‘Spirit of Kibera’ illuminates Nairobi’s dynamic dance culture
Premiering with Document, Romy Maxime’s film celebrates the Kenyan community’s affinity for movement, and its influence on Africa’s broader artistic landscape
Good artists borrow, great artists steal, and AI art generators get sued
The company behind popular art tool Stable Diffusion is facing accusations of copyright infringement from all sides, raising questions about the future of AI art
Nation of Language is the synth-pop time machine you didn’t know you needed
Ian Devaney and Aidan Noell share a behind-the-scenes look at their latest tour, and an homage to their musical influences
“It’s perverse”: Pre-show musings with Charles Jeffrey Loverboy
In a video for Document, the designer unpacks the warped archetypes at the center of ‘Engine Room’
Livestream the Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2023 menswear show here
Watch the stream live this Thursday, January 19 at 2:30 p.m. CET / 8:30 a.m. EST
Inside Marni and Carhartt WIP’s Campari-flush evening
At Men’s Fashion Week, the unlikely pairing united workwear with florals, and New York with Milan
Overheard at JW Anderson’s Milan Fashion Week afterparty
Between nostalgia, subversion, tomatoes, and gin, Document divulges what friends of the designer were hungry for
Livestream the Givenchy Fall/Winter 2023 menswear show here
Watch the stream live this Wednesday, January 18 at 2:30 p.m. CET / 8:30 a.m. EST
Baye & Asa’s ‘HotHouse’ interrogates the myths wedged deep into the national consciousness
In their latest performance piece, the dancers employ a simple set for narrative flexibility, communicating a range of characters and places through their movement
Daytripping: The irreplaceable soundtrack to MDMA
In her bi-weekly column for Document, McKenzie Wark writes of the gap between the body and the body’s image of itself
“The Train You Always Hear But Never See” is a sonic interpretation of memory
Premiering with Document, VORA and Umbra Abra’s latest track is the reflective center of collaborative electronic album, ‘Portals’
Livestream the Zegna Fall/Winter 2023 menswear show here
Watch the stream live this Monday, January 16 at 3 p.m. CET / 9 a.m. EST
‘Louvre Looks’ renders contemporary portraits of the eminent institution
Twenty creatives across disciplines pay tribute to the museum through short-from videos, recognizing the Louvre as an evolving site of modern art
For cyborg Neil Harbisson, technology is the medium, not the message
From shark fins to seismic senses, members of the biohacking community are changing their brains and bodies to foster a deeper connection with nature
The Aging Actress Renaissance is upon us
This year’s Golden Globes reflect an audience ready for stories about complicated women—beyond their twenties
Aubero is a wardrobe built for self-mythologizing
Julian Louie’s debut menswear line breathes new life into threadbare vintage and antique garments, deconstructing and reworking them by hand
Shawna Ferreira traverses the Portuguese coastline, capturing quotidian magic
Premiering with Document, the filmmaker’s ‘FREE WILL VICE VERSA’ meditates on ritual, mystery, and personal meaning-making
Artificial intelligence is gunning to join your court defense
Between two of the most distrusted classes of modern society—lawyers and robots—who do we have less faith in?
On the internet, no one knows you’re alive
Online communities have a notorious death-faking problem, from cult fanfiction deserters to unraveling indie yarn retailers
Shoplifters or Security Guards: What’s the bigger financial burden?
Walgreens’s CFO admitted to inflating the scope of its theft problem, underscoring questions around the validity of retail’s moral panic
Indie romance author Susan Meachen faked her own death, committing social suicide in the process
The writer’s falsified death opened her up to receive the social judgment she already perceived in life
In ‘Reproduction,’ Barry McGee finds sympathy for the junked
The street artist’s previously-unseen photographic practice comes to light in a new book from Aperture
Books Unbanned underscores the library’s legacy as the last institutional bastion of freedom of information
Brooklyn Public Library's program, which features reading material deemed "inappropriate" for youth, combats conservative fear of discourse around protest, bodily autonomy, and reparations
Louis Vuitton and Yayoi Kusama meditate on infinity
A decade following their first collaboration, a new collection plays on the signature motifs of the legendary Japanese artist
The internet is in its lying era
TikTok’s Celebrity Death trend left the internet divided, signaling the latest generational disconnect on what society finds funny
The most absurd inventions from the world’s biggest tech show
From virtual reality scents to self-driving strollers, Document compiled a list of the most aggravating, unnecessary, and obscene products in attendance at CES this year
Christeene and Narcissister are exploring life’s profane pleasures
The transgressive artists join Document to discuss modern dating, sex magic, and Christeene’s latest album ‘MIDNITE FUKK TRAIN’
Daytripping: A night at the club, and tears before bedtime
In McKenzie Wark’s bi-weekly column for Document, two trans girls commune above the noise
Michaela Stark transforms the corset from an emblem of conformity into a tool of liberation
With transgressive body-morphing designs, the Australian artist celebrates the features shapewear often serves to hide—satirizing oppressive patriarchal standards in the process
The Céline Dion Snub: Ignorance, or a ‘Rolling Stone’ bid for hate clicks?
