![Parsing the Willyverse](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/14115058/Willyverse_1-600x450.jpg)
Parsing the Willyverse
Toronto photographer William Ukoh’s first solo show, ‘JANGILOVA,’ is a quest for unfettered independence
![For Robert Roest, snarling dogs aren’t always angry](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/10130026/Robert_1-600x450.jpg)
For Robert Roest, snarling dogs aren’t always angry
The painter's ongoing show at bridddge gallery invites audiences to distrust their senses—both in the clouds and the jaws of the beast
![The coterie of cardistry](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/14112421/cards-600x450.jpg)
The coterie of cardistry
In London, Cardistry-Con’s 2023 edition saw the craft contending with its relationship with magic and deliberating new methods of recruitment
![Sophia Giovannitti on sex, art, and labor](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/08124945/WorkingGirl_1-600x450.jpg)
Sophia Giovannitti on sex, art, and labor
Working across mediums, the author of ‘Working Girl’ grapples with the contradictions of life under capitalism—complicating notions of consent in a totalizing system
![In Tuscany, a sanctuary for Black queer artists](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/07114354/MBQ_1-600x450.jpg)
In Tuscany, a sanctuary for Black queer artists
A trio of creatives reflect on their residency with MQBMBQ, in partnership with Villa Lena
![Racquel Chevremont melds death with decadence](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/26143931/DOCUMENT-Racquel-Chevremont-This-Too-Shall-Pass-THUMBNAIL-600x450.jpg)
Racquel Chevremont melds death with decadence
Following the opening of ‘This Too Shall Pass,’ the curator joins Document to discuss the still life and her philosophy of impermanence
![‘Tree & Serpent’ strikes a balance between the sacred and the secular](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/18151706/Met_1-600x450.jpg)
‘Tree & Serpent’ strikes a balance between the sacred and the secular
In collaboration with a handful of Indian cultural institutions, the Met’s new exhibition traverses six centuries of Buddhist art
![At the Chelsea Hotel, queer subculture continues to thrive](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/13231719/FINALHEAD_1-600x450.jpg)
At the Chelsea Hotel, queer subculture continues to thrive
Inside the clandestine parties keeping the creative spirit of the space alive, decades after its illustrious heydey
![‘Quantum Piñata’ is a talent show for the artistically-aware](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/11125326/Deranged_1-600x450.jpg)
‘Quantum Piñata’ is a talent show for the artistically-aware
This Saturday at Pioneer Works, a cast of distinct performers—from Poncili Creación to Nu Jazz to Ex Wiish—will take part in a cross-medium bonanza
![At #CreateCOP28, art is the answer](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/10105930/CCOP_1-600x450.jpg)
At #CreateCOP28, art is the answer
Ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference, the competition challenges young artists to amplify the call for climate action
![‘KAGAMI’ marries the present with the past in an imaginative landscape](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/10104734/kagami_1-600x450.jpg)
‘KAGAMI’ marries the present with the past in an imaginative landscape
Produced by Tin Drum, the mixed reality show sees the late Ryuichi Sakamoto in concert, traversing his decades-long career
![‘Public Enemy’ charts 30 years of Gary Simmons](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/03115933/Gary_1-600x450.jpg)
‘Public Enemy’ charts 30 years of Gary Simmons
A retrospective at MCA Chicago studies the artist’s storied career, crossing mediums to prod at questions of race, class, and popular culture
![‘Workflow’ interrogates repetitive and embodied violence](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/26112736/jenson_1-600x450.jpg)
‘Workflow’ interrogates repetitive and embodied violence
Ahead of the exhibition’s opening, Jenson Leonard joins Document to expound upon his film’s intent, and muse on the compassion of comedy
![Pippa Garner and Gray Wielebinski construct modern mythologies](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/26115634/pippa_1-600x450.jpg)
Pippa Garner and Gray Wielebinski construct modern mythologies
Grounded by a shared affection for contemporary folklore, the two artists meet to discuss trompe l’oeil, gender-hacking, and queer visibility
![The enduring impulse of Adam Goldberg](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/22114809/adamgoldberg_h1-600x450.jpg)
The enduring impulse of Adam Goldberg
Following his stint as a jury member at the Tribeca Film Festival, the actor joins Document to anatomize his storied career
![Tamo Jugeli lets the process lead her paintbrush](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/02123007/Tamo1-600x450.jpg)
Tamo Jugeli lets the process lead her paintbrush
The Georgian artist speaks on creative risk-taking, the chaos of New York, and stumbling upon her craft
![Daytripping: Embracing the barely-known](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/15132135/Daytripper14_1-600x450.jpg)
Daytripping: Embracing the barely-known
In her biweekly column for Document, McKenzie Wark mediates on the work of Elysia Crampton, and the problem of letting otherness into our lives
![Brontez Purnell’s parafiction of performance](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/07113408/Brontz_1-600x450.jpg)
Brontez Purnell’s parafiction of performance
Staged at Trotter & Sholer, the artist’s first solo exhibition challenges the borders of identity and artifice, dreaming of an in-between space
![For Jeanette Andrews, magic is a mode of philosophy](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/05131531/Jeanette_1-600x450.jpg)
For Jeanette Andrews, magic is a mode of philosophy
Ahead of the premiere of ‘In Plain Listen,’ the artist joins Document to examine the meaning of her medium, and make a case for its...
