Mickalene Thomas recreates the sparkling dance parties and radical black aesthetic of the ’70s and ’80s
The artist enlists emerging artists and musicians in an immersive tribute to her mother at Miami's Bass Museum.
Batsheva Hay gives us a lesson in hummus, challah, and designing for yourself
Document joins the designer behind iconic prairie-meets-party dresses as she prepares for Shabbat in this exclusive video.
Welcome to Café Forgot, the shop serving curated fashion with a healthy dose of irreverence
High school fashion club, ugly nail polish, and why Shia LeBoeuf is a dream client—Lucy Weisner and Vita Haas tell their East Village shop's unlikely...
Why the inevitable end of cash won’t fulfill its egalitarian promise
Is the price of convenience in a cashless world worth the human cost? Cody Delistraty investigates in Document's Fall/Winter 2019 issue.
From black holes to underground raves, Wolfgang Tillmans discovers the spiritual power of collective action
Featuring contributions from artists, scientists, and philosophers, Aperture magazine’s Winter 2019 issue calls for a new model of spirituality that champions solidarity over self-betterment.
Jamila Woods calls forth James Baldwin and Eartha Kitt for ‘Legacy! Legacy! Unfolded’
‘I do what I do, not for you’—the artist speaks to Document about creating defiantly personal art ahead of her performance at Red Bull Music...
STFU! and listen to Rina Sawayama’s nu-metal single and her playlist featuring Britney Spears and Slipknot
The genre-defying musician dares you to indulge your chaotic energy with the perfect mix for being a liability in the club.
Why museums are on the front lines of discovering the boundaries between semantics and substantive change
The politics of language is affecting art institutions, from honoring Ancient Roman same-sex relationships to reckoning with an imperialist legacy.
Experience the Golden Age of hip hop through the lens of Janette Beckman and David Corio
Meet the photographers who captured Salt-n-Pepa before they got a record deal and Public Enemy's first trip to London.
Mavi Phoenix is reborn in their music video for ‘Boys Toys’
As Document premieres Mavi's powerful new music video, we speak to the artist about coming out as transgender and sharing their identity with the world.
‘Lucas’ captures the DIY determination of a teenager growing up in the shadow of the bygone Soviet era
The short film by Ryan Koopmans and Alice Wexell reveals a hopeful future among architectural histories.
‘Influencing is heading into the void’: Natasha Stagg and Kate Durbin on the future of social media
Following the release of ‘Sleeveless,’ author Natasha Stagg joins Kate Durbin to discuss the Kardashians’ quest for immortality, ‘it girls’, and maintaining identity in the...
Beyond the Babushka scarf: Introducing the young designers reinventing the Moscow’s fashion scene
5 rising stars to watch in 2020, including Red September and Bákhtin.
Watch Poland’s wildest gabber kids rave to Wixapol’s fastest beats
Warsaw gabber might be the most contagious dance subculture in Europe. Document brings the city's most colorful gabber kids out from the underground and into...
Berluti gives original Pierre Jeanneret pieces a jewel-toned rejuvenation
Inspired by Le Corbusier's color collections, Kris Van Assche applied Berluti’s extensive patina process to vintage pieces debuted at Miami's Art Basel.
Bottega Veneta serves burgers with a side of luxury: Inside the brand’s gilded Miami diner
Daniel Lee and friends celebrate the brand's Miami store with boozy milkshakes, gold-wrapped burgers, and a Soul Clap performance.
‘Miami Vice’ meets streetwear royalty for Dior Men Pre-Fall 2020
Kim Jones pairs vibrant inspiration from the beachside city with a Shawn Stüssy collaboration at Miami's Art Basel.
Beverly Glenn-Copeland, the cult electronic musician finding a new generation of fans
50 years after recording ‘Keyboard Fantasies,’ the artist discusses his groundbreaking music and living openly as a trans man.
SC103 is the up-and-coming brand outfitting New York’s creative scene
Document caught up with Sophie Andes-Gascon and Claire McKinney, the seasoned designers who cut their teeth at Maryam Nassir Zadeh before cofounding their own label.
In ‘Gateways,’ Shawn Kuruneru merges the intimate, ancient traditions of ink and fragrance
The artist shares an ink-on-paper series inspired by Celine Haute Parfumerie for Document's Fall/Winter 2019 issue.
Heaven and hell collide at Patrick Church’s colorful pop up store
The artist's deeply personal works are now available on limited edition garments at a Canal Street pop up.
With visceral rage, Lingua Ignota ignites a new form of healing and empowerment on her album ‘Caligula’
After formal and informal justice failed her, the artist expresses her pain from past abusive relationships with expansive, uncensored metal.
Michèle Lamy on taking her love affair with Comme des Garçons to the dance floor
Boxing, voguing, and en pointe ballet—Behind her legendary Performa collaboration with artist Cecilia Bengolea.
My uncanny experience reading Tegan & Sara’s queer coming-of-age memoir
‘High School’ inspires Matilda Douglas-Henry to meditate on her own memories of sleepovers, secret love letters, and the agonizing weight of queer desires.
Bubbling champagne and early morning dancing: Scenes from Document’s holiday celebration
Document welcomed the season alongside Grace Coddington, Mario Sorrenti, and more at the Public Hotel.
