Brian Roettinger picks 5 essential art books you need to own
The graphic designer and artist gives 5 endless sources of visual inspiration, from Dana Lixenberg's 'Tupac Biggie' to the CalArts poster archive
Heather Glazzard and Nora Nord’s quarantine photos are a delightful critique of normie culture
In the photographers' homemade wonderland, shoes are fashioned from canned soup and Domino's boxes are headwear
“Crying in the Mirror” is the sadgirl anthem for the corona era
Rainsford's new video directed by Cara Delevingne features Kaia Gerber, Gregg Sulkin, and many, many tears
Help fight anti-Asian hate by bidding on poetry, original art, and Kichin’s crispy fish recipe
Lulu Yao Gioiello and Sirui Ma launch an auction to support New York's Asian American Federation
Watch Frank B turn his daughter into Billie Joe Armstrong
The iconic makeup artist demonstrates a Green Day-inspired look, perfect for solo moshing
Beauty in Isolation: Hair stylist Paul Hanlon on finding inspiration on the streets of Kyoto
Fashion’s master of hair on how a random encounter helped define his love for the craft
Bob Recine invites us into his creative oasis
The hair and visual artist coronates poet Lauren Isabeau with his latest creation
Document beauty director Lucia Pieroni’s tribute to frontline nurses
Watch Pieroni transform a vintage wig stand in the first installment of Document's Beauty in Isolation series
Julia Weist’s ‘Public Record’ reveals the long history between New York City and its artists
As the Public Artist in Residence with the Department of Records and Information Services, Weist invites New Yorkers to consider the civic value of art
The sweet escapism of my queer Sims community
In the era of social distancing, heaven is a pixelated hot tub and having at least four girlfriends.
Model Bente Oort transforms into glam rock icon Roy Wood
Document is challenging our favorite models to recreate a legendary makeup look at home
Giselle Norman recreates the ’90s glamour of Ellen von Unwerth
Document is challenging our favorite models to recreate a legendary makeup look at home
Focus beats, dance theater, very good films: Polina Zakh’s online culture guide
The creative mastermind—and VP of Sila Sveta—shows us how she keeps her curiosity satiated during quarantine.
Coronappétit, Instagram’s spiciest guide to dining during the pandemic
Bon vivant and thot savant Adahlia Cole joins Document to discuss food relief efforts, the restaurant community, and quarantine cooking
Simona Kust recreates the striking 1970s glamour of Marie Helvin
Document is challenging our favorite models to recreate a legendary makeup look at home
Watch Ansley Gulielmi morph into a modern-day Veruschka
Document is challenging our favorite models to recreate a legendary makeup look at home
Michelin-starred chef Peter Sanchez-Iglesias brings fried chicken from his kitchen to yours
Indulge with this recipe for the ultimate comfort food
Finding remote connection with dancers from the Royal Danish Ballet
In a new dance essay by Laurent Amiel, two soloists explore the innate intimacy of movement
This year’s Palm* Prize shortlist is a poignant reminder of life before lockdown
16 photographers recall the joyful, profound, and intimate moments behind their images
Belgian designer Christian Wijnants revisits his favorite films during lockdown
6 movies to add to your weekend marathon, from Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Kika’ to Emir Kusturica's ‘Black Cat, White Cat’
Lost joys found: What 19 Document contributors are rediscovering in isolation
During lockdown, Kris Van Assche revisits his extensive library, Lucie and Luke Meier rekindle their love for cooking, and Karl Templer unearths a favorite Irving...
