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Above the Fold On View: Yayoi Kusama’s Give Me Love at David Zwirner Gallery Yayoi Kusama’s current exhibition Give Me Love at the David Zwirner Gallery is a visual trip: pumpkin sculptures are covered in polka dots; large paintings... by Lauren Field Above the Fold The Various Visions of Stephen Posen In Stephen Posen’s first monograph Ellipsis: Dual Vision, meaning is created through the pairing of photographs. The collection as a whole abandons narrative in favor... by Document Journal Above the Fold Goldrush at the Fondazione Prada In a drab neighborhood in southern Milan, far behind the Porta Romana train station, peeks something gold. It's the centerpiece of Fondazione Prada Milano, an... by Eva Munz Documented Printed Matter: An Oral History Current and past members of the non-profit artists' bookstore reflect on the beginnings of Printed Matter and it's enduring significance. by Justin Polera Documented Hidden treasures at the American Museum Of Natural History Some of the most valuable and historically significant pieces are hidden out of view in the American Museum of Natural History’s permanent collection, which can... by Blake Abbie Above the Fold Document’s 10 Must-Sees at Frieze New York The current edition of Frieze New York—the fourth since the launch in 2012—is among its best. by Justin Polera Above the Fold It’s Symptomatic… by Carissa Rodriguez If our bodily functions are to be imagined as computing, the tongue is something like a screengrab of the artist’s internal state. by Carissa Rodriguez Documented Ida Applebroog: The Ethics of Desire (Studies) Ida Applebroog’s work is oriented around the destabilization of the known; often achieved by stripping culturally familiar imagery down to its most basic forms. by Alissa Bennett Conversations Peter Schlesinger’s visual diary Artist Peter Schlesinger's photographs document an extraordinary life that intersected with some of the brightest names in the worlds of art, fashion, and society. 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Documented Ida Applebroog: The Ethics of Desire (Studies) Ida Applebroog’s work is oriented around the destabilization of the known; often achieved by stripping culturally familiar imagery down to its most basic forms. by Alissa Bennett
Conversations Peter Schlesinger’s visual diary Artist Peter Schlesinger's photographs document an extraordinary life that intersected with some of the brightest names in the worlds of art, fashion, and society. Here,... by Manolo Blahnik
Above the Fold 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
Above the Fold 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
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Documented Mapplethorpe’s Flowers by Marcela Gutiérrez Artist Marcela Gutiérrez shares a new series of paintings with Document, inspired by the iconic Flower Series photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe. by Document Journal
Above the Fold 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
Documented Barbara Kasten: Refracted Light Since the late 70s, Chicago-based artist Barbara Kasten has produced photographic work that exploits the medium’s inherent tension between representation and abstraction. by Drew Sawyer
Documented Sibylle Bergemann: A Spectre in East Berlin OSMOS Address presents the first solo exhibition in New York of Sibylle Bergemann (1941-2010). by Drew Sawyer
Above the Fold 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
Above the Fold 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
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Documented A Look Back on Soviet Life Through Keizo Kitajima’s Lens To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the collapse of the Iron Curtain, Document presents exclusive photos of the U.S.S.R. by Rebecca Roberts
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Above the Fold 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
Documented The New Generation by Bjarne Melgaard Few artists working in New York today are as prolific or influential as Norwegian powerhouse Bjarne Melgaard. by Kevin McGarry
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Documented Avery Singer’s Computer World The artist realizes performative figures within unrealized buildings, created with Google SketchUp and rendered by hand. She shares these works in Document's Fall/Winter 2014 issue. by Drew Sawyer
Above the Fold 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
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Above the Fold 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
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Conversations Juliette Binoche By Francesco Vezzoli French actress Juliette Binoche and Italian artist Francesco Vezzoli take a deep dive into European cinema. by Francesco Vezzoli
Documented Stephen Sprouse’s fashion diaries Debbie Harry remembers the designer and her close friend as a new collection of his sketches emerges to inspire the next generation. by Debbie Harry
Conversations Marco De Vincenzo by Giulia Ruberti Giulia Ruberti draws out the source of Marco de Vincenzo's constant evolution. by Giulia Ruberti
Conversations Stuart Comer By Zackary Drucker Stuart Comer, chief curator of media and performance at MoMA, discusses New York and new work with artists Zackary Drucker. by Nick Vogelson
Documented Portraits by Cédric Rivrain “Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.”—Oscar Wilde by Daniele Balice
Above the Fold 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
Above the Fold 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
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Conversations The Ghost Dancer: Stephen Posen Speaking to his longtime friend Tim Goosens, Stephen discusses his unique stylistic approach in creating his haunting narratives. by Tim Goossens
Above the Fold Henzel Studio, the artisan rug manufacturer that counts Helmut Lang and Mickalene Thomas among its collaborators The company asked curator Joakim Andreasson to select 12 contemporary artists to provide radical new designs to change their objets from interior design into works of... by Nicholas Weist
Above the Fold Artist Pierre Soulages crafts post-war reflections in black One of the most well-regarded French artists of his time staged his first state-side retrospective in 2014. A selection of these artworks featured in Document's... by Chris Stiegeler