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.
Vancouver Sleep Clinic’s dreamy sonic guide to getting cozy
This weekend, break out the hot toddies and fuzzy slippers and drift into the late fall chill.
Rising star Choker on the virtues of softness in the internet age
With a song in the upcoming film ‘Queen & Slim,’ Choker is moving from the indie pond to the mainstream ocean. In this intimate editorial,...
Sex, drugs, and jazz—Robert Glasper’s mission to restore the original cool kid music to its rightful status
The jazz renegade pays tribute to J-Dilla with a guide to the producer's 5 most revolutionary hits.
Maripol, godmother of instant photography, on the serendipitous magic of Polaroids
Late nights at the Mudd Club, stolen motorcycles, and evading indecent exposure charges—the artist on the gritty glamour of late ’70s New York and being...
Leveling up with Drain Gang’s ‘Legendary Member,’ Thaiboy Digital
The artist balances self-assured and rare vulnerability on his debut album 'Legendary Member.' He talks Drain Gang collective, the challenges of starting over and turning...
A 24-hour guide to the world’s largest dance music festival
A moment-to-moment guide to Amsterdam Dance Event—navigating raves, panels with Juliana Huxtable, and psychoactive ‘space cake.’
Martin Margiela breaks his silence in a new documentary. Here are the 6 biggest takeaways
Director Reiner Holzemer offers an unprecedented window into the mind of fashion's most elusive icon with ‘Martin Margiela: In His Own Words.’
Maison Kitsuné brings Parisian luxury and Japanese minimalism to their first NYC café
After establishing their fashion line and record label, founders Gildas Loaëc and Masaya Kuroki set their sights on hospitality.
Mitch Epstein confronts America’s psychological darkness in ‘Sunshine Hotel’
From hippie snake charmers to Trump Tower cheerleaders, the photographer's latest book forces us to lower our defenses and reckon with the disorder and pain...
AI companies are extremely white and male—Kate Crawford wants us to push back
The academic and researcher highlighted several disturbing trends in artificial intelligence and the urgent need for collective accountability at Prada’s Shaping a Future conference.
Amanda Gorman, the 21-year-old poet using her words as weapons for change
The National Youth Poet Laureate discussed corporate sustainability with representatives from the United Nations, MIT, and more at Prada’s Shaping a Future conference
The fall of the Berlin Wall: a visual timeline
30 years later, experience the moments where everything changed, through the lenses of photographers on the ground.
What it’s actually like to own a marijuana dispensary as a woman of color in Colorado
“People think that dispensary owners are just rolling in dough, and that is just not the case.” A window into a broken, out-moded system with...
Remembering Larry Levan’s iconic ‘Saturday Mass’ with 11 of his greatest mixes
Listen to the tracks Grace Jones, Keith Haring, and a very young Madonna danced to all night in the hallowed hall of Paradise Garage.
‘New York Club Kids’: Waltpaper’s dazzling ode to America’s first true influencers
Inside the iconic ’90s subculture with one of its founding members, who talks visual identity, self-branding, and passing the torch to Gen-Z.
‘Bedroom Brian Eno’: Steele talks to Julia Cumming about his vulnerable solo project
As Document premiers Steele's new single 'I'd Like To,' the Brooklyn-based musicians and friends discuss smoothies, soccer, and growing up in New York City.
Thomas Lohr imagines the dynamic inner life of a rock
In 'Gezeiten,' the photographer details his unconventional relationship with a 2-meter piece of rock bed on the shores of Devon
6 real-life geniuses wear Moncler Genius
Document talks to six thinkers and creators across food, art, design, and tech about redefining how we experience the world.
Artist Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi reveals—and defies—the white supremacist underpinnings of elite gymnastics
As Simone Biles becomes the most decorated athlete in sports, Nkosi tells Document about the implications of Black girls' success in elite gymnastics, which has...
William Selden’s ‘oil paintings’ aren’t quite what they seem
In a new exhibition, the fashion photographer (and fine artist) debuts his most exquisitely deceptive work.
Lucia Moholy, the photographer who immortalized the Bauhaus, finally gets her due
The artist meticulously documented the influential art school, but while her male cohorts became legends, her work was misappropriated and forgotten.
