Vietnam’s “plastic village” is the tale of Western excess
For Document's Spring/Summer 2020 issue, photographer Laurence Ellis traveled to Australia, Zambia, and Vietnam to investigate what might become of the planet
Phoebe Bridgers reminds us that there’s no more ‘normal’
The artist speaks to Document about the pleasures of screaming and the politics of songwriting
Kinderhook Farm advocates for sustainability and community in the Hudson Valley
As part of Birkenstock’s 1774 collaboration series, Document Journal meets 10 creatives making the Hudson Valley a kingdom of their own. Hear how the farm...
Lil’ Deb’s Oasis brings ‘the spirit of matriarchy’ to Upstate New York
As part of Birkenstock’s 1774 collaboration series, Document Journal meets 10 creatives making the Hudson Valley a kingdom of their own. Here, the Lil' Deb's...
Inside the rowdy world of Brooklyn indie wrestling
Outlaw Wrestling brings The Southern Psycho and full body-slams to a Catholic school gym.
T+E+A+M is bringing sustainable architecture to the digital era
Document gets an inside look at the architecture practices's innovative up-cycled design, courtesy of photographer Laurence Ellis.
At Jil Sander, the bigger the sweater, the closer to god
The gospel of minimalism according to Luke and Lucie Meier: sweaters, suiting, and leisurewear with signature elegance.
Patrick Holland’s 10-track map of Montreal’s electronic music underground
The artist gives us a musical primer to the city's genre-defying scene. His new single 'Still' is available to stream today.
A 10-track ode to unrequited love, courtesy of Twitter’s favorite Helen
Writer Helen Donahue soundtracks your Valentine’s Day meltdown, featuring Leonard Cohen, Chairlift, and Taylor Swift.
Getting intimate with Eckhaus Latta’s homeschool chic
Document goes backstage for the brand's Fall/Winter 2020 showing in South Street Seaport.
‘Envisioning 2001’ is the ultimate window into Stanley Kubrick’s creative psyche
Katharina Kubrick speaks on her father's love for New York and why the ‘2001: a Space Odyssey’ might be Kubrick at his most optimistic.
Losing a life source: how the water crisis shapes everyday life in Mumbai
Photographer Joshua Olley takes a look at what the water infrastructure crisis in India says about the future of community, health, and conflict.
Issey Miyake enters the ‘Jazz Age’
Mr. Miyake showcased his Fall/Winter 2020 collection alongside acrobats, trumpeters, and drummers.
RIP, Opening Ceremony: designers, DJs, and Club Kids remember the store that was more like a family
“In the new millennium, the city submerged into a cultural blackout period...Opening Ceremony offered an anchoring beam of light.” Walt Cassidy, Natasha Stagg, and more...
Prada salutes the radical spirit of Gustav Klimt’s Austria
Referencing the Vienna Secession, Miuccia Prada responds to political unrest with her signature wit.
My reckoning with faith, inequality, and late capitalism in Mecca
Using photography as a means to process his pilgrimage, Raafae Ghory finds solidarity and contradiction.
Stefan Cooke meets the 2020s with studded Lee’s denim and fresh takes on British posh
The brand's Fall 2020 show, ‘The End,’ meets impending doom with innovation, pragmatism, and hope.
Bethany Williams challenges the UK’s harmful immigration policies on the London runway
Highlighting the country's most vulnerable families, the designer sets new bar for socially and environmentally responsible labels.
Their lands, our future: photographing the resiliency and innovation in the Zambian floodplains
Laurence Ellis documents the Barotseland region for Document's Fall/Winter 2019 issue.
Jamila Woods calls forth James Baldwin and Eartha Kitt for ‘Legacy! Legacy! Unfolded’
‘I do what I do, not for you’—the artist speaks to Document about creating defiantly personal art ahead of her performance at Red Bull Music...
Jacolby Satterwhite’s unwavering mission to honor his mother’s artistic legacy
Using the recordings, lyrics, and art his mother produced over her lifetime, the artist collaborated with Teengirl Fantasy's Nick Weiss and cellist Patrick Belaga on...
Meet the spiritual healers and mediums of Cassadaga, Florida—‘the psychic capitol of the world’
Photographer Frankie Alduino documents the people living and practicing in the tight-knit community.
The fall of the Berlin Wall: a visual timeline
30 years later, experience the moments where everything changed, through the lenses of photographers on the ground.
Lanvin lets loose at Bushwick’s House of Yes
On Thursday night, the brand celebrated its new Soho storefront with Patrick Church, Richie Shazam, and Kim Ann Foxman. See all the evidence from the...
