Music âSurviving the Dreamâ with FIDLAR Document joined the indie rock band LAâs Balboa Recording Studio ahead of the release of their fourth album to talk about staying punk and growing...
Fashion Brioniâs La Donna explores new ground The Italian heritage house mixes embellishment and craftsmanship in its Spring / Summer collection
Art Experimental pop duo NEW YORKâs ârapstar*â maintains an artful anonymity Following the release of their sophomore album, Gretchen Lawrence and Coumba Samba reflect on art, friendship, and their lo-fi influences
Art Maya Man and Sotce usher in a new generation of internet artists The pair sits down with Document to discuss their creative processes amidst the ever-changing climate of internet art
Above the Fold Inside Marni and Carhartt WIPâs Campari-flush evening ...like a night out Downtown, it made the task of getting a drink feel like an exciting uncertainty: fighting toward the front, encountering old and... by Colin Boyle Above the Fold Baye & Asaâs âHotHouseâ interrogates the myths wedged deep into the national consciousness In their latest performance piece, the dancers employ a simple set for narrative flexibility, communicating a range of characters and places through their movement... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Daytripping: The irreplaceable soundtrack to MDMA ...impossible, incompatible yearnings. One of which is to be free from the tyranny of singularity.” Even on drugs, I think too much. It’s a common... by McKenzie Wark Above the Fold âThe Train You Always Hear But Never Seeâ is a sonic interpretation of memory ...train, but her memory of it persists, “cranially imprinted in some sort of melancholy arrangement” that reminds her of home. That echoing impression is the... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold âLouvre Looksâ renders contemporary portraits of the eminent institution ...of whom are under 40—were given the space of a three-and-a-half-minute video to examine one of the world’s best-known art institutions, through their own lens.... by Jack Hjerpe Above the Fold For cyborg Neil Harbisson, technology is the medium, not the message ...come new risks to bodily autonomy. “For many years, there were chosen people allowed to send messages directly into my head,” he says, describing a... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Aubero is a wardrobe built for self-mythologizing ...history and marketing heft and expertise can command. But I also know that there is no reason to try to emulate that as a new... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Shawna Ferreira traverses the Portuguese coastline, capturing quotidian magic ...across Portugal, where her father’s family lives. There, she developed a short film, titled FREE WILL VICE VERSA—intuitively shot, balancing narrative with the abstract, and... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Artificial intelligence is gunning to join your court defense ...technology isn’t new to the legal field per se; it’s been used to aid customers who are pressing claims with governments and corporations, and has... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold On the internet, no one knows youâre alive ...the fun begin.” But for those who knew Meachen, this announcement wasn’t fun. After the author’s alleged suicide was announced in 2020, the indie writing... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Shoplifters or Security Guards: Whatâs the bigger financial burden? Walgreens’s CFO admitted to inflating the scope of its theft problem, underscoring questions around the validity of retail’s moral panic... by Megan Hullander Conversations Tommy Pico and Carmen Maria Machado investigate horror as a reflection of the American psyche ...dialogue with echoes of colonialism and the violence still visited on queer Indigenous people in America. Deftly navigating complex themes, Pico leverages words like a... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Indie romance author Susan Meachen faked her own death, committing social suicide in the process ...bullied by other writers the literary community. A self-described “wife, mom, meme, and friend,” Meachen was known for writing supernatural romances and running a 700-person... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold In âReproduction,â Barry McGee finds sympathy for the junked The street artist’s previously-unseen photographic practice comes to light in a new book from Aperture... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Books Unbanned underscores the library’s legacy as the last institutional bastion of freedom of information ...toward young readers, or commonly included on course syllabi. The Handmaid’s Tale, 1984, Brave New World, The Bluest Eye, and Maus are a handful of... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Louis Vuitton and Yayoi Kusama meditate on infinity A decade following their first splashy collaboration, Yayoi Kusama and Louis Vuitton reunited to apply the legendary Japanese artist’s meditations on infinity to new physical... by Document Journal Above the Fold The internet is in its lying era Sick, disgusting, and unsettling are just a few of the many choice words directed at TikTok’s latest phenomenon—the “Celebrity Death” trend. You’ve probably seen plenty... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold The most absurd inventions from the worldâs biggest tech show ...notable feature—and this year did not disappoint. While much of the entertaining tech that emerged was practical (like the world’s fastest toothbrush, which fully and... