Art Inside Performance Space New York’s ‘Divine Disco’ The East Village institution’s 44th annual gala celebrated its artists with a fantasia of performances and an unforgettable party
Art The fearless thrills of Jimmy Wright and Christopher Culver At Lower East Side gallery Diana, two artists explore gay lust, pleasure, and the power of lewdness
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Art Taja Cheek makes curation a collaborative art The newly appointed artistic director of Performance Space New York sits down with Document ahead of the East Village institution’s 44th annual gala
Raul Lopez and Kelsey Lu mine material from personal histories The designer and musician reconnect for Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue, talking taste, dreams, island time, and where they’ll go from here by Maya Kotomori Ishmael Reed and Boots Riley on the art of cultural agitation The novelist and the filmmaker talk Oakland, Basquiat, hip-hop, and propaganda for Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue by Jordan Coley Sumayya Vally and Alvaro Barrington work between the folds of familiar and imaginative belonging For Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue, the architect and artist assess the importance of embracing historical nuance to fabricate new futures by Elizabeth Hsieh Barry Keoghan makes his own luck For Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue, the actor breaks down the art of keeping out of rhythm and seeking comfort in destiny by Charlie Teasdale For Joan Jonas, everything is ongoing The artist joins curator Daisy Desrosiers for Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue, revisiting her metamorphic archive of performance by Tia Glista Down the splinter of human injury with Sandra Hüller and Joachim Trier For Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue, the actor and filmmaker meet to unpack the art of anti-storytelling by Elizabeth Hsieh In the confessional with Jodie Foster and David Sedaris Surveying dialects, dogs, death, and dating, the actor and writer meet for the first time for Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue by Megan Hullander Lucas Ossendrijver and Sarah Richardson step outside the fitting room, seeking the humanist side of fashion Theory Project’s debut designer and Document’s creative and fashion director reflect on a decade of collaboration, and the future of their industry by Morgan Becker For Pieter Mulier and Amber Valletta, luxury is carved from personal connections The designer and model look back on Alaïa’s heritage, and examine the value of sustainability—for the Earth, and for style, and in relationships by Megan Hullander At the feet of LSDXOXO, nightlife’s deity of dance For Document’s Spring/Summer 2023 issue, RJ Glasgow divulges his aspirations toward idolatry, detailing his pursuit of the perversion of pop by Chloe Lula Thelma Golden and Lisa Phillips reevaluate the function of art institutions as public spaces For Document’s Spring/Summer 2023 issue, the museum directors meet to dissect the fast-changing cultural landscape, and the ever-evolving purpose of their line of work by Kimberly Drew ANOHNI and Johanna Constantine invoke art from apocalypse For Document’s Spring/Summer 2023 issue, Blacklips Performance Cult’s founders look back on their makeshift, allegorical archive by Lia Gangitano Cillian Murphy and Geoff Dyer evaluate the cross-medium art of observation Years ago, the actor requested the cinematic rights to the writer’s ‘Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi’—here, they revisit the proposal by Megan Hullander Myha’la Herrold pushes the on-screen envelope, redefining the antihero Resistant to the archetype, the actor is emblematic of a new generation of performers, committed to complex characters and storylines by Morgan Becker Saoirse Ronan and Grace Coddington are artists in the craft of character-building After their first meeting more than a decade ago, the actor and fashion editor come together, looking back on New York and life along the... by Maraya Fisher Pedro Almodóvar and Anthony Vaccarello are true disciples of fashion’s storied love affair with film The filmmaker and Saint Laurent Productions’s artistic director reflect on 'Strange Way of Life,' and giving new impetus to its decade-old script by Aaron Hicklin Pa Salieu is the driving force behind a new cultural narrative For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the breakout musician reflects on his many lives, from the frontline to international fame by Morgan Becker Tommy Pico and Carmen Maria Machado investigate horror as a reflection of the American psyche For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the writers delve deep into our collective subconscious to reveal the inextricable link between