Conversations

Rick Owens and Ron Athey were born from the sociosexual underworlds of Los Angeles

For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the design deity and extreme performance artist reminisce on the teen degeneracy that informed their creative trajectories

by Tim Blanks

Above the Fold

Sex magic, aliens, and the Rapture: Ron Athey’s books for end times

The avant-garde artist known for his bloody, subversive performances schools us on Genesis P-Orridge, Mother Theresa, and ‘the solar anus.’

by Ron Athey

Conversations

Blood, Christ, and shock value: the gospel according to Ron Athey

The underground performance artist talks to Slava Mogutin about penetration, catharsis, and spirituality for Document S/S 2019.

by Clara Malley