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Christeene and Narcissister are exploring lifeâs profane pleasures ...a little more expressive when it comes through Christeene’s mouth,” Soileau says, “But it’s all coming from the same stank beliefs.” As a musician, Christeene’s... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Daytripping: A night at the club, and tears before bedtime 12:45 a.m. X: Are you coming to the club or not? M: It’s fucking freezing out—plus it’s a Friday, and it’s the holidays. X: So... by McKenzie Wark Above the Fold Michaela Stark transforms the corset from an emblem of conformity into a tool of liberation ...same features that once made her feel dysphoric. “I never knew how to make my body look the way I wanted growing up,” she says.... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold The CĂŠline Dion Snub: Ignorance, or a âRolling Stoneâ bid for hate clicks? “Je téléphone à la police,” Ashton Pittman wrote on New Year’s Day, responding to a tweet from Pop Base: “Céline Dion was not included on... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Want to watch porn in Louisiana? Hand over your ID ...take it. A new law in Louisiana requires porn sites to install age-verification technology. Signed by the state’s Democratic governor John Bel Edwards, the law... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold To honor Vivienne Westwoodâs legacy, rebel against it ...2016, to protest how it has been co-opted by the mainstream. These questions have been raised from within the movement, as well; one need not... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Rafael Domenechâs âThe Medium is the Massageâ renders the art show a publication ...by the Institute of Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Senior Curator and Director of Programs Sarah Rifky and Assistant Curator of Commerce and Publications... by Megan Hullander At Large Between illusion and the studied art of the tease, strip clubs are the last bastion of the American Dream ...or maybe the American institution. Because what’s more American than offering someone a shot at independence, money, and a more comfortable life—but only if they... by Rachel Rabbit White At Large Chasing divinity in the Mojave Desert ...Aircraft Company was not the way. From concrete and rebar, Martin crafted an enormous Christ in his driveway. He hoped that Grand Canyon National Park... by Ken Layne At Large Ariana Papademetropoulos warps archetypal ways of seeing with ghostly fantasies ...are symbols of a beautiful, perfectly imperfect fantasy. It therefore comes as no surprise that Ariana Papademetropoulos would have painted them: Unicorns are, somehow, her... by Donatien Grau At Large In Pasco County, FloridaâNudist Capital, USAâthe body politic is on fully display ...nation’s first nudist community, known as Sky Farm. It opened in New York’s Hudson River Valley in 1930. By 1931, the club had moved to... by Craig Pittman Above the Fold John Cassavetesâs âOpening Nightâ is young at heart ...Rowlands and Cassavetes in their late-40s, questions about aging were less nebulous, and the film became a testament to that which actors and non-actors alike... by Razzi Schlosser At Large Behind crumbling highways and ghost towns lies the mythological freedom of the American road ...legible, defanged, screen-ready identity?” Research equivocates on the relative loneliness people feel in the suburbs, yet whatever comfort their denizens derive comes necessarily from their... by Drew Zeiba Above the Fold Diesel founder Renzo Rosso imagines fashionâs new physical frontier Although the Pelican Hotel—located in Miami Beach’s picturesque yet tourist-heavy South Beach neighborhood—has no mention of “Diesel” in its name, it’s earned the nickname “The... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold Unorthodox holiday albums that are actually pretty good ...out there, new relationships, new beginnings, being young and single and dancing,” explained musicology professor Joe Bennett to the Washington Post. “Christmas music is almost... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Film families that are probably worse than your own ...men who spend their free time freeloading at weddings, but even a girl like Rachel McAdams isn’t worth the constant come-ons from her character’s treacherous... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Caitlin MacBride and Julia Weist question the institutional archive ...chairs and desks. She combs through museums’ archives, noting which sorts of things are deemed worthy of institutional ownership—and then, which are destined to make... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Daytripping: The collective catharsis of ravespace ...said, “You must come to the rave tonight, it’s one of the good ones. It’s called Fluffer.” That was how, as a freshly out, middle-aged... by McKenzie Wark Above the Fold Adam Zhuâs âNice Dazeâ makes art from the motifs of adolescence There’s a certain kind of magic to coming of age in New York, defined by a density of experience that’s irreplicable outside the city’s limits.... