Sandro Kopp’s all-seeing eyes express humanity’s purest form
In his show ‘mEYEcelium’ the artist uses portraits of eyes to capture the lingering presence of his friends and loved ones.
Ming Smith’s otherworldly photographs of very earthly injustices
Following her artist portfolio in Document S/S 2019, Ming Smith speaks on representation, improvisation, and photography as a form of survival.
Tom Hearn shares photos from his first, life-changing Ramones concert
The photographer saw the show in 1976 with Legs McNeil, John Holmstrom, and Ged Dunn.
Quil Lemons and MaryV Benoit on posting their most vulnerable moments online
The two artists spent the day photographing each other and sharing advice, memories, and their hopes for the future.
Dennis Osadebe thinks the term “African art” is lazy
The Nigerian artist created a new series of masked sculptures for a project titled "Stand for Something."
As funding scandals shake the art world, two museums seek new alternatives
With museum funding now under the spotlight, is an entirely new funding model the answer?
“Supreme is Jesus”: meet the artist crucifying hypebeasts on a Supreme-branded cross
The artist spent Mother’s Day with a group of die-hard Supreme fans and a large Supreme-wrapped crucifix.
Ming Smith’s ‘Strange Fruit’ reveals the specters of American history
The photographer’s experiments in shadow and light reform gender and racial boundaries in a portfolio for Document S/S 2019.
Photographer Mitch Epstein on the incisive eye of his mentor Garry Winogrand
As ‘Garry Winogrand: Color’ opens at The Brooklyn Museum, his former student tells Document why the emotive character of Winogrand's color photography still resonates today.
Artist Wim Botha exposes the bad faith of Encyclopedia Britannica
In ‘Still Life With Discontent,’ the South African sculptor draws parallels between bibles and encyclopedias—and exposes America’s own complicated history of Apartheid.
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.
From the Archive: John Waters and Edmund White decode death, sexting, and the flaws of Dalí
In memory of Edmund White, Document revisits this conversation from Spring/Summer 2019, where the writers reminisce on glory holes and redeem Warhol's legacy
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.
Designer Hiroshi Fujiwara and artist Takashi Murakami on humility and the art of collaboration
The artists discuss streetwear, Orientalism, and the shifting demands of the art market for Document S/S 2019.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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
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.
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.
Kunle Martins and Jack Pierson invite you to their ‘Pee Party’
The two artists discuss love, life, and their first exhibition together at Jeffrey Stark.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Filmmaker Jenn Nkiru reclaims the black origins of techno
With her new film ‘Black to Techno,’ commissioned by Gucci and Frieze, the filmmaker looks to the genre's beginnings in the Motor City.
5 artists on how masculinity informs their practice
As gender moves beyond the binary, Document takes a look at toxic and beautiful permutations of masculinity with Liana Finck, Rashaad Newsome, Cédric Rivrain, Gianni...
Alok Vaid-Menon wants you to embrace vulnerability this Valentine’s day
The poet and performer, who will stage three different happenings for Valentine's Day, discusses the evolution of their personal style and challenging the established meaning...
Capturing the rich diversity of Latin America, from Chicano youth to indigenous trans communities
A new show at the Fashion Space Gallery in London surveys illustrators, photographers, and fashion designers redefining the world’s perception of Latin America from the...
From Russia, with blood: Andrei Molodkin decries censorship in gory new exhibition
The Russian artist brings his series ‘Young Blood’ to Belgium and asks you to participate by donating your own blood.
Tattooist Maxime Plescia-Büchi ponders the lovely ubiquity of symbols
In anticipation of the opening of his third tattoo studio, Sang Bleu LA, contemporary tattoo behemoth Maxime Plescia-Büchi discusses aesthetics and the potentially tumultuous state...
20 years later, ‘United States of Attica’ is still a rallying cry for prison reform
Alife® and the Brooklyn Museum teamed to bring Faith Ringgold’s seminal work to a new audience for its inaugural Black History Month capsule collection.
Penny Slinger invites us to unveil the feminine psyche in a new tantric exhibition
The British artist draws from Surrealism to empower women to reclaim their “birthright” to sexual expression and deconstruct oppressive structures of power.
