Art In ‘Body Objects,’ artists and designers sculpt hair, silicone, and bacteria Designer Brecht Wright Gander’s curatorial debut takes on a semi-animate world
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Art Bottega Veneta builds from the blocks of timeless style with its limited edition LC14 The Milanese brand partners with Cassina and Fondation Le Corbusier to reimagine the French architect’s design
Art For Salone del Mobile, Loewe invites 24 artists to reimagine the home Creative director Jonathan Anderson commissions a series of lamps to present at the Milanese design fair
Above the Fold For a story about stereotypes, B.J. Novak’s ‘Vengeance’ has some blind spots of its own The film’s exploration of regional tensions effectively erase actual class dynamics—race, gender, religion, and most other major political fault-lines by Noah Berlatsky Above the Fold The Peruvian street performers finding cracks in Lima’s conservatism Photographer Diego Bendezu captures las tetonas, the men using laughter as a tool for survival—and breaking cultural boundaries as they do it by Megan Hullander Above the Fold The intimacy of nightlife, according to its curators Chapel Bar’s Desta and the iconic model Liya Kebede on how to create a roaring room by Madeleine Beck Above the Fold ‘Kimi’ doesn’t belong on the big screen—but neither do most stories Steven Soderbergh’s latest thriller will never dominate the cultural conversation, but does that mean it isn’t good? by Noah Berlatsky Above the Fold Riane Eisler and Tao Lin on shifting our cultural paradigm The two authors meet to discuss the role of law, the allure of prehistory, and how to adopt new modes of thinking by Tao Lin Above the Fold Ask Liara: A sex worker’s guide to living, loving, and fucking In the second edition of their monthly column for Document, author, activist and porn star Liara Roux answers readers’ steamiest questions by Liara Roux At Large New York was killing me: Seeking community in the city of cultural saturation For Document’s tenth anniversary, Rahel Aima reflects on what New York gave to her, and why she left it by Rahel Aima Above the Fold 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 by Olisa Tasie-Amadi Jr. Above the Fold Jordan Castro’s ‘The Novelist’ is a metafictional exploration of mundanity The author joins Document to discuss his debut novel, the bizarre and incoherent actions of man, and merging the highbrow with the lowbrow by Sarah McEachern Above the Fold 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 by Syd Walker At Large 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 by Megan Hullander Above the Fold ‘The Twins’ is a love letter to Mary-Kate and Ashley, told through the textures of the archive Zara Meerza’s short film refashions the celebrity documentary, using personal recollection to make sense of collective obsession by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Viagra Boys descend into man’s rawest form—and the rabbit hole of YouTube conspiracies On ‘Cave World,’ the Swedish band holds a mirror to American paranoia with snarky, socially cognizant lyrics and stupidly simple guitars by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Michele Saunders recounts a summer with James Baldwin in the South of France The downtown icon divulges the details of her accidental getaway with a literary legend by Miss Rosen Above the Fold On ‘Janky Star,’ Grace Ives is making pop without persona The Brooklyn-based musician joins Document to discuss the making of her latest album and the role of self-acceptance in artistic evolution by Megan Hullander At Large Eileen Myles chronicles a people’s history of East River Park For Document’s tenth anniversary, the writer merges personal, political, and geological histories to document a city in flux by Eileen Myles Above the Fold Searching for queer sanctuary in Porto Photographer Mallory Bea navigates a small queer community along Portugal’s coast by Mallory Bea Above the Fold Francisco Costa looks to the earth to nourish the body Following the launch of AROMA, the founder of Costa Brazil joins Document to discuss the line's ethos and his creative practice by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Inside ‘My Comrade,’ a time capsule of NYC’s legendary drag scene Nightlife personality Linda Simpson joins Document to discuss the magazine that captured New York’s queer fringe in the ’80s and ’90s—and its triumphant return by Meka Boyle Above the Fold Document celebrated ten years at The Broken Arm with a collection images from the archive selected by Raf Simons Images by Wolfgang Tillmans, Lucio Fontana, Anne Collier, and Willy Vanderperre were displayed at the intimate cocktail during Paris Men’s Fashion Week by Megan Hullander Fashion Portfolio Unified’s designs foreground versatility and collectability Michael Colovos joins Document to discuss the eternal power of denim, and the making of Unified’s zine for Document’s tenth anniversary issue by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Roe v. Wade is overturned, undoing centuries of cultural progress Not only does today’s Supreme Court decision mark a major regression in social progress, it carves a path for further institutional backslides by Megan Hullander Above the Fold In ‘Bad Thoughts,’ Nada Alic imagines a world for women who are aspirational for all the wrong reasons In a series of short films