Fondazione Prada and Francesco Vezzoli bring our deepest existential questions to Instagram
Enlisting the platform's poll function, 'Love Stories' invites you to participate in a virtual intellectual community
Artists for Humans, the underground initiative leveraging art to protect New York’s most vulnerable
With the help of fellow artists and donors, painter Hannah Beerman has raised upward of $130,000 for pandemic relief
Meet the 23-year-old entrepreneur providing masks to communities in Gaza
Document speaks with Yasmeen Mjalli about her feminist activism and life in Palestine during a global pandemic
Lucien Smith and Brad Phillips on the death of art world elitism
“I would love to have someone be critical”: The artists discuss Instagram, provocateurs, and fostering the next generation
Try your hand at making masks this weekend with UpWrap’s Amber Testino
Partnering with Simone Rocha, Dawei, and more, the sustainable gift wrapping company has reallocated its resources to mask-making efforts
Go on a virtual vacation with Hanif Abdurraqib’s globetrotting playlist
The writer soundtracks our post-pandemic daydreams
Rare Birds: 4 Moncler Simone Rocha comes to life on ice
Ice skaters Chiquita Limer and Jordan Bailey showcase the mysterious grace of the latest Moncler Genius collection
Sam Hellmann investigates social vulnerability in the corona era
The photographer's screenshots of Zoom chats with Lili Sumner, Lucien Smith, and more reveal the new frontier of friendships and intimacy
Photographer Mateo Arciniegas captures a return to his Colombian homeland
"Maybe what I found ordinary is long gone": The 10-year journey to discover a lost sense of identity
Edgar Heap of Birds reveals the profound importance of the collective
Art From Isolation: 11 Illustrators visualize our new dystopian reality
Ian Grandjean, Simone Noronha, and more respond to the loneliness, introspection, and unexpected joys found in quarantine
4 essential quar walks for isolated It-girls
Rachel Sennott's CDC-compliant guide to looking hot while haunting the streets of your hometown
Disgust resurrects gabber’s original, euphoric spirit
The experimental club collective serves ear-splitting dance music with love.
Document Journal launches its 16th issue for Spring/Summer 2020
For Document Spring/Summer 2020, we survey the terrain and map the course of the world around us, both where we’ve been and where we’re headed,...
Paul Mpagi Sepuya on capturing the space between portraits
For Contact Sheet, Document asks a photographer about the unseen story of a frame that defines their work.
Neil Hamamoto gave 1600 rolls of film to everyday Americans—here are their photos
Over the course of four short months, the artist traveled across the country to distribute free 35mm film in 18 different cities, staying for a...
Rick Castro’s Quarantine Diary, 4/23/20
Isolated in a cabin in the California desert, Rick Castro wonders if this is how the world will end.
Onyx Collective’s love letter to New York’s ever-changing landscape
To innovative young jazz group, music and community are one and the same
John Carroll Kirby soundtracks our quarantine metamorphosis
12 songs for another weekend in from Joanna Brouk, Philip Glass, and more
John Carroll Kirby’s music is the sound of self-reflection
While physical travel is a long way off, the artist's new songs will take you on a mental vacation
The creative community rallies to support NYC’s frontline workers
AMASS.life is selling affordable prints from over 100 artists, including Brad Elterman and Janette Beckman, with all proceeds going to the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund
Rick Castro’s Quarantine Diary, 4/22/20
Earthquakes, Starbucks bros, and gas for $2.69 a gallon—is this how the world will end?
Caroline Calloway is the unlikely antihero of the corona era
Come for the chaos, stay for the charity: the art of spinning personal scandal into media gold
Hanif Abdurraqib is on the frontlines of poetry’s democratization
The writer talks to Document about cassette nostalgia, the year 1980, and the heritage of Black American storytelling
Rick Castro’s Quarantine Diary, 4/21/20
Plague mass and mass surveillance: is this how the world will end?
‘The power of voice’: Amanda Gorman selects 7 poems of perseverance
In times of struggle, the Youth Poet Laureate and activist turns to Langston Hughes and Audre Lorde
Rick Castro’s Quarantine Diary, 4/20/20
The fetish legend enters Month Two of isolation in the California desert.
Radical domesticity: The beginner’s guide to art-house legend Chantal Akerman
Revisiting the filmmaker's rebellious female gaze, from 'Saute ma ville' to 'No Home Movie'
