La Femme defies expectations on ‘Teatro Lucido’
After years of travel in Spain and Mexico, the band mixes its signature psych-pop style with flamenco and Spanish lyrics for a commentary-as-comedy effect
Indie sleaze gets the cinematic treatment in the new documentary, ‘Meet Me In the Bathroom’
Directors Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern discuss their gritty tribute to New York’s indie scene, featuring archival images from Hedi Slimane
Okay Kaya’s booklist is an ode to brevity
The artist shares 7 short story collections, and the poetic fragments they inspired
Halloween films for lovers of arthouse horror, and the best snacks to pair them with
From nightmarish fairytales to gritty psychological thrillers, Document selects 10 cinematic gems to watch this month
Inside the sixth FotoFocus biennial, as told by an art world outsider
The largest biennial of its kind in America, the month-long celebration aims to foreground purposely-forgotten stories
A morning with six-piece indie pop collective MICHELLE
The group joins Document to unpack their process, origin story, and the inspiration behind their latest singles
Noel de Lesseps makes a practice of play
To the Brooklyn-based painter, art is an opportunity to reinvigorate a sense of childlike wonder
Gray Sorrenti on what makes a good photograph
“Everyone has a story, a background, something or someone they love, some struggle, some obsession. I love to tap into it all.”
For Porches, music is a memoir
Aaron Maine joins Document to map the personal histories that inform his creative process
Designer Terrence Zhou speaks the language of shape
In the wake of Bad Binch TongTong’s mesmerizing presentation, the Wuhan-born, New York-based designer joins Document to discuss his boundary-pushing anthropomorphic designs
1984 or 2022? An Orwellian interpretation of ‘Stars At Noon’
The latest film by French director Claire Denis doesn’t describe a dystopia to come, but one which has already settled in to stay
Coco & Clair Clair is for the girls
Upon the release of ‘Love Me,’ Claire Toothill and Taylor Nave reveal the reality behind their glam rock persona
Independent porn director Erika Lust invites you to reprogram your desires
Mainstream porn sites may be getting people off for free—but at what cost?
A beginner’s guide to Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux, from her most decorated titles to lesser-known gems
“Tending to the past, Ernaux casts out fearlessly into stormy waters and recovers what has been cloaked beneath their surface.”
Sophia Giovannitti is not your muse
In her new solo show, ‘Study 4: Collateral,’ the artist and auteur welds an ideology that reconsiders gendered assumptions
Inside Intima, the rave leading Brooklyn’s nightlife renaissance
“Intima means the innermost part of an organ. A party should feel that way, taking something intimate and imagining it as a space for closeness.”
‘Hellraiser’ promises pleasurable pain, but delivers only agony
The remake of Clive Barker’s classic horror film aims to explore the furthest regions of experience, but ends up as an accidental meta-commentary
Thirty years later, Sally Potter’s ‘Orlando’ still feels wildly modern
Ahead of a retrospective at the Metrograph, the legendary filmmaker reflects on her groundbreaking adaptation of the Virginia Woolf classic
Ruben Östlund plays God in ‘Triangle of Sadness’
In his three-act satirical drama, the Swedish filmmaker charms the very people he seeks to jeer
Why are we still talking about Jeffrey Dahmer?
'Monster' is the latest retelling of the life of the killer—but its attempt to center minority voices falls flat in the face of trauma porn
Isamaya Ffrench illuminates the uncanny, sublime beauty of Fashion Week
For Document, the make-up artist breaks down looks from Dion Lee, KNWLS, Junya Watanabe, and more
Ian Strange casts the suburban home in a new light
For FotoFocus’s 2022 Biennial, the multidisciplinary artist created two architectural interventions centered around the act of looking
Alvvays returns home in ‘Blue Rev’
Tapping into her Nova Scotia roots, frontwoman Molly Rankin discusses the production of an album built on raw sound and formative memories
The tempo of cinema, according to ‘TÁR’ composer Hildur Guðnadóttir
In Todd Field's psychological drama, the artificiality of traditional musical scores is confronted with the reality of everyday life
Louis Vuitton’s latest collection is a spectacle of proportion
With a supersized flower set, Nicolas Ghesquière played with dimension to uncover the toughness of beauty
A rundown of mesmerizing runway moments, from McQueen’s Kate Moss hologram to Coperni’s spray-on dress
Document looks back in time to some of the most visionary presentations in fashion history
Remembering Issey Miyake, the designer who walked between worlds
Satoshi Kondo melded Miyake’s philosophy with his own to create a collection centered in a freedom of movement
Jonathan Anderson subverts expectations with an open, anthurium-shaped heart
With balloon heels and a surrealist 8-bit twist, Loewe’s Spring/Summer 2023 show deflected Narcissus’s gaze back to nature
Givenchy’s Spring/Summer 2023 presentation is a transatlantic love affair
At Jardin des Plantes, Matthew Williams merged polished, urban silhouettes with Los Angeles street style
Durability and desire intertwine in the latest collection from Hermès
For Spring 2023, Creative Director Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski utilizes an earthly color palette for utilitarian designs
Balenciaga’s Paris Fashion Week show was provocative—does that make it art?
