Art Ballroom Marfa celebrates two decades of mystery and subversion The contemporary art organization located in Texas’s enigmatic desert highlights dozens of artists in a new publication and at aa Manhattan gala
Art Artist Lorenzo Amos paints domestic space as a site for revelation and togetherness In his debut solo show ‘No Regrets Because You’re My Sunshine,’ depictions of a social network reveal the creative self
“Hope, however, is an act of faith and has to be sustained by other concrete actions.” Photographer Drew Jarrett and Style Director Ronald Burton III collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document’s Fall/Winter 2024–25 issue
Redefining intelligence through intuition From medieval mystics to modern radicals, for Document’s Fall/Winter 2024–25 issue, Ananda Yin explores the suppressed potency of intuitive knowledge
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In the new exhibition on until May 31 2015... by Justin Polera Self-Portraits by Zanele Muholi A photographer, an educator, a human rights advocate, a documentarian, an artist—Zanele Muholi is a fearless visual activist whose work creates visibility for the black... by Judy Hecker Last Look: East of Eden by Philip-Lorca diCorcia at David Zwirner Gallery Early on associated with the Boston School of American Photography, Philip-Lorca diCorcia is among a group of artists who trained in the 70s at the... by Justin Polera “#Girlsgetahead”: A Closer Look at Balmain’s Spring/Summer 2015 Collection Olivier Rousteing began at Balmain in 2011, at only 25. Rousteing’s over-the-top rock aesthetic has garned him critical acclaim. 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Have... by Document Journal Chandeliers Bloom at the New York Botanical Gardens The annual Orchid show at the New York Botanical Garden is a sight to be seen, housed in the atriums of the 250 acre property.... by Document Journal Côte&Ciel Expands Into Luxury Leather Handbags With the Alias Collection After more five years of making subtly sculpted bags from technical fabrics, Côte&Ciel, led by creative director Stephan Wembacher, is launching a division of luxury leather... by Emily Singer Document Diary: Slow Factory’s Céline Semaan on Fashion, Technology, and Connectedness The intersection of design, arts, culture, and technology has been the subject of many think pieces, op-eds, and editorials, but musing on it is different... by Emily Singer “The Smell of Us”—A Collaboration with Larry Clark and J.W.Anderson Document Journal invites you to celebrate The Smell of Us at collaborative book between Larry Clark and J.W.Anderson with a special performance by reVolt (thisisnotrevolt).... by Document Journal “Monuments of the Memory” at the Refectory Last week, Le Livre Art Publishing celebrated the release of its second project, Monuments of the Memory at The Refectory at the High Line Hotel in New York. Monuments is a... by Alice Carriere Master Perfumer Blaise Mautin on Visvim’s 18th Century Scent Since 2001, Japanese brand Visvim has been exploring the art of manufacturing, weaving cloth from rare threads colored with natural dyes, and building footwear that... by Emily Singer Document’s Reads: Our favorite books from the past year As Fashion Week rapidly approaches, we’ve been looking back at some of our favorite inspirational books, novels and artist monographs of the past year for... by Max Hirschberger A Visit to the Los Angeles Art Book Fair This past weekend marked the third installment of the Los Angeles Art Book Fair, organized by New York’s Printed Matter. Over 250 exhibitors from around... by Drew Sawyer Ryan McNamara and Curator Piper Marshall on Performance Art in Museums and McNamara’s New Show Last Thursday, Mary Boone Gallery opened Gently Used, an exhibition of new works by Ryan McNamara. 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Ed Atkins “Recent Ouija” at The Stedelijk Museum Three of the great themes in art remain: love, death, and god—or the lack there of. In the new exhibition on until May 31 2015... by Justin Polera
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Last Look: East of Eden by Philip-Lorca diCorcia at David Zwirner Gallery Early on associated with the Boston School of American Photography, Philip-Lorca diCorcia is among a group of artists who trained in the 70s at the... by Justin Polera
“#Girlsgetahead”: A Closer Look at Balmain’s Spring/Summer 2015 Collection Olivier Rousteing began at Balmain in 2011, at only 25. Rousteing’s over-the-top rock aesthetic has garned him critical acclaim. And in a world where everything... by Loic Prigent
Haunted: Michaël Borremans’ Enigmatic Art For nearly 20 years, the Belgium artist Michaël Borremans has been producing a surreal body of work in painting, drawing, and film that simultaneously mines... by Drew Sawyer
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Lynn Hershman Leeson: Origins of the Species Since the late '90s, the American artist and filmmaker Lynn Hershman Leeson has gained international acclaim for her feminist science-fiction movies starring Tilda Swinton, such... by Drew Sawyer
“Legs Are Not Doors” A Film for Proenza Schouler by Harley Weir Inspired by “Real Sex” and “Taxi Cab Confessions”—idiosyncratic muses and friends share fleeting thoughts and gazes while wearing the Proenza Schouler Spring/Summer 2015 collection. Have... by Document Journal
Chandeliers Bloom at the New York Botanical Gardens The annual Orchid show at the New York Botanical Garden is a sight to be seen, housed in the atriums of the 250 acre property.... by Document Journal
