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
For Moncler Genuis’s latest, luxury takes a hike
Salehe Bembury’s collection for the co-creation platform launches today, exploring the playful side of utility across an earthy palette
Daytripping: Bushwick nationalism
In her biweekly column for Document, McKenzie Wark writes about the ambiguity of culture, and who’s entitled to public space
‘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
Behind the scenes of Yard Act’s “The Trench Coat Museum”
Following the video’s premiere, frontman James Smith and director James Slater join Document to lift the curtain on its surrealist filter
Fashioning mindfulness with HODOKOVA
Swedish designer Ellen Hodakova invites Document into her studio, revealing a process geared toward memory and sustainable craftsmanship
Objects of Desire: Hermès’ Pansage Bag
Document’s definitive guide to the season’s most covetable accessories
‘Ed Templeton: Wires Crossed’ immortalizes DIY skate culture’s heyday
Before brand deals and camera phones, there was a fully grassroots community, united by youth and a craving for self-conquest
COBRAH dances to the beat of her own desire
Ahead of her performance at LadyLand, the BDSM-inspired pop princess joined Document to discuss the transformative power of pleasure
Nike’s ‘Goddess Awakened’ show was a spectacle of power
Creative directed by Parris Goebel, the dance performance offered a victorious portrait of womanhood
Hot girls walked so girl dinner could run
The TikTok trend champions imperfection, suggesting fatigue around aspirational online content and desire to find pleasure in the everyday
Niia and Michael Imperioli philosophize on the generosity of art
For Document, the musician and the actor meet as benefactors of one another’s work, discussing the transcendence born from opening the self
The divine gifts of ‘The Starling Girl’
Upon the streaming release of her debut film, Laurel Parmet sits down with Document to discuss the coexistence of faith and desire
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
‘The Exhilaration’ is Jonah Almost’s summer-in-the-city tour de force
The four-track EP went live on July 4, pulling from trance, hip-hop, and early-aughts rock to craft a sweet and sexy sonic universe
‘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
A man’s AI-powered girlfriend has been named as an accomplice in his murder attempt
Replika’s chatbot companions are designed to be supportive—even when their users are confessing their plans to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II
With the Tomorrow Theater, PAM CUT breathes new life into a storied space
The Portland Art Museum’s cinematic counterpart is slated to open this fall, with an eye toward unexpected collaborations between disciplines
‘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
‘Earth Mama’ finds tenderness in solidarity
Ahead of the film’s release, Savanah Leaf joins Document to dissect her A24 feature debut and advocate for fiction’s capacity for truthful storytelling
The Japanese House wants to hold onto heartbreak
On new album ‘In The End It Always Does,’ Amber Bain charts the trajectory of a queer love story, from beginning to bittersweet end
Alexandre Vauthier finds footing in purified opulence
Amid the bustle of Fall 2023 Couture Week, the French house sought balance, grounded by the fundamentals of draping and design
smilegoth’s soundtrack for a cold ocean wave, a transient moment, a walk in the park
Following the release of her ‘Temporal Cove’ tape, untitled (halo)’s Ariana Mamnoon offers Document a playlist that indulges in the evanescent
Emily Allan makes art from the rabbit hole
Document premieres the “Perfect Brain” music video from upcoming album ‘Clanging,’ picking the lyricist’s brain on e-girls and jealousy in Tompkins Square Park
Objects of Desire: Chanel’s Star Minaudiere Bag
Document’s definitive guide to the season’s most covetable accessories
Behind the scenes at Carl Craig’s Movement Festival set
The DJ offers Document a look at his homecoming show in Detroit—the birthplace of techno and the site of his creative coming-of-age
‘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
In step with the legacy of Spanish rave music, Héctor Oaks and SITA present “Loff Is All You Speed”
Document premieres the music video here, underpinned by the influence of La Ruta del Bakalao scene, and the cadence of Berlin techno
Dior delivers flora-and-fauna-filled fantasy for Fall 2023
Maria Grazia Chiuri’s latest couture collection was backdropped by the work of Marta Roberti, conjuring goddess-inspired glamor and a oneness with the natural world
Jordan Raoufpur is at war with the modern day
The artist joins Document to muse on the standards art should be held to, and elaborate on the ways he’s prevented himself from fulfilling them
A portrait of queerness in Egypt, through the lens of Jérémie Chegrane
For Document, the artist shares a series of images that act as both a love story and as testament to a suppressed gay reality
How should we feel about OceanGate?
As news of the missing sub unfolded, millions grappled with the choice between empathy, and reveling in the the poetic justice of a modern-day parable
In Izzy Du’s hands, everything is seamlessly constructed and rationally progressive
On the heels of the launch of her ready-to-wear collection, the designer joins Document to speak on wearable energy, Pierre Cardin, and the “business of...
‘Neon Noir’ bridges cinematic cynicism with technicolor tenebrism
Curated by Inge de Leeuw, Metrograph’s July film series trades the crime dramas of the genre’s past for the science-fiction of the near future
Bookmarked: Everything the Document editors watched, read, ate, bought, and listened to in June
From our own Times Square soirée to a handsome second-hand AC unit, our team shares the very best of what we enjoyed this month
The Seamaster turns 75, bolstering Omega’s legacy of functional design
Document provides a closer look at the timepiece that set its industry’s standards, beloved by mariners and divers around the world
Daytripping: The dance floor is no utopia, but I’ll take it anyways
In her biweekly column for Document, McKenzie Wark writes about the cis-het imagination, and blowing off steam at Pride
Objects of Desire: JW Anderson’s Crystal Bumper Slides
Document’s definitive guide to the season’s most covetable accessories
Detroit’s Movement Festival, through the lens of UNIIQU3
The DJ shares photographs from her world (domination) tour, spreading the gospel of Jersey club in the birthplace of techno
A closer look at Ludovic de Saint Sernin’s Spring/Summer 2024 presentation
At Paris Fashion Week, the designer tells Document about his latest collection, where a seductive holiday fantasy finds form
Inside Document, Feeld, Ludovic de Saint Sernin, and Mia Khalifa’s Pride party
United in championing curiosity and self-expression, the hosts closed out the month’s festivities at the Times Square EDITION
Albert Hammond Jr is still trying to “make it”
The artist joins Document to tease at a few of the meanings behind the songs, and justify his resistance toward doing so
‘Chaos For The Fly’ is equal parts indulgent and uncertain
Ahead of the release his album, Grian Chatten joins Document to dissect its anatomy and offer an analysis of the mercurial emotions that made it
The sexless fallacy of queer young adult television
For Gen Z’s on-screen counterparts, moments of raw passion have been exchanged for obsession with the purity of youth—why can’t both exist at once?
Sam Penn’s ‘Some Girls’ is made of intimate odes to womanhood
In her first published work, the New York-based photographer renders magic from memories, finding permanence in passing moments of affection
Loewe rebuilds the body for Spring/Summer 2024
Taking cues from the fisheye lens, Jonathan Anderson employs illusion to warp the fantasies of the chronically online
On the heels of the solstice, Hermès offers a skin-first introduction to the season
For Spring/Summer 2024 Men’s, Véronique Nichanian infuses the house’s equestrian heritage with nautical overtones
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
Why Boxing: A literary, filmic, human argument for the ‘Noble Art’
Antonio Monda stands behind the cutthroat sport—the last stage for the modern epic