desire and fear by Camille Sojit Pejcha Rick Owens and Ron Athey were born from the sociosexual underworlds of Los Angeles For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the design deity and extreme performance artist reminisce on the teen degeneracy that informed their creative trajectories by Tim Blanks Emma Corrin mines stories of unbridled, uncensored self-discovery For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the rising star speaks to film’s capacity for turning speculative freedoms into reality by Tia Glista Lupita Nyong’o leverages language to depict the nuances of humanity Upon her return to the ‘Black Panther’ franchise, the celebrated actor reflects on healing alongside her character for Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue by Bridget Minamore Kevin Abstract and Charles Atlas interrogate physical realities in digital fantasies For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the musician and the artist meet for the first time to explore the evolving principles and practices of video-making by Megan Hullander Sofia Prantera’s Aries evolves hand in hand with youth culture For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the designer delves into the persistent allure of subculture and subverting the all-knowing algorithm by Colin Boyle Hari Nef and Lena Dunham on the complicated communion of performance For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the actor and writer reunite in the name of authenticity—delving into their respective cults of personality by Morgan Becker Nicolas Cage and John Carpenter are cinema’s most studious eccentrics For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the horror master and the movie star expound on a possible curriculum for the apocryphal Nicolas Cage University by Hannah Ongley Gabriela Hearst and Amber Valletta look back to the land to imagine an energized future For Document’s tenth anniversary issue, Chloé’s Creative Director is joined by the actor and model to discuss the intersection of environmentalism and artistry by Morgan Becker Perfume Genius expresses the indefinable on ‘Ugly Season’ For Document’s tenth anniversary issue, musician Mike Hadreas reflects on the physicality of emotions and using anxiety as artistic fuel by Camille Sojit Pejcha The new coming of age, according to Ever Anderson and Diana Silvers The actors meet to investigate the next generation of teenage cinema by Megan Hullander For Suzanne Lindon and Lukas Dhont, youth is an eternal muse For Document’s tenth anniversary, the filmmakers meet to discuss the enigma of adolescence and the search for the authentic self by Divya Bala Little Simz subverts the exposure of stardom while standing in her own truth For Document’s Tenth Anniversary issue, the London-based rapper joins Document to discuss leveling up and using her talent for the greater good by Imani Elizabeth Jackson Ocean Vuong and Edmund White explore the experiential modes of queer writing The authors muse on Wallace Stevens, American boyhood, and abandoning the present for the sake of fiction by Aaron Hicklin Oliver Sim and Xavier Dolan perceive a new world for queer youth The bassist and vocalist for The xx joins the Cannes regular to discuss his debut solo album ‘Hideous Bastard’ and the formative impact of 'Buffy... by Tim Blanks Ashton Sanders and Kimberly Drew on the inextricable link between art and chaos The ‘Moonlight’ actor divulges his plans to build an empire of his own by Kimberly Drew Sigourney Weaver and James Cameron evaluate the changing landscape of science fiction For Document’s Summer/Pre-Fall 2022 issue, the master storytellers talk ‘Aliens,’ ‘Avatar,’ and surviving the chaos of filmmaking by Hannah Ongley Iggy Pop and Ottessa Moshfegh examine the pathologies of contemporary culture For Document’s Tenth Anniversary issue, Iggy Pop joins Ottessa Moshfegh to discuss raging against the machine, weaponizing established paradigms, and leaving New York for greener... by Hannah Ongley Who does your voice belong to? For musician Holly Herndon, the answer is ‘everyone’ For Document’s Winter 2021/Resort 2022 issue, the musician envisions the future of intellectual property in the era of vocal deepfakes by Camille Sojit Pejcha Gus Van Sant talks finding inspiration on the fringes Thirty years after the release of 'My Own Private Idaho,' the filmmaker opens up about his artistic practice for Document’s Winter 2021/Resort 2022 issue by Colin Boyle Miles Greenberg and Marina Abramović are testing the limits of body and mind For Document’s Winter 2021/Resort 2022 issue, the artists unite to discuss abandoning time, learning from one another, and the inspirations behind their death-defying craft by Camille Sojit Pejcha Designer Bianca Saunders is redefining the masculine aesthetic For Document’s Winter 