
For artist Keegan Monaghan, empathy needs no context
The painter’s latest exhibition, ‘Indicator,’ utilizes the close-up as a gateway to emotion and uncanny points of view

Charles Atlas’s ‘The Mathematics of Consciousness’ lives in the brain of the artist
The projection-based installation toys with dance sequences, numerical fantasies, and internet memes, drawing connections through seemingly disparate forms

A decolonized art world can’t be built on diversity alone
David Zwirner outpost 52 Walker proposed an all-Black staff—but should mega-galleries have a say in reforming the inequities they profit from?

Celebrating Kaari Upson’s voyeuristic, uncanny world
A year following her death, a DESTE Foundation retrospective sheds new light on the American artist’s work

For Lutfi Janania Zablah, the botanical world is boundless
The artist joins Document to discuss the universality of flowers, his sculptural practice, and the expansion of his design studio into the interior

Anna Delvey wants to be the new face of prison reform
The faux heiress on her newfound interest in political advocacy, the death of American entrepreneurship, and going from con artist to fine artist

To Spencer Sweeney, nightlife is a protean and ever-changing landscape
The artist joins Document to discuss ‘Perfect,’ his iconic party paintings, and breathing life back into New York’s downtown

From El Paso to Harlem: Troy Montes-Michie explores the subversive history of the zoot suit
For Document’s tenth anniversary, the artist joins independent curator Monique Long to expand on the lasting allure of the iconic ensemble

Guilherme da Silva’s ‘Overture’ constructs a queer Arcadia
The Brazilian photographer joins Document to discuss his zine, which documents friendship and love amid an oppressive political climate

‘Elegies’ investigates the presence—and absence—of the Black body
Curated by Monique Long, the exhibition features an international roster of artists who have expanded the meaning of still life

Britt Lloyd meditates on masculinity and biophilic utopias
The photographer and filmmaker joins Document to reflect on the parallels between male beauty and the colossal shapes of nature

Sean Pablo’s ‘A Season in Hell’ finds stillness in life’s fleeting moments
In the first exhibition from the pro skater, musician and artist, Pablo transports us into his childhood home for a multimedia viewing experience

Jimmy DeSana, an iconoclast even within the ’70s avant-garde, is finally entering mainstream consciousness
Laurie Simmons and Drew Sawyer discuss the late artist’s AIDS-era collages in a portfolio for Document’s tenth anniversary

Nicolas Party warps familiar realities into an unsettling world of his own
The Swiss artist discusses his otherworldly portfolio and paying homage to the rattlesnake in his painting of Joan Didion for Document’s Tenth Anniversary cover

Chasing lions: Inside the 2022 Venice Biennale
This year’s awarding of the Golden Lion for Best National Pavilion raised questions around the subjectivity of art and the evolving values of critics

For Hyd, music is a vessel for material transformation
From geothermal mud fields to Death Valley, the artist explores the energetic properties of the earth in three new music videos premiering exclusively for Document

Racquel Chevremont and Mickalene Thomas curate a show that subverts tradition
At Parrish Art Museum, ‘Set It Off’ pulls from an international roster of artists to address themes of sexuality, memory, and identity

Nep Sidhu’s ‘Paradox of Harmonics’ is a creative act of gratitude
The multidisciplinary artist’s first solo exhibition in the US is rooted in Detroit’s lineage of creative collaboration

Sasha Gordon’s ‘Hands of Others’ employs the surreal to look inwards
The painter’s debut solo show, on view at Jeffrey Deitch, interrogates the nature of self-image and cultural representation

Cartier looks to the past and future of Islamic art
The exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art paints a picture of modernity that honors antiquity

Piero Gilardi’s ‘Tappeto-Natura’ seeks reconciliation between nature and the future
The artist’s debut American exhibition, which renders organic landscapes from synthetic material, is on view at Magazzino Italian Art

Peter LaBier’s paintings reckon with the freedoms and limitations of lockdown
Conceived at the height of the pandemic, STO LAT Gallery’s inaugural physical show plays with symbols of control, isolation, escalation, and hope

Fairchain imagines an art market that centers the artist
The founders of the blockchain-based platform meet with Renee Cox and gallerist Hannah Traore to discuss collaboration, royalties, and why creatives can’t work for free

How the zoot suit became a symbol of political resistance
The iconic trend was disruptive and seductive, bestowing communities with power from Harlem to LA