debuting exclusively for Document, the author offers cinematic interpretations of scenes from her upcoming novel by Megan Hullander Above the Fold ‘Spiderhead’ shows us what cinema gets wrong about the prison of the mind In sci-fi, the metaphor of prison can convey complex truths. But does it encourage empathy for actual prisoners? by Noah Berlatsky At Large Frédéric Lagrange finds faith in faces For Document’s tenth anniversary, the photographer presents the most memorable moments of his career in a series of portraits by Megan Hullander Above the Fold The life and death of Blackhaine On his latest EP, ‘Armour II,’ Tom Heyes’s poetic dexterity drives a narrative ridden with guilt and paranoia by Megan Hullander Above the Fold NFT television is the latest attempt to manufacture token utility The failure of Seth Green’s ‘White Horse Tavern,’ starring a Bored Ape NFT, exemplified the risks of pairing investment with media creation by Cole Cahill At Large The art of cruising in the post-digital age From screens to streets: Drew Zeiba outlines the resurgence of anonymous sex in the city by Drew Zeiba At Large A war vocabulary: Displaced Ukrainians share fragmented stories of loss, trauma, and absurdity “In a time of war, beauty becomes dangerous. Beautiful things, people, relationships—nowadays they don’t exist to inspire. They exist to be annihilated.” by Ostap Slyvynsky Conversations The new coming of age, according to Ever Anderson and Diana Silvers The actors meet to investigate the next generation of teenage cinema by Megan Hullander At Large Mapping a modern trans bohemia in the borough of the flesh From Greenpoint to Flatbush, McKenzie Wark outlines community on the margins of straight life by McKenzie Wark Conversations Ocean Vuong and Edmund White explore the experiential modes of queer writing The authors muse on Wallace Stevens, American boyhood, and abandoning the present for the sake of fiction by Aaron Hicklin Conversations Ashton Sanders and Kimberly Drew on the inextricable link between art and chaos The ‘Moonlight’ actor divulges his plans to build an empire of his own by Kimberly Drew Above the Fold A beginner’s guide to Sidney Poitier, America’s first Black matinee star The late pioneer’s work made history, paving the way for a new generation of Black cinema by Diego Sacramento Above the Fold Document Journal launches Summer/Pre-Fall 2022: A Coney Island of the Mind by Nick Vogelson Above the Fold 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 by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold BASEMENT’s GeGa Japaridze and Téa Abashidze merge techno’s cutting edge with community engagement The pair join Knockdown Center’s Tyler Myers to discuss the makings of Wire Festival, a two-night event that reimagines the future of entertainment and activism by Peter Miklas Above the Fold In the Cayman Islands, the Batabano Festival brings creative communities together The Palm Heights hotel united artists across the Caribbean diaspora, redefining luxury in the process by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Kevin Morby makes friends with the dead on ‘This Is A Photograph’ The artist embarked on a ghoulish tour of artists who have passed, emerging with his most thoughtful album to date by Megan Hullander Above the Fold At Freshii, your ‘virtual cashier’ is actually a person working for $3.75 per hour Public debate around a Canadian franchise’s experiment raises questions about automation, labor laws, and the ignorance of the Western consumer by Peter Miklas Above the Fold The false promise of payment plans sends Gen Z into debt ‘Buy now, pay later’ trends, popularized on social media, aren’t sustainable in the long run by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Remembering Ron Galella, the godfather of American paparazzi The iconic photographer was both loved and hated, but his work left an indelible mark on celebrity culture by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Cookie Mueller’s cult classic writings gain a second life in an intimate reissue ‘Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black’ follows the iconic creative on her almost-unbelievable exploits by Meka Boyle Above the Fold Ten young Ukrainians on how the war has changed their lives Seeking refuge in Poland, they reflect on family, culture, politics, and living in solidarity from outside their home country by Peter Miklas Above the Fold How The Satanic Temple became a source of social justice The organization filed a lawsuit against an elementary school for barring the establishment of an After School Satan Club by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold The risks and rewards of sex tapes—according to the experts, and everyday people who make them When filming yourself in the bedroom, a lot can go wrong really fast. So how can you ensure your experience stays sexy? by Jack Riewe Above the Fold Blackballing Russia might not be the answer A country’s political leaders aren’t necessarily a reflection of its people and culture. So why do we treat it as such? by Megan Hullander Above the Fold 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 by Daniella Brito Above the Fold The hedonism and kinship of New York disco, through the lens of Bill Bernstein From Studio 54 to GG’s Barnum Room, the photographer captured the quintessential scenes of the nightlife era by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Photographer Chad Unger evolves in unison with his work The New York-based artist captures intimacy in portraits and landscapes alike by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold For a story about stereotypes, B.J. Novak’s ‘Vengeance’ has some blind spots of its own The film’s exploration of regional tensions effectively erase actual class dynamics—race, gender, religion, and most other major political fault-lines by Noah Berlatsky