2021/Resort 2022 issue, the designer talks attraction, community, and her image of the ‘ideal man’ by Morgan Becker Charli XCX and Oneohtrix Point Never are rewriting the conditions of experimental sound For Document’s Winter 2021/Resort 2022 issue, the musicians discuss the need for constant reinvention and why comfort doesn’t make for good creative work by Camille Sojit Pejcha Mickalene Thomas remixes tropes from art history to reveal everyday Black women as icons For Document’s Summer/Pre-Fall 2021 issue, Thomas and Thelma Golden discuss the cultural legacy of 'Jet' magazine and the love language of collage by Ann Binlot Designer Manfred Thierry Mugler revels in the beauty of infinite transformation For Document’s Summer/Pre-Fall 2021 issue, the designer discusses scandal and subversion with Thierry-Maxime Loriot by Megan Hullander Frédéric Malle and Simon Doonan consider the seductive allure of vulgarity For Document's Summer/Pre-Fall 2021 issue, the perfumer and the tastemaker discuss the reawakening of our desire for personal, physical connection by Hannah Ongley Provocateurs Peter Berlin and Brontez Purnell on public sex, immortality, and the importance of self-authorship For Document's Summer/Pre-Fall 2021 issue, the photographer and the writer share stories from the vanguard of art's erotic avant-garde by Hannah Ongley Chris Kraus and R.O. Kwon on the transgressive power of sex For Document’s Summer/Pre-Fall 2021 issue, the authors discuss anger, ambition, and kink as a tool of self-discovery by Camille Sojit Pejcha Julia Fox and Debi Mazar keep the soul of New York City alive The actors discuss growing up in New York, club culture, and fucking up your kids ‘just the right amount’ by Hannah Ongley serpentwithfeet and Björk seek refuge in the sublime For Document's Summer/Pre-Fall 2021 issue, the musicians examine the creative merits of spirituality, nature, and karaoke by Camille Sojit Pejcha Alejandro Jodorowsky interrogates the primal source of human desire For Document's Summer/Pre-Fall 2021 issue, the artist and filmmaker tells Donatien Grau about his spiritual and creative evolution by Donatien Grau Michelle Zauner and Jiayang Fan on becoming their mothers’ artworks The Japanese Breakfast frontwoman and New Yorker staff writer discuss the frantic need for creative expression and the emotional resonance of H Mart for Document... by Maraya Fisher American Artist and Legacy Russell are hacking the cultural mainframe for a nonbinary future For Document's Fall/Winter 2020 issue, the artist and writer discuss the emancipatory power of the glitch by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Raul Lopez and Kelsey Lu mine material from personal histories The designer and musician reconnect for Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue, talking taste, dreams, island time, and where they’ll go from here by Maya Kotomori
Ishmael Reed and Boots Riley on the art of cultural agitation The novelist and the filmmaker talk Oakland, Basquiat, hip-hop, and propaganda for Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue by Jordan Coley
Sumayya Vally and Alvaro Barrington work between the folds of familiar and imaginative belonging For Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue, the architect and artist assess the importance of embracing historical nuance to fabricate new futures by Elizabeth Hsieh
Barry Keoghan makes his own luck For Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue, the actor breaks down the art of keeping out of rhythm and seeking comfort in destiny by Charlie Teasdale
For Joan Jonas, everything is ongoing The artist joins curator Daisy Desrosiers for Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue, revisiting her metamorphic archive of performance by Tia Glista
Down the splinter of human injury with Sandra Hüller and Joachim Trier For Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue, the actor and filmmaker meet to unpack the art of anti-storytelling by Elizabeth Hsieh
In the confessional with Jodie Foster and David Sedaris Surveying dialects, dogs, death, and dating, the actor and writer meet for the first time for Document’s Fall/Winter 2023 issue by Megan Hullander
Lucas Ossendrijver and Sarah Richardson step outside the fitting room, seeking the humanist side of fashion Theory Project’s debut designer and Document’s creative and fashion director reflect on a decade of collaboration, and the future of their industry by Morgan Becker
For Pieter Mulier and Amber Valletta, luxury is carved from personal connections The designer and model look back on Alaïa’s heritage, and examine the value of sustainability—for the Earth, and for style, and in relationships by Megan Hullander
At the feet of LSDXOXO, nightlife’s deity of dance For Document’s Spring/Summer 2023 issue, RJ Glasgow divulges his aspirations toward idolatry, detailing his pursuit of the perversion of pop by Chloe Lula