The scientific creative process, as told by the unrealized works of Chris Burden
‘Poetic Practical,’ a new book from Gagosian, presents 67 abandoned projects surrounding architecture, power, and political systems

Jacqueline Rabun’s jewelry doubles as wearable sculpture
The designer finds inspiration in birth, love, and transformation

Robin Frohardt examines the inevitably of plastic
In her exhibit, the Plastic Bag Store, plastic is more than a byproduct, it’s the main feature of the modern consumer experience

Nicolas Party’s universe extends beyond the canvas
Phaidon’s monograph on the artist delves into color theory, graffiti culture, and the importance of perspective

Devon DeJardin centers guardians in ‘Giants’
In his first New York solo exhibition, the multimedia artist elevates his work in narrative and scale

NFTs have funded everything from healthcare to war, but are museums above the medium?
Cultural institutions are cashing in on the blockchain boom, arguably compromising the physical collections they own

Pol Anglada’s ‘HOLE’ is erotic, not pornographic
The Spanish artist explores queer fetish and desire in a solo exhibition at Tom of Finland’s CULTUREEDIT gallery

Shio Kusaka’s ‘one light year’ celebrates the essential qualities of ceramic art
Both repetitive and imperfect, the artist’s latest works celebrate the subtle contradiction of the medium

Genesis Tramaine’s paintings find God in Black, queer community
The artist presents ‘Break of Day,’ an exhibition of portraits that redefine the genre of religious art

Alix Vernet’s latest solo show honors New York’s forgotten corners
'And They Earned Eternity in a Brief Space of Time' explores public memory and the city's downtown architecture

Mimi Park’s world-building renders art a living entity
The artist’s latest exhibition, ‘Dawning: dust, seeds, Coplees,’ presents kinetic sculptures and lush greenery

Thomas Bayrle’s superforms construct the archetypes of mass society
The artist's latest show, ‘Monotony in a hurry,’ features portraits of modern media's most ubiquitous faces

‘The Andy Warhol Diaries’ offers a glimpse into the mind of the enigmatic American artist
Christie's presents an online sale of 60 iconic works, including paintings, photographs, drawings, and a single NFT

Suchitra Mattai’s Guyana exists in the gaps of the Western archive
The artist's latest exhibition 'Herself as Another' pulls from oral history and personal memory to reconstruct a picture of home

Liora Kaplan explores personal history and collective memory through ceramics
The artist joins curator Julie Boukobza in conversation to speak on her love for found objects and seeing creative work as a meditative practice

Martine Syms illuminates a space between secular and sacred at Prada Mode Los Angeles
During Frieze Los Angeles, the artist and filmmaker created an interactive installation, 'HelLa World,' at Fairfax's Genghis Cohen restaurant

In his New York solo debut, Ross Simonini explores the concept of a feel-good painting
With language and laughter as his tools, the artist creates an idiosyncratic body of work

A defaced 1930s-era painting raises questions about history versus virality
How one bored security guard’s vandalism sparked a worldwide debate on the subjectivity of artistic value

For Takesada Matsutani, resistance comes in the form of adaptability
In a new exhibition at Hauser & Wirth, Matsutani explores the physicality of art, and his roots in the Gutai Art Association

AssangeDAO imagines the social justice potential of online collectives
The community bought an NFT for $53 million, with the aim to fund the WikiLeaks founder’s legal fees

Legacy Russell’s latest curation is a love letter to the quilters of Gee’s Bend, Alabama
‘A New Bend’ at Hauser & Wirth includes textile-based artworks by Eric N. Mack, Sojourner Truth Parsons, and Dawn Williams Boyd

‘A Trillion Sunsets’ grapples with notions of originality and repetition in art
The International Center of Photography’s latest exhibition issues a warning: ‘Have your way with images, or they will have their way with you’

Max Bill and Georges Vantongerloo embody the spirit of artistic collaboration
Hauser & Wirth’s retrospective on the lifelong friends displays the evolution of the abstract-création movement

Billie Zangewa’s hand-stitched collages locate joy in the quotidian
The artist’s latest solo exhibition, ‘Thread for a Web Begun,’ lovingly interprets domestic interiors and intimate mises en scène

Eric N. Mack reconsiders the dimensions of visual art
For Document’s Winter 2021/Resort 2022 issue, the artist speaks on how he’s translating his South Bronx informed textile practice to the context of the Italian...
