Isa Genzken investigates the alchemy that occurs when object meets life in ’70s Berlin
On the eve of her first major U.S. retrospective at MoMA, the German artist shared an intimate selection of never-before-seen works for Document's Fall/Winter 2013...
Experience the stirring romantic vision of David D’Angers
Controversial in his day, sculptor David D’Angers redefined neoclassical notions and helped usher in the age of romanticism. See this portfolio of his boundary pushing...
Vanessa Beecroft stages an elaborate human tableau
The artist known for staging larger-than-life human performances, shares an intimate polaroid diary as she prepares to stage her largest performance to date for Document's...
Michele Bubacco brings a needed dose of serendipity to the Venetian painting tradition
As the son of a Venetian glass blower, the artist creates powerful compositions of faceless figures. He speaks with Kathy Battista for Document's Spring/Summer 2013...
Lewis Miller’s lush floral arrangements are a tribute to the ephemeral beauty of nature
‘Flowers that are on their last breath, seconds from expiring—to me that is when they are most beautiful.' Visit the slideshow for more on how...
The enduring resonance of artist Jack Goldstein’s insular nihilism
Goldstein’s legacy, from conceptual performance to photorealistic painting, comments on the precariousness of artistic success, from Document's Spring/Summer 2013 issue.
MoMA PS1 founder Alanna Heiss looks back on a lifetime of guerrilla art
‘It’s very easy to be a radical or guerilla by saying ‘this is no good.’ But it is hard to be a builder.’ The curator...
MoMA’s Pedro Gadanho defends ugly architecture
The MoMA curator’s unorthodox hunger for architectural styles, slums, punk, and pop, from Document's Spring/Summer 2013 issue.
How Lia Gangitano became the patron curator for the New York’s most subversive artists
Gangitano never planned a life in the art world. Here she speaks with Linda Yablonsky about the ICA’s seminal 'Boston School' exhibition and Participant, her...
Spencer Sweeney’s beguiling, generous self-portraiture
The painter created a series of self-portraits for the Spring/Summer 2013 issue of Document. Parinaz Mogadassi curates the story.
Performance artist Marie Karlberg breaks down the price of a soul
The Swedish artist discusses nightlife, discovering her darkness, and ‘going on sale’ for Document's Spring/Summer 2013 issue.
Tabboo! The muse as artist
Stephen Tashjian, aka, Tabboo!, has long been an inspiration to artists including Nan Goldin, Jack Pierson, David Armstrong, Mark Morrisroe, and Peter Hujar. Tabboo! The...
Lucio Fontana’s ‘hot lava’ ceramics, through the eyes of Sterling Ruby
The late Italian painter and sculptor, chiefly known for his dramatic “slash series,” also created an equally beautiful body of sculptural work. Artist Sterling Ruby...
In my own mind
Maurizio Cattelan’s work breathes the violent clarity of very few words: taxidermy, Hitler, the Pope! No surprise Maurizio’s latest project, the print magazine Toilet Paper...
‘Oedipus Rex’: Francesco Vezzoli exposes our baroque, surreal reality
Artist Francesco Vezzoli is on a first-name basis with pretty much everyone in the film, art and music world. He speaks with Daniele Balice for...
Nir Hod on the intimate craft of portraiture and his ‘new geniuses’
The artist shares never-before-seen portraits exclusively for Document's Fall/Winter 2012 issue.
On a debate of balance
Benjamin Alexander Huseby and Rein Vollenga birth a love child from their his and his art practices.
Maurizio Anzeri’s ‘needle heads’ turn nostalgic subjects into alien bodies
The London-based artist stitches on vintage portraits, creating vibratory networks. He shares his work for Document's Fall/Winter 2012 issue.
Bookmarc curates the ultimate collection of artbooks
A peek inside the books documenting the lives and work of artists who defined New York, from Document's Fall/Winter 2012 issue.
