J.W.Anderson at London Collections: Mens
We can’t deny the surplus of fresh and forward thinking ideas that shape a pretty interesting conversation of what British designers have to offer to...
En Plein Air: New York’s Artists Residencies
Escaping the city life is a powerful lure for artists seeking reinvigoration. Many residencies offer scenic environs in which to ensconce oneself and make art—which...
A Visit to LISTE 2015
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, LISTE used to be called the “The Young Art Fair in Basel,” but it has since grown up and...
Document’s 10 Must-Sees at Art Basel 2015
Art Basel runs like a Swiss clock, flawlessly operated and enjoying its 46th edition. At the helm is the French-American director Marc Spiegler; if ever...
“Love each other”: Maripol & Léonard Lasry
Document contributor and famed Polaroid artist Maripol sits down with Léonard Lasry, the French songwriter, music producer, and co-owner of the sunglasses brand Thierry Lasry,...
On View: Yayoi Kusama’s Give Me Love at David Zwirner Gallery
Yayoi Kusama’s current exhibition Give Me Love at the David Zwirner Gallery is a visual trip: pumpkin sculptures are covered in polka dots; large paintings...
The Various Visions of Stephen Posen
In Stephen Posen’s first monograph Ellipsis: Dual Vision, meaning is created through the pairing of photographs. The collection as a whole abandons narrative in favor...
Goldrush at the Fondazione Prada
In a drab neighborhood in southern Milan, far behind the Porta Romana train station, peeks something gold. It's the centerpiece of Fondazione Prada Milano, an...
Gentle Sometimes: An Interview with Sons of an Illustrious Father
In the roughly six years of their existence, the New York-based band Sons of an Illustrious Father have developed a definite affinity for repurposement—of musical...
Dior’s Secret Garden IV
Document Journal previews the next chapter in Dior's Secret Garden campaign. Directed by Steven Klein, the newest film stars Rihanna running through the corridors and...
Document’s 10 Must-Sees at Frieze New York
The current edition of Frieze New York—the fourth since the launch in 2012—is among its best.
Getting to Know noir by kei ninomiya
Tucked away behind an autobody shop facade and amongst galleries in New York's Chelsea neighborhood, you'll find the entrance to the world of Comme des...
It’s Symptomatic… by Carissa Rodriguez
If our bodily functions are to be imagined as computing, the tongue is something like a screengrab of the artist’s internal state.
Joseph Szabo on Photography
The work of Joseph Szabo, the American photographer known for capturing American teenage culture of the 70s, has been exhibited at The Metropolitan Museum of...
Ed Atkins “Recent Ouija” at The Stedelijk Museum
Three of the great themes in art remain: love, death, and god—or the lack there of. In the new exhibition on until May 31 2015...
Self-Portraits by Zanele Muholi
A photographer, an educator, a human rights advocate, a documentarian, an artist—Zanele Muholi is a fearless visual activist whose work creates visibility for the black...
Last Look: East of Eden by Philip-Lorca diCorcia at David Zwirner Gallery
Early on associated with the Boston School of American Photography, Philip-Lorca diCorcia is among a group of artists who trained in the 70s at the...
“#Girlsgetahead”: A Closer Look at Balmain’s Spring/Summer 2015 Collection
Olivier Rousteing began at Balmain in 2011, at only 25. Rousteing’s over-the-top rock aesthetic has garned him critical acclaim. And in a world where everything...
Haunted: Michaël Borremans’ Enigmatic Art
For nearly 20 years, the Belgium artist Michaël Borremans has been producing a surreal body of work in painting, drawing, and film that simultaneously mines...
Instant Magic: An Intimate Look at Hugo Boss’ Spring/Summer 2015 Collection
Two years ago when Hugo Boss hired Jason Wu as creative director, many were scratching their heads as Wu had never worked for a fashion...
Document S/S 2015: “Come Here, Look Back, Move Forward”*
When we begin each new issue of Document Journal, we are reacting not only to our previous issues, of course, and to the season in...
Lynn Hershman Leeson: Origins of the Species
Since the late '90s, the American artist and filmmaker Lynn Hershman Leeson has gained international acclaim for her feminist science-fiction movies starring Tilda Swinton, such...
“Legs Are Not Doors” A Film for Proenza Schouler by Harley Weir
Inspired by “Real Sex” and “Taxi Cab Confessions”—idiosyncratic muses and friends share fleeting thoughts and gazes while wearing the Proenza Schouler Spring/Summer 2015 collection. Have...
Chandeliers Bloom at the New York Botanical Gardens
The annual Orchid show at the New York Botanical Garden is a sight to be seen, housed in the atriums of the 250 acre property....
