“Everything has been dressed by the act of painting.” Photographer Nicolas Kern and fashion editor Julie Ragolia collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document’s Fall/Winter 2024–25 issue
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Meet American Artist, the artist who ‘looted’ the Whitney At the intersection of racial identity and technology, Artist prompts us to consider issues of Black labor and visibility within a networked world by Alex Hodor-Lee
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Nazi hunting in the age of pop culture Hitler clones In 'The Boys From Brazil,' Ira Levin probed our absurdist obsession with Nazi replicants—unfortunately today's fascists don't conform to pulp tropes by Noah Berlatsky
DJ Freedem, the ‘trap gardener’ advocating for reparations through houseplants “It’s a way to reclaim our relationship with nature and the land.” Behind Freedem’s Instagram-based reparation network, Underground Plant Trade by Benji Geisler
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Musician (Brooklyn) Steele asks himself deep questions about love, longing, and elderly poodles The artist's new single 'Save Room' explores the existential melancholia of being single in NYC by Steele Kratt
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Thomas Lohr’s quarantine-era ‘street’ photographs immortalize Paris at its most eerie In 'View Point,' Thomas Lohr and artist Olu Odukoya highlight the intimacy and isolation of urban living under lockdown by Emma Valentine
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Meet Buddy, the Pharrell-approved rapper bringing Janky vibes to hip hop The artist on how his single 'Black 2' came to be adopted as an unofficial Black Lives Matter anthem by Lea Winkler
Nathan Fake’s playlist is a heady trip through two decades of dance music From Autechre to Actress, the electronic artist and Cambria Instruments co-founder expounds on his 20 favorite dance tracks by Amanda Samimi
‘Alternate history’ fiction reveals our dystopian American reality For Philip K. Dick, Philip Roth, and Colson Whitehead, 'evil' hasn't been defeated—it's an active force in our politics by Noah Berlatsky
Celine’s latest collection is a celebration of youth in defiance Hedi Slimane’s tribute to e-boys will convince you to download TikTok—if you haven’t already by Amanda Samimi
Crystabel Riley, a ‘zero-waste’ makeup artist sounding the death knell of consumerism "It’s ‘luxury,’ but the actual ingredients are really cheap.” The London-based artist tells Document about changing an industry from the outside by Ashley Simpson
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Bottega Veneta’s new short film celebrates a diverse, expansive reinvention of masculinity 'To show your weakness is also a strength': The film features potent insight from Neneh Cherry, Tricky, and more by Emma Valentine
Multigenerational rock duo The Great Sadness exorcise their demons On 'Thievin,' Cathy Cooper and Stephen McNeely turn everyday melodrama into filthy rock anthems by Noah Berlatsky
Ellen Allien is techno’s spiritual healer The Berlin producer on her transcendent new album ‘AurAA’ and the post-COVID future of raving by Hannah Ongley
Ajsa Movic’s fiery Toyah Willcox look is perfect for Leo season Watch as the model transforms into the outrageous ’80s icon by Document Journal
Rick Castro captures Salvia as she’s never been seen before Isolated at her parents' house in rural North Wales, the drag artist reveals herself without retouching, enhancements, or apps by Rick Castro
Dispatches from Eileen Myles, the greatest president we never had The poet on writing to balance their reality, the toxicity of American 'freedom,' and finally getting into Borges by Tia Glista
Derrida, asymmetrical dresses, and a wheat field: Deconstructing the Jacquemus Spring 2021 collection Exploring the tensions in the french designer's "enchanted realism" by Alex Hodor-Lee
Alexis Williams is fighting white supremacy through coding Comedian Rachel Sennott and STEM's resident hot girl Alexis Williams talk online activism, post-quar goals, and regressing at home by Rachel Sennott
Ermenegildo Zegna XXX’s latest men’s collection is a critical contemplation of man, machine and nature For its 110th anniversary, the Italian brand returns home, continuing a legacy of conservation by Amanda Samimi
Gucci’s 12-hour live stream forgoes fantasy for radical transparency For his much-anticipated 'Epilogue' show, Alessandro Michele cast his own design team to model the collection by Shawn Lakin
Jolie Alien transforms into a Veruschka-inspired, quarantined wood nymph Document challenged the model to reimagine a floral makeup look from an iconic Franco Rubartelli photograph by Document Journal
MSGM’s Spring/Summer 2021 collection is an anticipatory celebration of life after lockdown Creative director Massimo Giorgetti collaborated with director Luca Finotti to send a much-needed message of optimism by Amanda Samimi