Sies Marjan brings effortless, jewel-toned elegance to the New York Hall of Records
Creative Director Sander Lak started with color and layered a glossy shine for the Spring 2020 collection.
Gia Kuan, the PR powerhouse behind New York’s fashion renaissance
Meet the first fashion publicist everyone wants to be friends with.
Think different, look the same: How the uniform went from working class symbol to Silicon Valley style code
The uniform’s rising popularity among today’s thought leaders indicates a dangerous problem with modern work culture.
Land, dignity, and ethics: Mitch Epstein photographs the remnants of our American Dream
As centuries of environmental and human rights abuses come to a head, ‘Property Rights’ asks what we're willing to sacrifice.
Running towards enlightenment: District Vision values curiosity over cultism
The athletic brand finds a guiding light in Esalen Institute, the birthplace of ʼ60s counterculture and the Human Potential Movement, seeking an investigative and holistic...
Parsons debuts its introspective, rebellious next class of designers
Document spoke to three Parsons MFA graduates backstage about their disparate influences, from traditional Russian craft to 1940s New York.
Villa Lena: the 19th century Tuscan retreat freeing artists from the hustle mentality
Sam Rock, Jody Rogac, Freddy Tuppen, and Lucinda Chua discuss community, simplicity, and the importance of a 'sacred space'
Flying Lotus’s infinite levels of obsession
In a quiet moment on his whirlwind tour, the visionary artist spoke to Document about directing David Lynch and relearning the rules of music.
Pro-democracy Hong Kong protesters speak out about sexual harassment
Demeaning comments and threats of violence have grown disturbingly commonplace for female demonstrators.
‘Meet Me in the Bathroom: The Art Show’ resurrects rock-and-roll’s insurgent spirit
The Strokes, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, an actual bathroom. Lizzy Goodman gets the band back together on Bowery.
Paul Bui and Document present ‘Othered: the queer future of Asian-American identity’
West Dakota, K Rizz, DJ NK Badtz Maru, and others celebrate finding community and defying rigid gender expectations.
Lizzy Goodman’s playlist captures New York’s artistic legacy
The ‘Meet Me in the Bathroom’ author curates 10 songs for a night out in the city, including Madonna, Bush Tetras, and Grace Jones.
Ezra Furman channels our collective fury with the explosive ‘Twelve Nudes’
The punk artist discusses Lou Reed, Greta Thunberg, and the dangers of complacency.
The revolution will be uh…uploaded by teens to TikTok
The home of Egirls and furries is now a hotbed of political action.
BTS, BLACKPINK, and…Jackson Pollock? The novice’s guide to K-Pop
Dive into the cultural behemoth with this immersive account of an outsider’s journey.
Prada’s latest upcycling initiative takes on ocean pollution
Prada responds to the sustainability challenge with Re-Nylon, its new capsule line of accessories made from recycled materials.
LVMH ushers in the next generation of Lagerfelds
How Karl Lagerfeld's legacy is coming full circle with a 150,000 € prize for emerging designers.
Vaporwave’s little known roots are anti-capitalist and totally punk
100% ElectroniCON: The artists of the internet's most aesthetic, introverted music genre are actually gathering IRL.
Marcus Leatherdale remembers photographing Divine, Mapplethorpe, and Lower Manhattan’s ‘last hurrah’
"I didn’t realize I was archiving an era that was going to be extinct; I was just photographing my friends.”
Ghetto Gastro teaches you how to make their award-winning watermelon granita
The Bronx-based collective employs a multidisciplinary approach to food as an act of cultural diplomacy.
Nobody puts these bangers in the corner: ‘Dirty Dancing’ keeps on giving three decades later
5 lesser known cuts from the eclectic soundtrack—and 5 equally extraordinary options for their use.
Sita Abellán’s books for contemplating dark magic, from Borges to Alexander McQueen
The techno DJ and designer conjures up 4 books that will have you casting spells and considering the infinite.
Lore Segal wrote the Great American Novel you never read (and should)
The author of 'Her First American' reflects on her incredible lifetime as a contrarian
Peaches gives sentience to sex toys in her new exhibition, ‘Whose Jizz Is This?’
The iconic performer of ‘Fuck the Pain Away’ marries sex ed, humor, and politics: “I'm not asking everybody to have orgies, I'm just asking people...
From Public Enemy to Cat Power, Document S/S 2019 contributors share the soundtrack to their youth
Takashi Murakami, Tschabalala Self, Matthew Williams, and more tell the stories behind this coming-of-age playlist.
Meet the artist spinning Snapchat stories into an interactive soundscape
Christian Marclay gives Snapchat renewed relevance with his LACMA exhibition.