‘Love in the Time of Hysteria’—3 Miami Basel artists reflect on artistic freedom in a world of social chaos
Mikhaile Solomon's PRIZM returns to Miami Art Week, providing artists of the African diaspora a platform to exhibit their work without restriction.
Katya Bankowsky and Michèle Lamy wage a boxing ‘Battle Royale’ in the Bronx
The director of ‘Shadow Boxers’ speaks about documenting the violent beauty of boxing in her films. ‘I wanted to make a movie about a female...
Jacolby Satterwhite’s unwavering mission to honor his mother’s artistic legacy
Using the recordings, lyrics, and art his mother produced over her lifetime, the artist collaborated with Teengirl Fantasy's Nick Weiss and cellist Patrick Belaga on...
Rapper Lava La Rue would rather ‘Do it Together’ than ‘Do it Yourself’
Our favorite ‘Taurus-Gemini’ on how the creative hotbed of West London helped her find her singular sound.
A photographer’s 18-year quest to uncover Spiritualism’s radical feminist history
Shannon Taggart and Pam Grossman, host of ‘The Witch Wave’ podcast, discusses the egalitarian spirit of occult practices from around the world.
Nicola Cruz’s latest album embraces dance music’s global roots
The musician infuses influences from his international upbringing into expansive, unusual electronica on 'Siku.'
Grace Coddington, Marlon James, and Mario Sorrenti ring in the holiday season with Document and Public
Document and Public hosted an intimate dinner with some of art and fashion’s most distinguished names to celebrate the holidays and read Document Fall/Winter 2019.
Jordan Nassar’s new apartment exhibition lives between the Israel, Palestine binary
A Palestinian-American artist ruminates on intersecting identities at his “new home” in Tel-Aviv.
Agnès Varda’s feminist, anti-establishment legacy, according to her daughter Rosalie
'She was more into humanity than being an intellectual.' Rosalie Varda on her mother's wit, wisdom, and legacy to celebrate the release of ‘Varda by...
Photographer Lucie Rox’s exploration of solitary travel in Japan—with help from Barthes
In Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, the photographer ruminates on the experience of tourism and the responsibility of an artist abroad.
Meet the spiritual healers and mediums of Cassadaga, Florida—‘the psychic capitol of the world’
Photographer Frankie Alduino documents the people living and practicing in the tight-knit community.
Techno legends Richie Hawtin, Amelie Lens, Pan-Pot and more on 25 years of Time Warp
Germany's legendary techno fest Time Warp returns to New York City this weekend for two life-altering nights of raving.
Tour van tunes from Starcrawler—just in time for Thanksgiving travel
Power through TSA lines, long bus rides, and Amtrak delays with the LA band's ultimate road trip playlist.
Over 7 years and 8 countries, Chris Rhodes photographed the overlooked objects and scenes that make up our lives
An orange juicebox, tissue paper atop a toilet, and a half-opened mail slot—Rhodes imbues ephemeral, mundane moments with renewed significance in ‘Hotel Mermaid Club.’
Peter Berlin, the original thirst trap king, revisits his erotic visual diary
The king-sized son of nobility's hot, spontaneous self-portraits are collected in the upcoming book ‘Peter Berlin: Icon, Artist, Photosexual.’
Photographer Farah Al Qasimi channels her insider-outsider experiences into lyrical, anti-imperialist art
Document visited the artist's Bushwick studio, where Al Qasimi opened up about culture shock, the gendered nature of exorcisms, and why she's done being pigeonholed...
Performa revives the legacy of Oskar Schlemmer, the Bauhaus’s avant-garde theater visionary
The groundbreaking painter, sculptor, designer, choreographer, and Bauhaus teacher was honored at the New York biennial's wildly creative gala last week.
Yung Baby Tate gathered hip hop’s young female vanguard for this year’s most inclusive, glamorous, and rowdy show
Kari Faux, Uniiqu3, Mulatto, Baby Rose, and Bbymutha talk solidarity, unapologetic realness, and why Atlanta is the ‘hub of culture.’
Before Bikini Kill and Pussy Riot, there was Backstage Pass. This is their untold story
‘The Golden Girls of punk’: 43 years after taking up instruments against the patriarchy, Backstage Pass releases their first album.
Danny Bowien, the mastermind behind Mission Chinese, reveals the secret sauce for a pop punk dinner party
The chef discusses the origins of his band NARX, late night meals at Denny’s, and his people-pleasing tendencies.
Coach K, the titan behind Atlanta’s blooming hip hop community
The co-founder of music label Quality Control, homebase for City Girls and Migos, takes a community-based approach to building a sustainable business and scene.
Meet Amelie Lens, the Belgian DJ putting her fans before everything—including a sane sleep schedule
The artist spoke to Document about how she balances 8-hour sets, co-owning a label, and raving with her grandma ahead of the New York Time...
Brendan Fernandes reinterprets Isamu Noguchi and Martha Graham’s ‘strange beauty’
The Kenyan-born artist and choreographer on 'Contract and Release,' the performance he choreographed for The Noguchi Museum.
Hank Korsan and Tyrell Hampton take us through the Lower Manhattan party scene’s new guard
The generation that grew up on ‘High School Musical’ is leading the charge for chill, feel-good nightlife.