Above the Fold The Peruvian street performers finding cracks in Lima’s conservatism Photographer Diego Bendezu captures las tetonas, the men using laughter as a tool for survival—and breaking cultural boundaries as they do it by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold The intimacy of nightlife, according to its curators Chapel Bar’s Desta and the iconic model Liya Kebede on how to create a roaring room by Madeleine Beck
Above the Fold ‘Kimi’ doesn’t belong on the big screen—but neither do most stories Steven Soderbergh’s latest thriller will never dominate the cultural conversation, but does that mean it isn’t good? by Noah Berlatsky
Above the Fold Riane Eisler and Tao Lin on shifting our cultural paradigm The two authors meet to discuss the role of law, the allure of prehistory, and how to adopt new modes of thinking by Tao Lin
Above the Fold Ask Liara: A sex worker’s guide to living, loving, and fucking In the second edition of their monthly column for Document, author, activist and porn star Liara Roux answers readers’ steamiest questions by Liara Roux
At Large New York was killing me: Seeking community in the city of cultural saturation For Document’s tenth anniversary, Rahel Aima reflects on what New York gave to her, and why she left it by Rahel Aima
Above the Fold 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 by Olisa Tasie-Amadi Jr.
Above the Fold Jordan Castro’s ‘The Novelist’ is a metafictional exploration of mundanity The author joins Document to discuss his debut novel, the bizarre and incoherent actions of man, and merging the highbrow with the lowbrow by Sarah McEachern
Above the Fold 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 by Syd Walker
At Large 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 by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold ‘The Twins’ is a love letter to Mary-Kate and Ashley, told through the textures of the archive Zara Meerza’s short film refashions the celebrity documentary, using personal recollection to make sense of collective obsession by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Viagra Boys descend into man’s rawest form—and the rabbit hole of YouTube conspiracies On ‘Cave World,’ the Swedish band holds a mirror to American paranoia with snarky, socially cognizant lyrics and stupidly simple guitars by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Michele Saunders recounts a summer with James Baldwin in the South of France The downtown icon divulges the details of her accidental getaway with a literary legend by Miss Rosen
Above the Fold On ‘Janky Star,’ Grace Ives is making pop without persona The Brooklyn-based musician joins Document to discuss the making of her latest album and the role of self-acceptance in artistic evolution by Megan Hullander
At Large Eileen Myles chronicles a people’s history of East River Park For Document’s tenth anniversary, the writer merges personal, political, and geological histories to document a city in flux by Eileen Myles
Above the Fold Searching for queer sanctuary in Porto Photographer Mallory Bea navigates a small queer community along Portugal’s coast by Mallory Bea
Above the Fold Francisco Costa looks to the earth to nourish the body Following the launch of AROMA, the founder of Costa Brazil joins Document to discuss the line's ethos and his creative practice by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Inside ‘My Comrade,’ a time capsule of NYC’s legendary drag scene Nightlife personality Linda Simpson joins Document to discuss the magazine that captured New York’s queer fringe in the ’80s and ’90s—and its triumphant return by Meka Boyle
Above the Fold Document celebrated ten years at The Broken Arm with a collection images from the archive selected by Raf Simons Images by Wolfgang Tillmans, Lucio Fontana, Anne Collier, and Willy Vanderperre were displayed at the intimate cocktail during Paris Men’s Fashion Week by Megan Hullander
Fashion Portfolio Unified’s designs foreground versatility and collectability Michael Colovos joins Document to discuss the eternal power of denim, and the making of Unified’s zine for Document’s tenth anniversary issue by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Roe v. Wade is overturned, undoing centuries of cultural progress Not only does today’s Supreme Court decision mark a major regression in social progress, it carves a path for further institutional backslides by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold In ‘Bad Thoughts,’ Nada Alic imagines a world for women who are aspirational for all the wrong reasons In a series of short films debuting exclusively for Document, the author offers cinematic interpretations of scenes from her upcoming novel by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold ‘Spiderhead’ shows us what cinema gets wrong about the prison of the mind In sci-fi, the metaphor of prison can convey complex truths. But does it encourage empathy for actual prisoners? by Noah Berlatsky
