A new map for menswear
With a quietly radical show in Dubai, Zegna shifts the geography of luxury—and the silhouette of the modern man
Ellery Neon’s punk odyssey
From founding a Gowanus squat to performing at MoMA PS1, the transdisciplinary artist has carved a path from New York's margins to its cultural center...
Marie Tomanova, for you, for us
With a new book and an HBO documentary, the photographer turns the lens both outward and inward, charting the messy, joyful act of becoming
At Performance Space New York, Tara-Jo Tashna builds a sonic sanctuary
In 'A. Garden', the artist and curator brings together performers working across disciplines to imagine joy, ecology, and resistance as shared ground
The business of being Philippa Snow
In Snow Business, the author implicates herself in the entertainment industry she so loves and dissects
Documenting desire in ‘My Romantic Ideal’
Photographer Slava Mogutin unites 28 artists across generations for an exhibition at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division
What Edmund White gave us
Ira Silverberg on the writer who made gay life feel both mythic and mundane, whose books changed everything—and whose stories, in and out of bed,...
Scene report: The 2025 Cinema Unbound Awards highlight the spirit of Portland
From Nicholas Cage cosplay to zoning lectures with David Byrne, PAM CUT redefines what it means to gather around moving images
At The School, ‘General Conditions’ is both a mirror and an antidote
Jack Shainman’s upstate school-turned-gallery hosts 29 artists grappling with the current weight of the world
Play is protest in ‘Le Grand Calao’
In Zoé Cauwet’s short film, making its US premiere at NYAFF, a womens association's long-awaited day of leisure becomes an act of defiance
Beyond the festival: meet the artists behind TONO 2025
Following the two-week-long event, festival founder Sam Ozer chats with some of the creators behind this year's immersive exhibitions
Inside the Parsons 2025 BFA show, ‘A Common Thread’
Backstage at the former Barneys New York building, Document spoke with three designers shaping the future of fashion
From ‘wrecker of civilization’ to gallery retrospective
Cosey Fanni Tutti's controversial 'Magazine Actions' arrives in New York with a silver frame but the same provocative questions
Tailoring the spirit
Jerry Lorenzo and Andre Walker on the sacred responsibility of dressing for the Met, the language of rebellion, and the quiet spirituality of Black formalwear
‘Video After Video: The Critical Media of CAMP’ traces an alternate history of the medium
From the Picturephone to the present day, the Mumbai-based collaborative studio grapples with the politics and poetics of the moving image
From excess to intimacy: Spyros Rennt’s evolution in ‘To Kiss Against the Fire’
The Greek photographer reflects on the shift from documenting nightlife hedonism to capturing queer intimacy in his largest exhibition yet at Berlin’s Rosegarden
Gabriel Hendifar is seducing the world, one light fixture at a time
Apparatus’s artistic director speaks on the seductive power of design, storytelling through light, and finding new resonance in his Persian heritage
Document Celebrates Spring/Summer 2025 at Jean’s with Joe Alwyn and JW Anderson
Hosted by Editor-in-Chief Nick Vogelson alongside Joe Alwyn and JW Anderson at the downtown hotspot, Document's Spring/Summer 2025 launch event was a night to remember
Model/Actriz and Sextile are writing the soundtrack to the modern age
On the heels of their new releases, 'Pirouette' and 'yes, please.,' the artists convene to discuss process, connection, and survivalism through art
Angel’s share: out of town, in the flesh
For her monthly column, Angel Money reflects on the erotic thrill of being watched and wanted, away from home
Scene report: New York’s literati clash at Alex Kazemi’s New Millennium Boyz afterparty
Co-hosted by Kelly Cutrone at Gelso & Grand, the paperback launch was a "microcelebrity deathmatch"
Arthur Elgort and the city that made him
At AIPAD, Arthur Elgort reflects on four decades of capturing spontaneous elegance in a live talk with Sophie Elgort and Dara Allen
Inside ‘Deviations,’ the queer group show curated by Oscar yi Hou
The artist walks us through the intimate, offbeat group show he curated at James Fuentes, spotlighting voices from his tight circle of friends
Gideon Jacobs stages a technospiritual crisis at EARTH
In a sermon-performance equal parts satire and sacrament, 'Images' asks what it means to renounce the screen—and whether doing so is even possible
A literary coven meets on Madison Avenue
From poetry and perfume to grief and girlhood, “Experience of Vastness” at Fleiss-Vallois traced the hidden nectars of feminine creation
YESHE is the new diva of diaspora pop
Blending Tibetan mantra, electronic subversion, and generational memory, YESHE’s music video reclaim space and refuse silence
The Gospel of Cookie Mueller
Cult icon, chronicler of chaos, and poet of the absurd—Cookie Mueller’s Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black is a sacred text of...