Kanye West opened Demna’s Spring/Summer 2023 presentation, inciting conversations around identity, money, and dirt in the luxury world
Livestream the Givenchy Spring/Summer 2023 womenswear show here
Watch the stream live this Sunday, October 2 at 4:00 p.m. CET/10:00 a.m. EST
Welcome to Shygirl’s fantasy world
On ‘NYMPH,’ the artist melds love, lust, and folklore to create a mythology for the modern day
Rick Owens reasserts the codes that earned him a cult following
Document captures the designer’s best-dressed fans outside the label’s Spring/Summer 2023 presentation
Inside FORMAT, the festival bringing cyborgs and sex therapy to the Ozarks
Held in the town that Walmart built, its inaugural edition offered attendees a choose-your-own-adventure-style journey designed to blend art, music, and technology
For Spring/Summer 2023, Dior subverts garments of power
Maria Grazia Chiuri took Catherine de Medici as a sartorial reference, re-situating the story of the crinoline and corset
Vaquera through the eyes of their muse
Born shares an inside look at the brand that’s making Fashion Week fun again
Saint Laurent reimagines its motifs, and the art that informed them
Drawing inspiration from Martha Graham’s ‘Lamentation,’ Anthony Vaccarello’s Summer 2023 collection explored the influence of the hood on visual culture
Bottega Veneta’s Spring/Summer 2023 makes the brown paper bag an object of elegance
In Matthieu Blazy’s latest collection, the extraneous turned essential, and the expendable turned reusable
Bedside books from Julia, Julia
The artist shares 4 texts for escaping to other realities, and finding peace in her own
In his debut for Ferragamo, Maximilian Davis imagines old muses in modern form
The house’s Spring/Summer 2023 collection leans into the ease and sensuality of new Hollywood to reinvigorate its archive
From Piedmont to the Aeolian Islands: A trip to the Italian countryside with Loro Piana
For Spring/Summer 2023, the brand worked in tandem with the weather, creating timeless ensembles to be enjoyed en plein air
At Milan’s Piazza del Duomo, Moncler celebrated 70 years
18,000 spectators gathered in the city’s cultural center to watch 700 dancers in an inventive performance inspired by the house’s history
Christmas and Campari: An outsider’s first foray into the Venice Film Festival
From soul-crushing indie centerpieces to drama-clad flops, Document diaries a week of features, glamour, and family
Ask Liara: A sex worker’s guide to living, loving, and fucking
Liara Roux answers readers’ questions about being weird, transitioning from sex work to the art world, and reconnecting with one’s body after trauma
Who tf is Alex G?
The musical genius joins Document to speak on his latest album, ‘God Save the Animals,’ and set the record straight about that infamous meme
Dr. Noki on rule-breaking, ’90s Shoreditch, and the rave uniform
Following his London Fashion Week presentation, the masked designer met with Document to debrief and reminisce—and to imagine the future of his legendary brand
Shea Couleé and Sudan Archives are their own storytellers
The two Midwestern artists meet to discuss haters, lovers, and the makings of their career-altering albums
The highlights of London Fashion Week, from the eye of Peter Lowe
The photographer captures the week’s most exciting presentations from Fashion East, KNWLS, Nensi Dojaka, Stefan Cooke, Chopova Lowena, and Eftychia