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“Monuments of the Memory” at the Refectory Last week, Le Livre Art Publishing celebrated the release of its second project, Monuments of the Memory at The Refectory at the High Line Hotel in New York. Monuments is a... by Alice Carriere
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Document’s Reads: Our favorite books from the past year As Fashion Week rapidly approaches, we’ve been looking back at some of our favorite inspirational books, novels and artist monographs of the past year for... by Max Hirschberger
A Visit to the Los Angeles Art Book Fair This past weekend marked the third installment of the Los Angeles Art Book Fair, organized by New York’s Printed Matter. Over 250 exhibitors from around... by Drew Sawyer
Ryan McNamara and Curator Piper Marshall on Performance Art in Museums and McNamara’s New Show Last Thursday, Mary Boone Gallery opened Gently Used, an exhibition of new works by Ryan McNamara. Known for his site-specific performances, McNamara has produced new... by Drew Sawyer
PROJECT’s Must-Know Japanese Menswear Imports Independent of fashion week, though not wholly unrelated, tradeshows allow brands to interact with store buyers on a more direct and intimate level. PROJECT, a... by Emily Singer
John Waters on Justin Bieber, Ansel Adams, and His New Show This Friday, John Waters presents his third solo show at Marianne Boesky’s 24th-Street gallery, John Waters: Beverly Hills John. The show, filled with Water’s signature... by Nick Vogelson
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Document Dispatch: Art Basel Miami Document heads down to Art Basel Miami with photographer Miles Ladin. Art is fashion and fashion is art…and it all converges in Miami during this... by Miles Ladin
Bjarne Melgaard’s Art Basel Survival Guide Bjarne Melgaard shares his Art Basel Miami survival guide. by Nick Vogelson
Day With(out) Art December 1st marks the 25th anniversary of Day With(out) Art, a program initiated by Visual AIDS in 1989 as a day of action and remembrance... by Drew Sawyer
Anne Collier—woman with a camera The artist's first museum survey, organized by the MCA Chicago, highlights her unique contribution to 21st-century art while looking to the visual culture of the... by Drew Sawyer
Katherine Hubbard at Capricious 88 The provisional state of Utah was once known as Deseret, a pretty name from the Book of Mormon to describe a semi-autonomous territory that never... by Document Journal
Poetics in Plaster: Thomas Houseago’s “Moun Room” at Hauser & Wirth Hauser & Wirth's new installation by Thomas Houseago, “Moun Room,” is immediately arresting, drawing us into a 40,000 square-foot, sky-lit hangar. Reminiscent of visual labyrinths... by Justin Polera
How AMMA Studio creates ‘Objects of Desire’ from everyday objects AMMA Studio takes the ordinary—cement, coffee, salt, metal, wood—and transforms these materials into enduring objects that merge sculpture with design, featured in Document's Fall/Winter 2014... by Ann Binlot
HalloQueens With MoMA/PS1 and Susanne Bartsch To be able to photograph the most beautiful people at HalloQueens with Susanne Bartsch and MoMA/PS1 was such a special moment. Looking through my lens... by Dustin Pittman
Sturtevant’s Double Trouble Artist Sturtevant challenged the notions of authorship by making versions of the works of contemporaries including Andy Warhol, James Rosenquist, Jasper Johns, and Marcel Duchamp.... by Peter Eleey
Store Opening: A.P.C. Melrose Place Last week, A.P.C. feted the launch of its new Melrose Place flagship with a party for guests that include Kanye West, Waris Ahluwalia, and Jean... by Document Journal
Doll Parts: Hilton Als Recalls Some of His Most Poignant Memories of Artist Greer Lankton I’m trying to remember the specifics of Greer, the way her legs and arms moved in her summer dresses. Because that’s the season I associate... by Hilton Als
Between the Lines: The Hermès Nautilus Pen Hermès launched the latest addition to its writing instruments series, the Nautilus pen, at the fashion house’s Madison Avenue flagship store last week. Attendees—including Fern... by Document Journal
Modelogue: Georgia Hilmer’s Fashion Month, Part Seven Georgia Hilmer studies literature and writing at N.Y.U.’s Gallatin School, models, and makes photographs. by Georgia Hilmer
Cookie Mueller Returns Cookie Mueller must come back. Star of an underground art circuit that insisted, and still insists, that bad taste is the only taste worth having,... by Andrew Durbin
Exclusive Excerpt—“Track Star” by Andrew Durbin Andrew Durbin's new book Mature Themes freely shifts between deep thoughts on the film Clueless or pop star Katy Perry to discussions on the theorist... by Document Journal
Modelogue: Georgia Hilmer’s Fashion Month, Part Six Georgia Hilmer studies literature and writing at N.Y.U.’s Gallatin School, models, and makes photographs. by Georgia Hilmer
Modelogue: Georgia Hilmer’s Fashion Month, Part Five Georgia Hilmer studies literature and writing at N.Y.U.’s Gallatin School, models, and makes photographs.Georgia Hilmer studies literature and writing at N.Y.U.’s Gallatin School, models, and... by Georgia Hilmer
Modelogue: Georgia Hilmer’s Fashion Month, Part Four Georgia Hilmer studies literature and writing at N.Y.U.’s Gallatin School, models, and makes photographs. by Georgia Hilmer
From the Editors—F/W 2014 Document No. 5 is a special issue, the marker of our second anniversary. We’ve asked our amazing contributors to celebrate the journey we’ve been sharing... by Document Journal
Modelogue: Georgia Hilmer’s Fashion Month, Part Three Georgia Hilmer studies literature and writing at N.Y.U.’s Gallatin School, models, and makes photographs. by Georgia Hilmer