The beloved singer’s absence from the magazine’s ‘200 Greatest Singers of All Time’ list caused an uproar—but was that the point all along?
Want to watch porn in Louisiana? Hand over your ID
A new law requiring age-authentication on porn sites is causing concern for sex workers and their patrons alike
To honor Vivienne Westwood’s legacy, rebel against it
Now beloved by the industry she once aimed to disrupt, the fashion maverick will be remembered for a life spent questioning the status quo
Rafael Domenech’s ‘The Medium is the Massage’ renders the art show a publication
The Cuban artist joins Document to discuss the joys of contaminating space, the necessity of repositioning, and why he favors horizontal monumentality over hierarchies
John Cassavetes’s ‘Opening Night’ is young at heart
Celebrating the 45th birthday of a film that immortalized the existential quandary of aging
Is scamming the path to fame and fortune?
The success of the con artist isn’t built on the con itself, but rather the degree of notoriety won in its attempt
Diesel founder Renzo Rosso imagines fashion’s new physical frontier
The Italian design mogul joins Document to discuss the brand’s legacy at the Pelican Hotel, and what it takes for creatives to stay relevant today
Unorthodox holiday albums that are actually pretty good
From rap to K-pop to punk rock, Document offers the best festive records from across the musical continuum
Film families that are probably worse than your own
From ‘Dogtooth’ to ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre,’ Document compiles the movies with the most despicable on-screen relatives, to give you some perspective this holiday season
Caitlin MacBride and Julia Weist question the institutional archive
For Document, the artists meet to discuss object theory, museum hierarchies, and the responsibilities of creatives who grapple with American stories
Daytripping: The collective catharsis of ravespace
In her biweekly column for Document, McKenzie Wark explores the dance floor as an antidote to dysphoria
Adam Zhu’s ‘Nice Daze’ makes art from the motifs of adolescence
The photographer joins Document to discuss the enduring creative stamina of New York, and the making of his book and its accompanying exhibition
Isabella Lovestory’s guide to K-pop
The reggaeton-pop princess curates a playlist of songs defined by their maximalist production, from new electro hits to classic R&B staples
The Genesis of East Village Drag: An oral history of the Pyramid Club
Performer and hostess Linda Simpson, DJ Dany Johnson, and photographer Andé Whyland look back at a groundbreaking chapter in New York nightlife
The words that (apparently) defined 2022
From ‘goblin mode’ to ‘gaslighting’ to ‘homer,’ dictionaries missed the mark in crowning their official Words of the Year
Remembering Franz Kline, who championed expressionism and paved the way for minimalism
Available digitally to the public today, Hauser & Wirth Institute’s catalouge raisonné premiers rarely-seen or exhibited works from the final decade of the artist’s life
Think the fashion month calendar is packed enough? Not so, says Pitti Pets
The proliferation of dog clothing and accessories speaks to changing attitudes within the luxury market
Ask Liara: A sex worker’s guide to living, loving, and fucking
In their monthly column for Document, author, activist, and porn star Liara Roux tackles age gaps, mental health maintenance, and reinvigorating romance within a marriage
Daisy the Great is chicken soup for our eternally-adolescent souls
Mina Walker and Kelley Nicole Dugan join Document to discuss grappling with their online personas, the mutual exchange of performance, and their latest album
Is indie sleaze being revived, or simply redefined?
Celine’s Winter 2023 presentation fulfilled the indie expectations it set—but the “sleaze” attributed to it was nowhere to be found
