during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tbilisi
George Keburia and Situationist’s Irakli Rusadze both inserted pro-LGBTQ messages in their Spring 2019 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tbilisi collections.
Meet Peter Do, the designer pushing tailoring into the next decade
After stints under Phoebe Philo and Derek Lam, Peter Do is carving out his own name in the world of fashion.
Demna Gvasalia invites you into the world of Balenciaga
Balenciaga creative director Demna Gvasalia commissioned photographers Johnny Dufort and Pierre Ange Carlotti to take images for the Rizzoli book Balenciaga: Winter 2018.
Where do I vote?
Confused about where to vote? Search for your polling place and learn what to do should an unforeseen circumstance arise on Election Day.
Amy Winehouse and the dead celebrity hologram industry
With the advent of the technology to create walking, talking, and singing images of deceased celebrities—should we even create these apparitions for commercial exploitation?
Far-right extremism is on the rise in the West
A study of terrorist attacks in the west found that terrorist attacks by far-right groups are increasing and connected to online activity.
Catherine Opie torches the American Dream
Catherine Opie highlights the dying American Dream through the narrative of an arsonist burning Los Angeles's majestic modernist structures.
New York introduces three bills to put an end to sexual harassment at clubs and bars
New York councilman Rafael Espinal, and House of Yes founders Kaye Burke and Anya Sapozhnikova, drafted a consent and awareness policy.
After 7 taxi driver suicides, New York waives $20 million in fees
The move is to alleviate financial pressures as the rise of apps like Uber and Lyft leave yellow cab drivers with decreasing livelihoods.
Space travel can alter your brain
Researchers discovered that a group of Russian cosmonauts had excess cerebrospinal fluid, which is responsible for compressing grey matter in the brain, after traveling to...
Yayoi Kusama and Takashi Murakami consider legal action over fake Shanghai exhibition
The exhibition featuring counterfeit works by Yayoi Kusama and Takashi Murakami has been touring China since April 2018.
Grace Coddington and Nicolas Ghesquière put their pets on a Louis Vuitton capsule collection
The Louis Vuitton Catogram collection features Grace Coddington's illustrations of her beloved cats Pumpkin and Blanket, as well as Nicolas Ghesquière's dear dog Léon.
New York sees Andy Warhol’s “Shadows” for the first time since 1998
The Dia Art Foundation is presenting 48 canvases Andy Warhol's 1978-1979 "Shadow" series at Calvin Klein's headquarters through December 15.
Scientists discover why playing Tetris is good for your nerves
The Soviet-era computer game Tetris helps users achieve "flow," a state of mind "so engaged it makes the rest of the world fall away, and...
It only takes one form and $95 to get an abortion pill in the mail
Aid Access allows those who are less than ten weeks pregnant, living within one hour of a hospital, and being of normal health order abortion...
Straight outta Sochi: Culture minster claims rap is a Russian invention
Russian culture minister Vladimir Medinsky stated that rap originated with Soviet poet Vladimir Mayakovsky at a meeting held by a think tank.
“I question everything constantly”: Craig Green on how he pushes fashion forward
Katharine K. Zarrella speaks to menswear designer Craig Green about his design process, finding newness in fabric innovation, and inspiring emotion.
Tavares Strachan edits history by placing Tupac Shakur’s name on the Carnegie Museum of Art
Artist Tavares Strachan placed "invisible" names like Fell, Monk, Lamarr, Norgay, and more alongside Rembrandt, Chopin, Franklin, and Darwin on the museum's façade for the...
Scientists discover traces of plastic in humans
A research team from Vienna examined stool from participants in Europe, Japan, and Russia and found out that everyone who took part had ingested some form...
Michèle Lamy resurrects the zine in the name of outsider art
For a performance piece at the Outsider Art Fair Paris, Michèle Lamy created a live zine with Polaroids and a photocopier.