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Isabella Lovestoryâs guide to K-pop ...by NewJeans “Cultural reset. NewJeans are so fresh and unique. They have the best visuals and videos. Their debut rollout was risky, but they absolutely... by Madison Bulnes At Large Raw eggs, pink pills, and embodied identity: Online communities create their own proof in a vacuum of truth ...of infinitely granular debates, without any coherent summary to cut through. Data is the antithesis of narrative. Effective narrative frames work to compress complex conflicts,... by Joshua Citarella Above the Fold The Genesis of East Village Drag: An oral history of the Pyramid Club ...for community and creativity for radicals and revolutionaries of all stripes. As a new generation of artists, musicians, and performers elevated the East Village to... by Miss Rosen Above the Fold The words that (apparently) defined 2022 ...and it’s mostly reserved for chronically-online and, apparently, gaming communities. This was the first time that Oxford made its decision by public poll, although they... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Remembering Franz Kline, who championed expressionism and paved the way for minimalism “To think of ways of disorganizing can be a form of organization,” the American expressionist Franz Kline once said. His paintings wear a type of... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Think the fashion month calendar is packed enough? Not so, says Pitti Pets ...warrant a harness on the house. Doggie design just might be the newest frontier in fashion. Can a sexy silhouette compliment the plump sausage body... by Megan Hullander Conversations Rick Owens and Ron Athey were born from the sociosexual underworlds of Los Angeles ...shock value, inflicting the violence that characterized the AIDS crisis upon his own body. Owens knew Athey from LA’s queer fringes of decades past, and... by Tim Blanks Above the Fold Ask Liara: A sex workerâs guide to living, loving, and fucking ...yes to every job that comes your way, for fear that none will ever come again. This is not true. There’s a reason why sex... by Liara Roux Above the Fold Daisy the Great is chicken soup for our eternally-adolescent souls ...has over 42 million streams on Spotify. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDm4vW56Nao At Daisy’s core is the friendship between Walker and Dugan, a Scorpio and a Leo. Their comfortable... by Maraya Fisher Above the Fold Is indie sleaze being revived, or simply redefined? ...After all, according to the dictionary, sleazy does mean “low character, dirty, cheap, or not socially acceptable, especially relating to moral or sexual matters.” Nothing... by Madison Bulnes Above the Fold The etiquette of art world gift-giving ...can do is act accordingly, in the Christmas spirit, if you will: It wasn’t a free download, it was a gifted download, and on and... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Carl Craig and Nazy Nazhand are bridging the gap between art and electronic music ...the privilege of intimate access to both, the first thing that comes to mind is the idea of new mediums. This is the case with... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold âSTEIDLâWERK No.30: KUNSTHAUS GĂTTINGENâ embraces the anarchy of the printing process ...creative freedom, which introduced new territories for exploration that its makers may have never considered. Says Chan in conversation with Steidl: “Because of the accidents,... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Inside Marni and Carhartt WIPâs Campari-flush evening ...like a night out Downtown, it made the task of getting a drink feel like an exciting uncertainty: fighting toward the front, encountering old and... by Colin Boyle
Above the Fold Baye & Asaâs âHotHouseâ interrogates the myths wedged deep into the national consciousness In their latest performance piece, the dancers employ a simple set for narrative flexibility, communicating a range of characters and places through their movement... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Daytripping: The irreplaceable soundtrack to MDMA ...impossible, incompatible yearnings. One of which is to be free from the tyranny of singularity.” Even on drugs, I think too much. It’s a common... by McKenzie Wark
Above the Fold âThe Train You Always Hear But Never Seeâ is a sonic interpretation of memory ...train, but her memory of it persists, “cranially imprinted in some sort of melancholy arrangement” that reminds her of home. That echoing impression is the... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold âLouvre Looksâ renders contemporary portraits of the eminent institution ...of whom are under 40—were given the space of a three-and-a-half-minute video to examine one of the world’s best-known art institutions, through their own lens.... by Jack Hjerpe
Above the Fold For cyborg Neil Harbisson, technology is the medium, not the message ...come new risks to bodily autonomy. “For many years, there were chosen people allowed to send messages directly into my head,” he says, describing a... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Aubero is a wardrobe built for self-mythologizing ...history and marketing heft and expertise can command. But I also know that there is no reason to try to emulate that as a new... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Shawna Ferreira traverses the Portuguese coastline, capturing quotidian magic ...across Portugal, where her father’s family lives. There, she developed a short film, titled FREE WILL VICE VERSA—intuitively shot, balancing narrative with the abstract, and... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Artificial intelligence is gunning to join your court defense ...technology isn’t new to the legal field per se; it’s been used to aid customers who are pressing claims with governments and corporations, and has... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold On the internet, no one knows youâre alive ...the fun begin.” But for those who knew Meachen, this announcement wasn’t fun. After the author’s alleged suicide was announced in 2020, the indie writing... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Shoplifters or Security Guards: Whatâs the bigger financial burden? Walgreens’s CFO admitted to inflating the scope of its theft problem, underscoring questions around the validity of retail’s moral panic... by Megan Hullander