Thelma Golden and Lisa Phillips reevaluate the function of art institutions as public spaces For Document’s Spring/Summer 2023 issue, the museum directors meet to dissect the fast-changing cultural landscape, and the ever-evolving purpose of their line of work by Kimberly Drew
ANOHNI and Johanna Constantine invoke art from apocalypse For Document’s Spring/Summer 2023 issue, Blacklips Performance Cult’s founders look back on their makeshift, allegorical archive by Lia Gangitano
Cillian Murphy and Geoff Dyer evaluate the cross-medium art of observation Years ago, the actor requested the cinematic rights to the writer’s ‘Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi’—here, they revisit the proposal by Megan Hullander
Myha’la Herrold pushes the on-screen envelope, redefining the antihero Resistant to the archetype, the actor is emblematic of a new generation of performers, committed to complex characters and storylines by Morgan Becker
Saoirse Ronan and Grace Coddington are artists in the craft of character-building After their first meeting more than a decade ago, the actor and fashion editor come together, looking back on New York and life along the... by Maraya Fisher
Pedro Almodóvar and Anthony Vaccarello are true disciples of fashion’s storied love affair with film The filmmaker and Saint Laurent Productions’s artistic director reflect on 'Strange Way of Life,' and giving new impetus to its decade-old script by Aaron Hicklin
Pa Salieu is the driving force behind a new cultural narrative For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the breakout musician reflects on his many lives, from the frontline to international fame by Morgan Becker
Tommy Pico and Carmen Maria Machado investigate horror as a reflection of the American psyche For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the writers delve deep into our collective subconscious to reveal the inextricable link between desire and fear by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Rick Owens and Ron Athey were born from the sociosexual underworlds of Los Angeles For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the design deity and extreme performance artist reminisce on the teen degeneracy that informed their creative trajectories by Tim Blanks
Emma Corrin mines stories of unbridled, uncensored self-discovery For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the rising star speaks to film’s capacity for turning speculative freedoms into reality by Tia Glista
Lupita Nyong’o leverages language to depict the nuances of humanity Upon her return to the ‘Black Panther’ franchise, the celebrated actor reflects on healing alongside her character for Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue by Bridget Minamore
Kevin Abstract and Charles Atlas interrogate physical realities in digital fantasies For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the musician and the artist meet for the first time to explore the evolving principles and practices of video-making by Megan Hullander
Sofia Prantera’s Aries evolves hand in hand with youth culture For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the designer delves into the persistent allure of subculture and subverting the all-knowing algorithm by Colin Boyle
Hari Nef and Lena Dunham on the complicated communion of performance For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the actor and writer reunite in the name of authenticity—delving into their respective cults of personality by Morgan Becker
Nicolas Cage and John Carpenter are cinema’s most studious eccentrics For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the horror master and the movie star expound on a possible curriculum for the apocryphal Nicolas Cage University by Hannah Ongley
Gabriela Hearst and Amber Valletta look back to the land to imagine an energized future For Document’s tenth anniversary issue, Chloé’s Creative Director is joined by the actor and model to discuss the intersection of environmentalism and artistry by Morgan Becker
Perfume Genius expresses the indefinable on ‘Ugly Season’ For Document’s tenth anniversary issue, musician Mike Hadreas reflects on the physicality of emotions and using anxiety as artistic fuel by Camille Sojit Pejcha
The new coming of age, according to Ever Anderson and Diana Silvers The actors meet to investigate the next generation of teenage cinema by Megan Hullander
For Suzanne Lindon and Lukas Dhont, youth is an eternal muse For Document’s tenth anniversary, the filmmakers meet to discuss the enigma of adolescence and the search for the authentic self by Divya Bala