Sex magic, aliens, and the Rapture: Ron Athey’s books for end times
The avant-garde artist known for his bloody, subversive performances schools us on Genesis P-Orridge, Mother Theresa, and ‘the solar anus.’
Richie Hawtin wants to revive techno’s original, intimate spirit
The legendary DJ captures the artistry of techno with his latest album and companion app.
In Kohei Yoshiyuki’s photographs of sex in public parks, we’re all voyeurs
The photographer took thrilling, transgressive photos of young couples—and their onlookers—in 1970s Tokyo.
What is an ‘American film’? 6 outsider auteurs who held a mirror to our culture
From Vietnam to mass incarceration, foreign and immigrant-directed films captured American identity better than ‘Forrest Gump.’
Michele Saunders’ old school rules for nightclubbing like it’s ’85
From dance moves to Dexedrine: A Paradise Garage regular's guide to looking (and staying) fresh when your night begins at 4am.
5 tips for mitigating the honey bee crisis—and urban bee keeping is not the answer
The world's top pollinator is under serious threat. Chef Jen Monroe tells us how we can lessen our impact her ethereal, bee-themed dinner.
Marie Tomanova captures the haunting discomfort of being lost in her own homeland
The photographer's new exhibition, 'Like a Dream,' reveals her first trip back to the Czech Republic in eight years.
Paradise Garage’s final nights: crying and dancing at the definitive rager of ’80s NYC
Michele Saunders and Tina Paul share memories and photographs from a weekend-long party where Grace Jones shared the DJ booth with Larry Levan.
Channel Tres’ 38 songs of summer, from Paul McCartney to Childish Gambino
The genre-blending artist merges psychedelia, funk, and indie with house on his new five-track EP, ‘Black Moses,’ out today. He created a playlist for Document...
The Cramps circa ’79: falling in love with punk rock’s most psychotic band
Pat Ivers and Emily Armstrong remember the feverish energy of late-’70s Irving Plaza, where they captured Poison Ivy and Lux Interior on the brink of...
Tremaine Emory of No Vacancy Inn on the 5 books that ignited his love of art
The creative powerhouse discusses James Baldwin, Frank Miller's ‘Batman,’ and why the most inspiring books are those you haven't read yet.
Making a murderer iconic? A Charles Manson exhibit reveals the human psyche’s darkest corners
’Once Upon a Time in ’69’ is a fascinating and unsettling commentary on our cultural obsession with violence.
Boycott, divestment, and sadomasochism: the collaboration Eurovision didn’t want you to hear
Following Hatari's controversial performance at Eurovision in Israel, the Icelandic BDSM band joined forces with Palestinian artist Bashar Murad, using music to advocate for Palestinian...
Alice Lefons and David Richardson capture the restless yearning for childhood freedom
Document fashion and market editor Alice Lefons collaborates with David Richardson on this fashion film for Document Online.
Jacolby Satterwhite turned his late mother’s cassette recordings into an EDM album
The Solange collaborator explores love and loss in his debut full-length album 'PAT.'
‘All art is voyeuristic’: Lisa Yuskavage on the joy of provocation
Yuskavage's paintings of nude women and partially clothed girls have raised eyebrows for their perceived carnality. But her subjects never asked you to stare at...
‘The Memory Police’: Yoko Ogawa’s 1994 dystopian fiction gets a timely second life
The surrealist Japanese novel that predicted our current cultural amnesia is now available in English.
10 years of ‘In the Loop’: 5 prophetic moments from the biting satire
When the cabinet is a rotating door and diplomacy is done via Twitter, you can't accuse Armando Iannucci's film of overstating the depths of corruption...
Anna Victoria Best’s ‘Ottilie’ is an immersive exhibition starring one model
The photographer challenges out definition of 'zine' with her latest edition of 'AVB.'
Lolo Zouaï’s tour rider: tea, essential oils, and racing jackets
Document catches up with the emerging singer as she settles in Brooklyn after a 22-city tour.
Capitalism is the internet troll you can’t block—and other lesson’s from Jia Tolentino’s ‘Trick Mirror’
The writer's debut book diagnoses a spectrum of incurable issues millennials face today
Hideki Seo unpacks his fantastical cartoon fashion drawings
The artist and fashion designer, currently featured besides Alexander McQueen in 'A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes', on creating joy in the face of tragedy
From Tyler, the Creator to ’70s soul: Louise Chen on her refreshing summer playlist
The DJ behind the soundtracks for Dior, Chloé, and Gucci will get you on your feet this weekend
