Announcing Anita Bitton, Document Journal’s Casting Director
The industry giant sits down with Editor-in-Chief Nick Vogelson to discuss the past, present, and future of her profession
Emanuel Admassu and Anita N. Bateman’s ‘Where is Africa?’ forges a new framework for postcolonial artistic dialogue
Following the release of their book, the architect-professor co-editors talk about their research process, Afrofuturism, and subverting expectations of Blackness
MGMT finds solace on ‘Loss of Life’
Indie pop duo Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser sit down with Document to discuss their latest record
In ‘The Wrong Movie,’ an apartment building and a ring light become metaphors for human connection
Artist and writer Keren Cytter’s feature film debuted at the 74th Berlinale, leaving audiences wondering: did that guy really become a drone?
Meet four unique designers from CIFF 62 x Revolver
At the fashion fair’s 62nd annual event, Document sits down with a crop of brands central to the burgeoning Nordic fashion scene
Best in show: LFW Fall/Winter 2024
The Document staff rounds up London’s most cinematic runway shows
Best in show: NYFW Fall/Winter 2024
The Document staff salutes this year’s American hometown heroes, reminding everyone why New York will always be a fashion capital
Thom Browne’s Gothic fantasy
Equally dramatic and literary, quoth the designer’s Fall/Winter 2024 collection: “nevermore”
Daytripping: Dancefloor antagonism
In her bi-weekly column for Document, McKenzie Wark works through the feelings of antagonism for all the other dancers.
‘Queues’ by Louis Osmosis serializes artistic epiphany
The sculptor’s most recent solo exhibition at Kapp Kapp gives the potency of ideas a spermatozoan mascot
Ana Benaroya and Katherine Bradford on the endless possibility of female figuration
Before her next solo show at Art Basel Hong Kong, Benaroya chats weaponized lactation and success in the art world with her mentor
The Shoptimist: To wear your heart in your bra
In her monthly column for Document, Maya Kotomori remains abreast of lingerie’s history in Valentine’s Day marketing schemes
Area’s anatomy of an eye
Creative director Piotrek Panszczyk tests our vision this season with a sparkly collection full of occular allusion
The art of Shibari
For Marie Sauvage and Hajime Kinoko, rope bondage is a form of creative expression
Fine Print: Can two writers handle real life together?
For his first monthly column, Drew Zeiba asks if art is worth it
Inside Ludovic de Saint Sernin’s Robert Mapplethorpe-inspired NYFW presentation
Merging sensitivity and sex appeal, the French designer pays homage to the photographer’s transgressive legacy
Ludovic de Saint Sernin and Document Journal celebrate at the Boom atop The Standard, High Line
Following his NYFW debut, the designer joins his collaborators and muses for an unforgettable night at the iconic Manhattan venue
Eckhaus Latta keeps irreverence grounded
Competing forces mingle in the brand’s newest collection
Backstage at Willy Chavarria’s last supper
For his Fall/Winter 2024 menswear collection, the designer reimagines the iconic religious painting with trademark élan
Peter Do’s sophomore show at Helmut Lang is a tableau of modern reverence
Document goes backstage at the minimalist brand’s Fall/Winter 2024 presentation, revealing the archival influences behind the runway
Artist Sofia Crespo’s ‘Structures of Being’ illuminates Barcelona
In a large-scale projection mapping, neural nets help reimagine Antoni Gaudí’s Casa Batlló
This season, Moncler Grenoble takes to the alps
Remo Ruffini puts his latest collection to work in a celebrity-studded winter forest
Wartime solidarity between Copenhagen and Ukraine fashion weeks
A testament to resilience amid immense hardship, five Ukrainian designers bring their garments to Denmark for CPHFW
Archive Chives’s latest restaurant takeover is a brothy success
The second installment of chef Luke Vu’s pop-up food series invades downtown restaurant Betty with an artist-bent menu
120 bpm: How can we go on raving at a time like this?
Introducing his monthly column with Document, writer and raver Evan Moffitt asks if the party can set us free
For Hugo Comte, abstraction is the highest form of flattery
The renowned fashion photographer sits down with Document to discuss love, inspiration, and attitude in his debut film, ‘Purring Metal’
Florence Sinclair’s curious homecoming
In their New York debut, the rising musician comes full circle, returning to the sonic emotionality that launched their career
Skemer’s “Kiss Me Kill Me” is a serpentine dream
Watch the premiere of Belgian duo’s latest music video, which explores the dark side of techno
Kaur Alia Ahmed crafts poetry in three dimensions with ‘sky, harp’
The New York–based artist and writer merges sound, sculpture, and sport in their debut solo show
Noah Stalgia creates sculptures for an era of withering authenticity
The New York-based artist joins Document to discuss faux-transgressive design, working-class fetishism, and the drive toward belief
Best in show: Couture Week Spring 2024
Document Journal rounds up the standout couture collections from a week in Paris
Ottessa Moshfegh writes not what we asked for, but what we need
Excavating the dark side of human nature, the author invites readers to find divinity in depravity
Daytripping: Vibe editor
In her biweekly column for Document, McKenzie Wark passes the mic to Shawn Dickerson, to talk 40 years on the New York nightlife circuit
Best in show: Men’s Fall/Winter 2024 Fashion Week—Paris
Document Journal rounds up the week’s standout menswear collections from the French fashion capital
Erin Grant celebrates her New York premiere with a night of cinematic illusions
The actor and directer spotlights genre-bending shorts from New York filmmakers featuring Illuminati P.I.s, a fallen angel, and a not-so-magic rodent
A glimpse through Frederick Wiseman’s enduring lens
Upon the release of his 44th documentary ‘Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros,’ Document curates a list of the filmmaker’s most provocative portraits
Best in show: Men’s Fall/Winter 2024 Fashion Week—Milan
Upon touching down in the Italian fashion capital, Document Journal rounds up the week’s standout menswear collections
Doni Nahmias brings archive-driven design to the NHL
The menswear designer’s newest collaboration with the Arizona Coyotes is proof that hockey is street style’s next sporty obsession
Beach Fossils frontman Dustin Payseur shares the songs that carried him through tour
In a playlist curated for Document, the musician captures the highs and lows of life on the road
The Shoptimist: What it is, what it was, what it should cost
In her monthly column for Document, Maya Kotomori evaluates the future of subscription services through a luxury lens
Daytripping: Conventions of Care
In her biweekly column for Document, McKenzie Wark experiences two very different kinds of dance culture
An American in Paris: Casey Cadwallader’s Mugler
The French label’s creative director blends rigorous construction and sex appeal for the next generation
50 years at church with the Poetry Project
Whitney Mallett reports on the East Village institution’s 12-hour marathon variety show of unhinged spoken word, absurdist musical sets, and unsettling dance numbers
Daytripping: Christmas for pagans
In her biweekly column for Document, McKenzie Wark finds the pagan spirit of the season.
‘The Iron Claw’ goes for the emotional jugular
Sean Durkin’s third film renders the Von Erich wrestling family as a American tragedy
On heaven, hell, and nothingness in Miami Beach
A dispatch from Art Basel fielding questions of protest, spectacle, and frivolity through a quote by Slavoj Žižek
As the world burns, gift guides proliferate
For the holiday season, tastemakers dispense a potent fantasy: the fleeting escapism of finding the perfect present
Lauren Elkin’s ‘Art Monsters’ thrives in the messy
The author’s latest book profiles the great and grimy women of the last century
Taking stock in Stockholm, fashion’s nexus for the future
A dispatch from [Fashion X], an event launched by the Swedish Fashion Council to address issues of economic and environmental sustainability