![‘Titanic Depression’ is not a parody](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/22123602/CutWorms_1-600x450.jpg)
‘Titanic Depression’ is not a parody
Following a two-night run of her show, Jibz Cameron joins Document to philosophize on Jack and Rose, tragedy addiction, and the nature of performance
![Epistolary Filth: The life and death of ‘J.D.s’ zine](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/17130726/JDS_1-600x450.jpg)
Epistolary Filth: The life and death of ‘J.D.s’ zine
For Document’s Spring/Summer 2023 issue, Jesse Doris looks back on the transgressive queer digest, and the subculture it willed into existence
![Remembering Kenneth Anger, an icon of queer cinematic counterculture](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/25113149/Anger_1-600x450.jpg)
Remembering Kenneth Anger, an icon of queer cinematic counterculture
The groundbreaking filmmaker believed movies were “evil” and likened his practice to the “casting of a spell”—the influence of which is imbued across visual culture
![‘The Complete Incoherence’ oozes with the essence of Gaetano Pesce](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/19111154/1-2-600x450.jpg)
‘The Complete Incoherence’ oozes with the essence of Gaetano Pesce
In this much-anticipated monograph, critic and curator Glenn Adamson portraits the expanse of the Italian architect and designer’s idiosyncratic oeuvre
![Malice K adopts an old-school ethos on “Complicated Dreams”](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/23092951/Malice_1-600x450.jpg)
Malice K adopts an old-school ethos on “Complicated Dreams”
Alexander Konschuh joins Document to dissect the intentions, personal reckonings, and painstaking process behind the making of his stop-motion music video
![Thelma Golden and Lisa Phillips reevaluate the function of art institutions as public spaces](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/11133039/Thelma_1-600x450.jpg)
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
![Francesco Vezzoli confronts the legacy of the classical](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/16104046/Vezzoli_3-600x450.jpg)
Francesco Vezzoli confronts the legacy of the classical
The artist joins Document to dissect ‘VITA DULCIS,’ his exhibition of multimedia fantasias decontextualizing antiquity for modern contexts
![Misha Japanwala wants you to be without shame](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/11105308/Misha_1-600x450.jpg)
Misha Japanwala wants you to be without shame
In her new exhibition, the artist documents the bodies of those who have worked to forge a more liberated society in her native Karachi
![Artists and journalists call for the restriction of AI illustration in publishing](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/11123702/Molly_1-600x450.jpg)
Artists and journalists call for the restriction of AI illustration in publishing
In an open letter, Molly Crabapple and Mazria Katz advocate against the use of the technology in journalism, a medium long defined by human storytellers
![‘Femme F(r)iction’ canvasses the trailblazing work of a century of female creatives](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/10120903/Document-Femme-Friction-THUMBNAIL-600x450.jpg)
‘Femme F(r)iction’ canvasses the trailblazing work of a century of female creatives
C1760’s sweeping group exhibition traverses medium, featuring the work of Judy Chicago, Jeanne Silverthorne, Najla El Zein, and many more
![Kate Ahn bares it all in ‘Oh No! I’m Naked!’](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/04121713/Kate_1-600x450.jpg)
Kate Ahn bares it all in ‘Oh No! I’m Naked!’
The LA-based artist’s first hometown solo show grapples with fantasy and the freedoms of sexual expression
![The art of curating Coachella](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/01114159/Coachella_1-600x450.jpg)
The art of curating Coachella
Raffi Lehrer joins Document to discuss the impact of large-scale installation work, and which sorts of creatives make the cut
![Inside TRANSFIX, the world’s largest touring immersive art experience](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/27111334/Transfix_1-600x450.jpg)
Inside TRANSFIX, the world’s largest touring immersive art experience
Set in a multi-level labyrinth off the Las Vegas strip, the event’s inaugural edition is a choose-your-own-adventure featuring art from over 50 creators
![‘Rear View’ zeroes in on the nude portrait, as seen from behind](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/10120850/Rearview_1-600x450.jpg)
‘Rear View’ zeroes in on the nude portrait, as seen from behind
LDGR’s latest show explores the trope across eras, featuring artwork from the likes of Francis Bacon, Mickalene Thomas, Egon Schiele, and Andy Warhol
![Rafael Prieto meditates on the harmony between the natural and man-made](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20120054/Rafael_1-600x450.jpg)
Rafael Prieto meditates on the harmony between the natural and man-made
Ahead of his show at Emma Scully Gallery, the artist reflects on his design philosophy, which hinges on the embrace of what’s beautiful in its...