At Large Frédéric Lagrange finds faith in faces For Document’s tenth anniversary, the photographer presents the most memorable moments of his career in a series of portraits by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold The life and death of Blackhaine On his latest EP, ‘Armour II,’ Tom Heyes’s poetic dexterity drives a narrative ridden with guilt and paranoia by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold NFT television is the latest attempt to manufacture token utility The failure of Seth Green’s ‘White Horse Tavern,’ starring a Bored Ape NFT, exemplified the risks of pairing investment with media creation by Cole Cahill
At Large The art of cruising in the post-digital age From screens to streets: Drew Zeiba outlines the resurgence of anonymous sex in the city by Drew Zeiba
At Large A war vocabulary: Displaced Ukrainians share fragmented stories of loss, trauma, and absurdity “In a time of war, beauty becomes dangerous. Beautiful things, people, relationships—nowadays they don’t exist to inspire. They exist to be annihilated.” by Ostap Slyvynsky
Conversations The new coming of age, according to Ever Anderson and Diana Silvers The actors meet to investigate the next generation of teenage cinema by Megan Hullander
At Large Mapping a modern trans bohemia in the borough of the flesh From Greenpoint to Flatbush, McKenzie Wark outlines community on the margins of straight life by McKenzie Wark
Conversations Ocean Vuong and Edmund White explore the experiential modes of queer writing The authors muse on Wallace Stevens, American boyhood, and abandoning the present for the sake of fiction by Aaron Hicklin
Conversations Ashton Sanders and Kimberly Drew on the inextricable link between art and chaos The ‘Moonlight’ actor divulges his plans to build an empire of his own by Kimberly Drew
Above the Fold A beginner’s guide to Sidney Poitier, America’s first Black matinee star The late pioneer’s work made history, paving the way for a new generation of Black cinema by Diego Sacramento
Above the Fold Document Journal launches Summer/Pre-Fall 2022: A Coney Island of the Mind by Nick Vogelson
Above the Fold 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 by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold BASEMENT’s GeGa Japaridze and Téa Abashidze merge techno’s cutting edge with community engagement The pair join Knockdown Center’s Tyler Myers to discuss the makings of Wire Festival, a two-night event that reimagines the future of entertainment and activism by Peter Miklas
Above the Fold In the Cayman Islands, the Batabano Festival brings creative communities together The Palm Heights hotel united artists across the Caribbean diaspora, redefining luxury in the process by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Kevin Morby makes friends with the dead on ‘This Is A Photograph’ The artist embarked on a ghoulish tour of artists who have passed, emerging with his most thoughtful album to date by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold At Freshii, your ‘virtual cashier’ is actually a person working for $3.75 per hour Public debate around a Canadian franchise’s experiment raises questions about automation, labor laws, and the ignorance of the Western consumer by Peter Miklas
Above the Fold The false promise of payment plans sends Gen Z into debt ‘Buy now, pay later’ trends, popularized on social media, aren’t sustainable in the long run by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Remembering Ron Galella, the godfather of American paparazzi The iconic photographer was both loved and hated, but his work left an indelible mark on celebrity culture by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Cookie Mueller’s cult classic writings gain a second life in an intimate reissue ‘Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black’ follows the iconic creative on her almost-unbelievable exploits by Meka Boyle
Above the Fold Ten young Ukrainians on how the war has changed their lives Seeking refuge in Poland, they reflect on family, culture, politics, and living in solidarity from outside their home country by Peter Miklas
Above the Fold How The Satanic Temple became a source of social justice The organization filed a lawsuit against an elementary school for barring the establishment of an After School Satan Club by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold The risks and rewards of sex tapes—according to the experts, and everyday people who make them When filming yourself in the bedroom, a lot can go wrong really fast. So how can you ensure your experience stays sexy? by Jack Riewe
Above the Fold Blackballing Russia might not be the answer A country’s political leaders aren’t necessarily a reflection of its people and culture. So why do we treat it as such? by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold 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 by Daniella Brito
Above the Fold The hedonism and kinship of New York disco, through the lens of Bill Bernstein From Studio 54 to GG’s Barnum Room, the photographer captured the quintessential scenes of the nightlife era by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Photographer Chad Unger evolves in unison with his work The New York-based artist captures intimacy in portraits and landscapes alike by Megan Hullander