Côte&Ciel Expands Into Luxury Leather Handbags With the Alias Collection
After more five years of making subtly sculpted bags from technical fabrics, Côte&Ciel, led by creative director Stephan Wembacher, is launching a division of luxury leather...
Document Diary: Slow Factory’s Céline Semaan on Fashion, Technology, and Connectedness
The intersection of design, arts, culture, and technology has been the subject of many think pieces, op-eds, and editorials, but musing on it is different...
“The Smell of Us”—A Collaboration with Larry Clark and J.W.Anderson
Document Journal invites you to celebrate The Smell of Us at collaborative book between Larry Clark and J.W.Anderson with a special performance by reVolt (thisisnotrevolt)....
“Monuments of the Memory” at the Refectory
Last week, Le Livre Art Publishing celebrated the release of its second project, Monuments of the Memory at The Refectory at the High Line Hotel in New York. Monuments is a...
Master Perfumer Blaise Mautin on Visvim’s 18th Century Scent
Since 2001, Japanese brand Visvim has been exploring the art of manufacturing, weaving cloth from rare threads colored with natural dyes, and building footwear that...
Document’s Reads: Our favorite books from the past year
As Fashion Week rapidly approaches, we’ve been looking back at some of our favorite inspirational books, novels and artist monographs of the past year for...
A Visit to the Los Angeles Art Book Fair
This past weekend marked the third installment of the Los Angeles Art Book Fair, organized by New York’s Printed Matter. Over 250 exhibitors from around...
Ryan McNamara and Curator Piper Marshall on Performance Art in Museums and McNamara’s New Show
Last Thursday, Mary Boone Gallery opened Gently Used, an exhibition of new works by Ryan McNamara. Known for his site-specific performances, McNamara has produced new...
PROJECT’s Must-Know Japanese Menswear Imports
Independent of fashion week, though not wholly unrelated, tradeshows allow brands to interact with store buyers on a more direct and intimate level. PROJECT, a...
John Waters on Justin Bieber, Ansel Adams, and His New Show
This Friday, John Waters presents his third solo show at Marianne Boesky’s 24th-Street gallery, John Waters: Beverly Hills John. The show, filled with Water’s signature...
Document and Svedka Fête F/W 2014 Issue and the Web Launch
Document and Svedka celebrated the holiday season, the relaunch of its website, and its fifth installment with a party at New York’s Gilded Lily—with help...
Learn to Read Art: A History of Printed Matter
The Shandaken Project Three-Year Retrospective
Document Dispatch: Art Basel Miami
Document heads down to Art Basel Miami with photographer Miles Ladin. Art is fashion and fashion is art…and it all converges in Miami during this...
Bjarne Melgaard’s Art Basel Survival Guide
Bjarne Melgaard shares his Art Basel Miami survival guide.
Day With(out) Art
December 1st marks the 25th anniversary of Day With(out) Art, a program initiated by Visual AIDS in 1989 as a day of action and remembrance...
Anne Collier—woman with a camera
The artist's first museum survey, organized by the MCA Chicago, highlights her unique contribution to 21st-century art while looking to the visual culture of the...
Katherine Hubbard at Capricious 88
The provisional state of Utah was once known as Deseret, a pretty name from the Book of Mormon to describe a semi-autonomous territory that never...
Poetics in Plaster: Thomas Houseago’s “Moun Room” at Hauser & Wirth
Hauser & Wirth's new installation by Thomas Houseago, “Moun Room,” is immediately arresting, drawing us into a 40,000 square-foot, sky-lit hangar. Reminiscent of visual labyrinths...
How AMMA Studio creates ‘Objects of Desire’ from everyday objects
AMMA Studio takes the ordinary—cement, coffee, salt, metal, wood—and transforms these materials into enduring objects that merge sculpture with design, featured in Document's Fall/Winter 2014...
HalloQueens With MoMA/PS1 and Susanne Bartsch
To be able to photograph the most beautiful people at HalloQueens with Susanne Bartsch and MoMA/PS1 was such a special moment. Looking through my lens...
Sturtevant’s Double Trouble
Artist Sturtevant challenged the notions of authorship by making versions of the works of contemporaries including Andy Warhol, James Rosenquist, Jasper Johns, and Marcel Duchamp....
Store Opening: A.P.C. Melrose Place
Last week, A.P.C. feted the launch of its new Melrose Place flagship with a party for guests that include Kanye West, Waris Ahluwalia, and Jean...
Doll Parts: Hilton Als Recalls Some of His Most Poignant Memories of Artist Greer Lankton
I’m trying to remember the specifics of Greer, the way her legs and arms moved in her summer dresses. Because that’s the season I associate...
Between the Lines: The Hermès Nautilus Pen
Hermès launched the latest addition to its writing instruments series, the Nautilus pen, at the fashion house’s Madison Avenue flagship store last week. Attendees—including Fern...