Conversations Tommy Pico and Carmen Maria Machado investigate horror as a reflection of the American psyche ...dialogue with echoes of colonialism and the violence still visited on queer Indigenous people in America. Deftly navigating complex themes, Pico leverages words like a... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Indie romance author Susan Meachen faked her own death, committing social suicide in the process ...bullied by other writers the literary community. A self-described “wife, mom, meme, and friend,” Meachen was known for writing supernatural romances and running a 700-person... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold In âReproduction,â Barry McGee finds sympathy for the junked The street artist’s previously-unseen photographic practice comes to light in a new book from Aperture... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Books Unbanned underscores the library’s legacy as the last institutional bastion of freedom of information ...toward young readers, or commonly included on course syllabi. The Handmaid’s Tale, 1984, Brave New World, The Bluest Eye, and Maus are a handful of... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Louis Vuitton and Yayoi Kusama meditate on infinity A decade following their first splashy collaboration, Yayoi Kusama and Louis Vuitton reunited to apply the legendary Japanese artist’s meditations on infinity to new physical... by Document Journal
Above the Fold The internet is in its lying era Sick, disgusting, and unsettling are just a few of the many choice words directed at TikTok’s latest phenomenon—the “Celebrity Death” trend. You’ve probably seen plenty... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold The most absurd inventions from the worldâs biggest tech show ...notable feature—and this year did not disappoint. While much of the entertaining tech that emerged was practical (like the world’s fastest toothbrush, which fully and... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Christeene and Narcissister are exploring lifeâs profane pleasures ...a little more expressive when it comes through Christeene’s mouth,” Soileau says, “But it’s all coming from the same stank beliefs.” As a musician, Christeene’s... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Daytripping: A night at the club, and tears before bedtime 12:45 a.m. X: Are you coming to the club or not? M: It’s fucking freezing out—plus it’s a Friday, and it’s the holidays. X: So... by McKenzie Wark
Above the Fold Michaela Stark transforms the corset from an emblem of conformity into a tool of liberation ...same features that once made her feel dysphoric. “I never knew how to make my body look the way I wanted growing up,” she says.... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold The CĂŠline Dion Snub: Ignorance, or a âRolling Stoneâ bid for hate clicks? “Je téléphone à la police,” Ashton Pittman wrote on New Year’s Day, responding to a tweet from Pop Base: “Céline Dion was not included on... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Want to watch porn in Louisiana? Hand over your ID ...take it. A new law in Louisiana requires porn sites to install age-verification technology. Signed by the state’s Democratic governor John Bel Edwards, the law... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold To honor Vivienne Westwoodâs legacy, rebel against it ...2016, to protest how it has been co-opted by the mainstream. These questions have been raised from within the movement, as well; one need not... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Rafael Domenechâs âThe Medium is the Massageâ renders the art show a publication ...by the Institute of Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Senior Curator and Director of Programs Sarah Rifky and Assistant Curator of Commerce and Publications... by Megan Hullander
At Large Between illusion and the studied art of the tease, strip clubs are the last bastion of the American Dream ...or maybe the American institution. Because what’s more American than offering someone a shot at independence, money, and a more comfortable life—but only if they... by Rachel Rabbit White
At Large Chasing divinity in the Mojave Desert ...Aircraft Company was not the way. From concrete and rebar, Martin crafted an enormous Christ in his driveway. He hoped that Grand Canyon National Park... by Ken Layne
At Large Ariana Papademetropoulos warps archetypal ways of seeing with ghostly fantasies ...are symbols of a beautiful, perfectly imperfect fantasy. It therefore comes as no surprise that Ariana Papademetropoulos would have painted them: Unicorns are, somehow, her... by Donatien Grau
At Large In Pasco County, FloridaâNudist Capital, USAâthe body politic is on fully display ...nation’s first nudist community, known as Sky Farm. It opened in New York’s Hudson River Valley in 1930. By 1931, the club had moved to... by Craig Pittman