Self-guided walk or all-night rager? Alana O’Herlihy’s playlist is a ‘choose your own adventure’
This infinitely adaptable 20-track playlist from Alana O'Herlihy, a.k.a. @lilmami_lani, has something for everyone—from Billy Idol to Rosalía.
Amazonian indigenous communities are the rainforest’s last, best hope
An event hosted by the Rainforest Foundation at the Ford Foundation illuminated the next chapter of indigenous conservationism, presenting the knowledge of local communities and...
The poetry of home, according to menswear designer Bianca Saunders
Photographer Gabriele Rosati directs this exclusive campaign shoot for Saunders's Autumn/Winter 2019 collection.
Gia Coppola and Kelsey Lu turn literary works into art
“You are unlocking a secret garden." A new exhibition in Los Angeles investigates notions of authorship, identity, and inspiration.
Land, dignity, and ethics: Mitch Epstein photographs the remnants of our American Dream
As centuries of environmental and human rights abuses come to a head, ‘Property Rights’ asks what we're willing to sacrifice.
‘Meet Me in the Bathroom: The Art Show’ resurrects rock-and-roll’s insurgent spirit
The Strokes, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, an actual bathroom. Lizzy Goodman gets the band back together on Bowery.
Paul Bui and Document present ‘Othered: the queer future of Asian-American identity’
West Dakota, K Rizz, DJ NK Badtz Maru, and others celebrate finding community and defying rigid gender expectations.
Lizzy Goodman’s playlist captures New York’s artistic legacy
The ‘Meet Me in the Bathroom’ author curates 10 songs for a night out in the city, including Madonna, Bush Tetras, and Grace Jones.
Nobody puts these bangers in the corner: ‘Dirty Dancing’ keeps on giving three decades later
5 lesser known cuts from the eclectic soundtrack—and 5 equally extraordinary options for their use.
The Cramps circa ’79: falling in love with punk rock’s most psychotic band
Pat Ivers and Emily Armstrong remember the feverish energy of late-’70s Irving Plaza, where they captured Poison Ivy and Lux Interior on the brink of...
Jacolby Satterwhite turned his late mother’s cassette recordings into an EDM album
The Solange collaborator explores love and loss in his debut full-length album 'PAT.'
10 years of ‘In the Loop’: 5 prophetic moments from the biting satire
When the cabinet is a rotating door and diplomacy is done via Twitter, you can't accuse Armando Iannucci's film of overstating the depths of corruption...
What it was like to get arrested at Danceteria with Keith Haring
Pat Ivers and Emily Armstrong on the cocaine-fueled club that defined New York's ’80s nightlife scene.
Travel back to the birth of punk with the CBGB regulars who filmed it all
‘You gave up the rights for lawsuits when you came in to CBGB’: lessons from the legendary venue's heyday with Pat Ivers and Emily Armstrong.
5 books beloved by the 2020 candidates—none of which are ‘Ulysses’
You can't judge a book by its cover, but you can judge the Democratic debates by the books the presidential hopefuls can't stop talking about.
From Iggy Pop to Blondie: meet the women who documented punk royalty in ’70s New York
Pat Ivers and Emily Armstrong tell us how they filmed at punk's most outrageous venues while surviving off gallery wine and cheese.
Soviet-era sci-fi gave Stanley Kubrick a run for his money
Beam me up Sputnik!—5 Soviet counterparts to your favorite space films
Accompany Solange on her spiritual expedition home
Beginning next week, an extended cut of Solange's futuristic, redemptive film 'When I get Home' will be screened internationally.
Capturing the new faces of Jil Sander men’s
How casting director Henry Thomas found the models to embody the brand's modern, trans-national identity.
Underground fetish legend Rick Castro opens his 30-year photography archive
The 'King of Fetish' gives his thoughts on voyeurism, motocross, and gifs ahead of his exhibition, 'GLORY HOLE.'
Vintage shopping and stage diving with the women of Seoul’s underground scene
Jennifer Cheng photographs CIFIKA, SUMIN, and more in the clothing that they take to the stage.
Kim Jones reimagines Dior’s archive for our dystopian future
From newsprint shirts to saddle bags—and a new Rimowa collaboration—Document takes a closer look at Dior Men Spring 2020.
Sies Marjan’s man always shows up with wine
Creative director Sander Lak embraces romantic male sexuality with Sies Marjan's first full menswear collection.
Vasilis Loizides, the designer putting a genderless spin on Greek Life
James Emmerman photographs the designer's Spring 2020 collection, inspired by ancient myth and broken promises, for Document.
Tyra Mitchell documents the eroding culture—and resilient beauty—of D.C.’s young black families
The photographer shares exclusive images from her show ‘Raising Our Youth’, opening today at IA& at Hillyer.