Little Simz subverts the exposure of stardom while standing in her own truth For Document’s Tenth Anniversary issue, the London-based rapper joins Document to discuss leveling up and using her talent for the greater good by Imani Elizabeth Jackson
Ocean Vuong and Edmund White explore the experiential modes of queer writing The authors muse on Wallace Stevens, American boyhood, and abandoning the present for the sake of fiction by Aaron Hicklin
Oliver Sim and Xavier Dolan perceive a new world for queer youth The bassist and vocalist for The xx joins the Cannes regular to discuss his debut solo album ‘Hideous Bastard’ and the formative impact of 'Buffy... by Tim Blanks
Ashton Sanders and Kimberly Drew on the inextricable link between art and chaos The ‘Moonlight’ actor divulges his plans to build an empire of his own by Kimberly Drew
Sigourney Weaver and James Cameron evaluate the changing landscape of science fiction For Document’s Summer/Pre-Fall 2022 issue, the master storytellers talk ‘Aliens,’ ‘Avatar,’ and surviving the chaos of filmmaking by Hannah Ongley
Iggy Pop and Ottessa Moshfegh examine the pathologies of contemporary culture For Document’s Tenth Anniversary issue, Iggy Pop joins Ottessa Moshfegh to discuss raging against the machine, weaponizing established paradigms, and leaving New York for greener... by Hannah Ongley
Who does your voice belong to? For musician Holly Herndon, the answer is ‘everyone’ For Document’s Winter 2021/Resort 2022 issue, the musician envisions the future of intellectual property in the era of vocal deepfakes by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Gus Van Sant talks finding inspiration on the fringes Thirty years after the release of 'My Own Private Idaho,' the filmmaker opens up about his artistic practice for Document’s Winter 2021/Resort 2022 issue by Colin Boyle
Miles Greenberg and Marina Abramović are testing the limits of body and mind For Document’s Winter 2021/Resort 2022 issue, the artists unite to discuss abandoning time, learning from one another, and the inspirations behind their death-defying craft by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Designer Bianca Saunders is redefining the masculine aesthetic For Document’s Winter 2021/Resort 2022 issue, the designer talks attraction, community, and her image of the ‘ideal man’ by Morgan Becker
Charli XCX and Oneohtrix Point Never are rewriting the conditions of experimental sound For Document’s Winter 2021/Resort 2022 issue, the musicians discuss the need for constant reinvention and why comfort doesn’t make for good creative work by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Mickalene Thomas remixes tropes from art history to reveal everyday Black women as icons For Document’s Summer/Pre-Fall 2021 issue, Thomas and Thelma Golden discuss the cultural legacy of 'Jet' magazine and the love language of collage by Ann Binlot
Designer Manfred Thierry Mugler revels in the beauty of infinite transformation For Document’s Summer/Pre-Fall 2021 issue, the designer discusses scandal and subversion with Thierry-Maxime Loriot by Megan Hullander
Frédéric Malle and Simon Doonan consider the seductive allure of vulgarity For Document's Summer/Pre-Fall 2021 issue, the perfumer and the tastemaker discuss the reawakening of our desire for personal, physical connection by Hannah Ongley
Provocateurs Peter Berlin and Brontez Purnell on public sex, immortality, and the importance of self-authorship For Document's Summer/Pre-Fall 2021 issue, the photographer and the writer share stories from the vanguard of art's erotic avant-garde by Hannah Ongley
Chris Kraus and R.O. Kwon on the transgressive power of sex For Document’s Summer/Pre-Fall 2021 issue, the authors discuss anger, ambition, and kink as a tool of self-discovery by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Julia Fox and Debi Mazar keep the soul of New York City alive The actors discuss growing up in New York, club culture, and fucking up your kids ‘just the right amount’ by Hannah Ongley
serpentwithfeet and Björk seek refuge in the sublime For Document's Summer/Pre-Fall 2021 issue, the musicians examine the creative merits of spirituality, nature, and karaoke by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Alejandro Jodorowsky interrogates the primal source of human desire For Document's Summer/Pre-Fall 2021 issue, the artist and filmmaker tells Donatien Grau about his spiritual and creative evolution by Donatien Grau
Michelle Zauner and Jiayang Fan on becoming their mothers’ artworks The Japanese Breakfast frontwoman and New Yorker staff writer discuss the frantic need for creative expression and the emotional resonance of H Mart for Document... by Maraya Fisher
American Artist and Legacy Russell are hacking the cultural mainframe for a nonbinary future For Document's Fall/Winter 2020 issue, the artist and writer discuss the emancipatory power of the glitch by Camille Sojit Pejcha