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‘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

The subversive queer subtext behind ‘The White Lotus’
From Wilhelm von Gloeden to Oscar Wilde, the series hides a secret in plain sight: the untold history of Sicily’s gay destination Taormina

The etiquette of art world gift-giving
The writer behind Minecraft’s beloved End Poem released his work to the public domain. What do we owe him in return?

Carl Craig and Nazy Nazhand are bridging the gap between art and electronic music
For Document, the pioneering DJ and art advisor reunite to discuss how visual and sonic experimentation will inform our future

‘STEIDL–WERK No.30: KUNSTHAUS GÖTTINGEN’ embraces the anarchy of the printing process
Each copy of artist Theusus Chan and publisher Gerhard Steidl’s book bears its own unique errors, displaying the art of the accident

Maïa Régis’s ‘KILOS’ transforms the canvas into a visceral stage
The artist’s latest exhibition crosses generations and borders, weaving together a tapestry of characters and cultural references

A love letter to Naples, from photographer Brett Lloyd
In ‘Napoli Napoli Napoli,’ the artist captures images of community and kinship on the Italian coast

Hedi Slimane welcomes the indie revival
At the Wiltern, Celine’s latest presentation finds futures in a nostalgic past, reinvigorating the music scene that defines Slimane’s legacy

A Spider and its Web: Designer Suchi Reddy on the inextricable link between humans and their environments
The founder of Reddymade joined Document to discuss neuroaesthetics, the creation of her Lexus-inspired sculpture, and technology as an extension of personhood

A dispatch from the ritzy underbelly of Art Basel Miami Beach
Everything we overheard at Basel, from an alleged museum break-in, to gallerists making up fake press clippings, to what Uber drivers think of it all

Laurie Simmons makes art, not magic
An icon of the Pictures Generation, the artist is back with a never-before-shown series of works showcasing pornographic images in surreal suburban interiors

Daytripping: A tale of two raves, and finding desire in the spaces between
In her biweekly column for Document, McKenzie Wark explores what we seek on a night out—and how we often find ourselves wanting more