Above the Fold John Cassavetesâs âOpening Nightâ is young at heart ...Rowlands and Cassavetes in their late-40s, questions about aging were less nebulous, and the film became a testament to that which actors and non-actors alike... by Razzi Schlosser
At Large Behind crumbling highways and ghost towns lies the mythological freedom of the American road ...legible, defanged, screen-ready identity?” Research equivocates on the relative loneliness people feel in the suburbs, yet whatever comfort their denizens derive comes necessarily from their... by Drew Zeiba
Above the Fold Diesel founder Renzo Rosso imagines fashionâs new physical frontier Although the Pelican Hotel—located in Miami Beach’s picturesque yet tourist-heavy South Beach neighborhood—has no mention of “Diesel” in its name, it’s earned the nickname “The... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold Unorthodox holiday albums that are actually pretty good ...out there, new relationships, new beginnings, being young and single and dancing,” explained musicology professor Joe Bennett to the Washington Post. “Christmas music is almost... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Film families that are probably worse than your own ...men who spend their free time freeloading at weddings, but even a girl like Rachel McAdams isn’t worth the constant come-ons from her character’s treacherous... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Caitlin MacBride and Julia Weist question the institutional archive ...chairs and desks. She combs through museums’ archives, noting which sorts of things are deemed worthy of institutional ownership—and then, which are destined to make... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Daytripping: The collective catharsis of ravespace ...said, “You must come to the rave tonight, it’s one of the good ones. It’s called Fluffer.” That was how, as a freshly out, middle-aged... by McKenzie Wark
Above the Fold Adam Zhuâs âNice Dazeâ makes art from the motifs of adolescence There’s a certain kind of magic to coming of age in New York, defined by a density of experience that’s irreplicable outside the city’s limits.... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Isabella Lovestoryâs guide to K-pop ...by NewJeans “Cultural reset. NewJeans are so fresh and unique. They have the best visuals and videos. Their debut rollout was risky, but they absolutely... by Madison Bulnes
At Large Raw eggs, pink pills, and embodied identity: Online communities create their own proof in a vacuum of truth ...of infinitely granular debates, without any coherent summary to cut through. Data is the antithesis of narrative. Effective narrative frames work to compress complex conflicts,... by Joshua Citarella
Above the Fold The Genesis of East Village Drag: An oral history of the Pyramid Club ...for community and creativity for radicals and revolutionaries of all stripes. As a new generation of artists, musicians, and performers elevated the East Village to... by Miss Rosen
Above the Fold The words that (apparently) defined 2022 ...and it’s mostly reserved for chronically-online and, apparently, gaming communities. This was the first time that Oxford made its decision by public poll, although they... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Remembering Franz Kline, who championed expressionism and paved the way for minimalism “To think of ways of disorganizing can be a form of organization,” the American expressionist Franz Kline once said. His paintings wear a type of... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Think the fashion month calendar is packed enough? Not so, says Pitti Pets ...warrant a harness on the house. Doggie design just might be the newest frontier in fashion. Can a sexy silhouette compliment the plump sausage body... by Megan Hullander
Conversations Rick Owens and Ron Athey were born from the sociosexual underworlds of Los Angeles ...shock value, inflicting the violence that characterized the AIDS crisis upon his own body. Owens knew Athey from LA’s queer fringes of decades past, and... by Tim Blanks
Above the Fold Ask Liara: A sex workerâs guide to living, loving, and fucking ...yes to every job that comes your way, for fear that none will ever come again. This is not true. There’s a reason why sex... by Liara Roux
Above the Fold Daisy the Great is chicken soup for our eternally-adolescent souls ...has over 42 million streams on Spotify. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDm4vW56Nao At Daisy’s core is the friendship between Walker and Dugan, a Scorpio and a Leo. Their comfortable... by Maraya Fisher
Above the Fold Is indie sleaze being revived, or simply redefined? ...After all, according to the dictionary, sleazy does mean “low character, dirty, cheap, or not socially acceptable, especially relating to moral or sexual matters.” Nothing... by Madison Bulnes
Above the Fold The etiquette of art world gift-giving ...can do is act accordingly, in the Christmas spirit, if you will: It wasn’t a free download, it was a gifted download, and on and... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Carl Craig and Nazy Nazhand are bridging the gap between art and electronic music ...the privilege of intimate access to both, the first thing that comes to mind is the idea of new mediums. This is the case with... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold âSTEIDLâWERK No.30: KUNSTHAUS GĂTTINGENâ embraces the anarchy of the printing process ...creative freedom, which introduced new territories for exploration that its makers may have never considered. Says Chan in conversation with Steidl: “Because of the accidents,... by Megan Hullander