George Rouy explores the human body as both subject and medium
Following his debut solo show in London, the British artist joins Document to discuss painting, performance, and his corporeal collaboration with choreographer Sharon Eyal
The future of mobility discussed on the Arlecchino train at Prada Frames 2025
Held at Milan Central Train Station and a restored 1950s train originally designed by Gio Ponti, Prada Frames 2025 brought together designers, policymakers, and researchers...
The mirror and the mirage: Fashion photography in a culture of resistance
A talk given at Statements on Style, as part of the MoMA Forum on Contemporary Photography, by Nick Vogelson, Editor-in-Chief, Document Journal and Notes on...
Kingsley Ifill is in no rush
In his latest exhibition, 'Blue Roan' at Hannah Barry Gallery in London, the artist brings together 15 years of instinct-driven image-making, carving frames by hand,...
Letter from the Editor: Document launches Notes on Beauty
Snow in the ashes of Coachella
In the dreary Coachellscape, the electronic duo Snow Strippers offers a nostalgic reminder of a time when music festivals were still fun
Thou shalt not make images—but what if AI does?
In anticipation of his upcoming performance as Father Bartholomew Mary, Gideon Jacobs speaks with Trevor Paglen on how humanity’s ancient anxieties around visual representation are...
Karl Lagerfeld’s Memphis dream, revived by Francesco Vezzoli
Design meets desire in Vezzoli’s Monte Carlo show, a vivid reconstruction of Lagerfeld’s 1980s fantasy apartment—and a reflection on queer interior worlds
Moses Sumney finds rhythm in relation
On the heels of two back-to-back shows at Pioneer Works previewing his upcoming album, the musician-actor sits down with Document to discuss its sonic drivers...
Electricity becomes transcendent in Shay Frisch’s China debut
At MAM Shanghai, the Rome-based artist creates immersive electrical installations that bridge ancient spiritual symbols with modern scientific principles
For Tasneem Sarkez, Memory is the Medium
With a first solo show and festival debut behind her, the Libyan-American artist is poised for a breakthrough year
Inside Willo Perron’s Synesthetic Installation for Vans
Vans launches its Future Make platform with a psychedelic feat of light, sound, and design
Angel’s share: Doll Beef Winter
Kicking off her monthly column for Document, darling of New York nightlife Angel Money chronicles an emerging cultural phenomenon: a season-long doll brawl
The taste of taboo: Petr Davydtchenko’s roadkill delicacies
For the opening dinner of 'KHAM: The Road’, the artist’s latest exhibition at London gallery A/Political, scavenged carcasses make a Michelin-star menu by chef Masayoshi...
Threads of history: Gucci unveils ‘The Art of Silk’ initiative
The iconic fashion house celebrates its silk scarf heritage with nine contemporary artists, a retrospective book, and a Steven Meisel campaign featuring Julia Garner
Sausha serves her eponymous EP straight, no mixer
The NYC-based DJ discusses her EP’s intimate sonic journey, the emotional toll of creation, and her decade-long relationship with the city
Scene report: Performance Space New York’s 2025 Gala was a ‘space for everyone’
From Debbie Harry's duet with Kelsey Lu as Kermit the Frog to bloodletting performances and duct tape couture, this year's experimental arts party celebrated New...
Loewe unveils ‘Crafted World’ in Tokyo, a love letter to artisanship
From leather atelier to global luxury brand, the exhibition traces the house’s evolution while honoring Japanese craft traditions and marking a creative turning point
Against vision: The architecture of Ricardo Scofidio (1935—2025)
Upon the passing of a founding principal of the studio that trafficked a contemporary art sensibility into architecture, reflections on the work of Diller Scofidio...
Zsela’s new ‘Moth Dance’ music video peels back the curtain
From a sprained ankle to soaring wings, Zsela tells Document about how this new music video brings her 'Big For You' album journey full circle
The dual voice of May Stevens
Between Guerrilla Girls activism and lyrical abstraction, Stevens's art, currently exhibited At Mary Ryan Gallery and Ryan Lee Gallery, reveals multiple paths for feminist expression
The two sides of techno-speculation in DESTE Foundation’s ‘Dream Machines’
The exhibition catalogue considers the generative role of technology in art making and looks to old futures for signs of our present moment