![With ‘Road Less Traveled,’ Rose B. Simpson diaries the tension between ancestry and modern culture](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/21145440/Rose_1-600x450.jpg)
With ‘Road Less Traveled,’ Rose B. Simpson diaries the tension between ancestry and modern culture
The artist’s New York debut is on view at Jack Shainman Gallery, rendering tangible her relationship with Native identity and cycles of personal struggle
![The work of art in the age of algorithmic optimization](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20122736/SpawningGlaze_1-600x450.jpg)
The work of art in the age of algorithmic optimization
The intellectual property debate asks who profits from the fruits of creative labor—and what it means to make something beautiful when everyone else can, too
![Thomas Blackshear casts new light on the canon of Western American art](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/21164919/Stetson_1-600x450.jpg)
Thomas Blackshear casts new light on the canon of Western American art
In collaboration with Stetson, the artist personifies the hidden Black cowboy, reimagining Lon Megargee’s iconic painting ‘The Last Drop From His Stetson’
![Chase Hall mines memory, bearing witness to personal histories](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/21140128/ChaseHall_1-600x450.jpg)
Chase Hall mines memory, bearing witness to personal histories
Following the opening of ‘The Close of the Day,’ the artist joins Document to discuss code switching and the American South
![‘What Is Psychedelic’ details Aura Rosenberg’s appetite for impulse](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20115535/update_1-600x450.jpg)
‘What Is Psychedelic’ details Aura Rosenberg’s appetite for impulse
The artist joins Document to reflect upon her first institutional survey, which traverses five decades, two spaces, and one book
![In ‘Inside,’ art informs character](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/02105240/Inside_1-600x450.jpg)
In ‘Inside,’ art informs character
Curator Leonardo Bigazzi joins Document to expand upon the film’s collection, reflecting upon the experience of art through the screen
![BOFFO makes its return to dry land with ‘Group Show: A Retrospective’](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/14110457/Boffo_1-600x450.jpg)
BOFFO makes its return to dry land with ‘Group Show: A Retrospective’
On Friday night, an exhibition-themed party brought alumni of the Fire Island residency back together, in the middle of Times Square
![Performance Space celebrates new paths across New York’s creative landscape](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/13121516/PerformanceGala_1-600x450.jpg)
Performance Space celebrates new paths across New York’s creative landscape
The arts organization held its annual gala on Saturday, honoring Pope.L, Sarah Schulman, and Michelle Coffey with an intimate dinner theater
![Art Baja California’s inaugural festival is rooted in locality](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/28173027/ArtBaja_1-600x450.jpg)
Art Baja California’s inaugural festival is rooted in locality
Across La Paz, San José del Cabo, and Todos Santos, the event connects an international roster of creatives with the histories of its host cities
![For Vex Ashley, pleasure is an act of resistance](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/21145459/Vex_1-600x450.jpg)
For Vex Ashley, pleasure is an act of resistance
With DIY porn project Four Chambers, the adult filmmaker finds the art in sex—and investigates its relationship to society in the process
![Anastasia Bay’s ‘The Stumbler’s Parade’ imagines modern parables](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/15143242/Anastasia_1-600x450.jpg)
Anastasia Bay’s ‘The Stumbler’s Parade’ imagines modern parables
The Brussels-born artist joins Document to elaborate on the making of her series's 12 paintings, and the driving influences and artistic philosophies behind them
![‘FACES II’ subverts traditional forms of portraiture](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/12143612/FacesII_1-600x450.jpg)
‘FACES II’ subverts traditional forms of portraiture
The second iteration of a two-part exhibition at Hal Bromm Gallery explores the multifaceted nature of the face
![‘Mr Wonderful’ memorializes the street art of Richard Hambleton, and a culture in flux](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/03115930/MrWonderful_1-600x450.jpg)
‘Mr Wonderful’ memorializes the street art of Richard Hambleton, and a culture in flux
Gallerist Ronald Sosinski and curator Joseph Bannan discuss the making of the retrospective, and the creative legacy of ’80s New York
![Rita Ackermann’s ‘Vertical Vanish’ is anchored in ambiguity](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/02101557/Ackerman_1-600x450.jpg)
Rita Ackermann’s ‘Vertical Vanish’ is anchored in ambiguity
The Hungary-born artist’s latest exhibition oscillates between abstraction and representation, with pre-drawn, half-erased scenes that peer through wild brushstrokes
![The “non-work” of Felix Gonzalez-Torres finds new regard at David Zwirner](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/30104625/Felix_1-600x450.jpg)
The “non-work” of Felix Gonzalez-Torres finds new regard at David Zwirner
The pioneering’s artist’s abstraction is brought to the forefront at the gallery, joining the aesthetic and the political into one common body
![‘Recycling Beauty’ bestows new layers of meaning upon objects of the past](https://djwp.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/19110900/Recycling-Beauty_1-600x450.jpg)