Music ‘Surviving the Dream’ with FIDLAR Document joined the indie rock band LA’s Balboa Recording Studio ahead of the release of their fourth album to talk about staying punk and growing...
Fashion Brioni’s La Donna explores new ground The Italian heritage house mixes embellishment and craftsmanship in its Spring / Summer collection
Art Experimental pop duo NEW YORK’s ‘rapstar*’ 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
At Large Anicka Yi’s paintings are living, autonomous creatures ...need new ways of imagining. Left: Hand Tests. Right: ArtMatr Machine Tests. Hans Ulrich: Of course, this all leads to the arrival of AI, which... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Maïa Régis’s ‘KILOS’ transforms the canvas into a visceral stage The work of Maïa Régis is not limited by time or by place. The artist’s latest exhibition KILOS opened just last week at London’s Carl... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold A love letter to Naples, from photographer Brett Lloyd ...journey through black-and-white vignettes. Candid images of locals are intertwined with staged portraits as Lloyd transitions from the role of observer to participant in the... by Madison Bulnes Above the Fold Hedi Slimane welcomes the indie revival ...atelier mirror to ensure the clothes responded well. Slimane’s devotion to music bleeds into the scenes around it, and his latest presentation finds new life... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold A Spider and its Web: Designer Suchi Reddy on the inextricable link between humans and their environments ...that dominated the field didn’t deter her. As the lead of Reddymade, a 15-person studio in New York, Reddy fuses design and psychology to create... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold A dispatch from the ritzy underbelly of Art Basel Miami Beach ...inhabiting those spaces spikes my blood pressure. In the years since, it seems that even the art world’s newcomers are getting more comfortable: NADA, short... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Laurie Simmons makes art, not magic ...subverts expectations: from the trappings of gender and domesticity to the promise of advertising, and the superficiality of its fruits. We’re meeting to discuss Simmons’s... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Conversations Emma Corrin mines stories of unbridled, uncensored self-discovery ...also the greatest pleasures. I knew the film would require [that I let go] of inhibitions and explore my own identity and body.” Left: Bra,... by Tia Glista Above the Fold Daytripping: A tale of two raves, and finding desire in the spaces between ...them as two cis men—one white, one Black—and one white cis woman. She is at the center of the group. From the sheen on their... by McKenzie Wark Above the Fold Is VR the new frontier of inclusivity? Actor Jillian Mercado weighs in from the Metaverse Recently, I heard about a new common denominator of the modern human experience—we’re all waiting for that email that will change our life! And soon... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold In Bed With ...of complexity into images that are markedly simple. Models Lizette Pinto e Melo at Muse; Cameron Lee Phan at New Pandemics; Deon Hinton. Hair Andrita... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Rediscovering the archive of Mary Dill Henry ...works beyond their best-known. Mary Dill Henry was one of those artists. From large-scale oil paintings, to designs that elevated expectations for commercial art, to... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Dr. Carl Hart champions life, liberty, and the pursuit of psychoactive drugs ...New Book.” During an interview on The Breakfast Club radio show—where Hart was visibly frustrated by a cyclical and obstinate series of questions—the combative Charlamagne... by Teddy Duncan Jr. Above the Fold In ‘The Shadow of Spring’, Miles Greenberg examines the corporeality of his avatar ...New Museum—which was also the source of his fatigue. But now, he has a newfound enthusiasm: “Being able to say, ‘It’s up until February’ is... by Yuki Xu At Large Waajeed constructs Afrofuturist realms from the seed of Detroit techno Reimagining Black electronic music on the global stage, Robert O’Bryant IV—better-known as Waajeed—composed his latest album, Memoirs of Hi-Tech Jazz, to be a personal exploration... by DeForrest Brown, Jr. Above the Fold David Lynch’s art is a window into his strange, elusive world ...private conversation plays out on the canvas in the form of a letter: A red airplane looms above an off-kilter drawing of a man with... by Meka Boyle Above the Fold Inside NADA Miami and ILY2’s otherworldly anniversary dinner Ice Palace Studios was home to the New Art Dealers Alliance this year, and uncoincidentally, one of Basel’s very best parties. NADA successfully presented its... by Morgan Becker Conversations Lupita Nyong’o leverages language to depict the nuances of humanity ...loss. Hannah Ongley: How are you feeling about the Black Panther release? I’ve been scrolling through the latest YouTube comments, and everyone is just so... by Bridget Minamore Above the Fold Why does sport require the sacrifice of civility? ...start a new league entirely in protest of the organization’s extensive corruption. England and Wales almost wore armbands that read “One Love” on the field... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold ‘The Colors of Sies Marjan’ pays homage to the brand’s bold legacy ...a lot of deep thinking and research about color, and it’s interesting to see the methods people use to communicate that thing that comes so... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold At London’s Toklas, Document and Aries toast to mutual friends and 10 years of creativity ...of both Document and Aries. “[Collaboration is] almost like a game,” said Prantera in our latest issue, likening this sort of cultural exchange to trying... by Document Journal Above the Fold Artist Niccolò Debole’s playlist for finding pride in process ...so-called final product itself. New York-based artist Niccolò Debole revels in those in-betweens. Having received formal education in design, Debole is well-versed in the praxes... by Megan Hullander Conversations Kevin Abstract and Charles Atlas interrogate physical realities in digital fantasies ...Atlas—who cemented himself as a staple of New York’s avant-garde dance scene in the early-’70s—has been equally quick to incorporate new technologies into his practice.... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Punk or pastiche? East Village is getting the “rock” club it deserves ...on Avenue A. Now, with Bodor as co-owner, the club will be renamed Baker Falls (which sounds more like an early aughts teen drama than... by Megan Hullander Conversations Sofia Prantera’s Aries evolves hand in hand with youth culture ...own world. Sofia: There are not many people who work in fashion who are not just regurgitating subculture. Fashion gets commercialized when [people] are exploited;... by Colin Boyle Conversations Hari Nef and Lena Dunham on the complicated communion of performance ...It features a band of unlikely characters, who come together for a night of chance communion: karaoke, liquor, and stream-of-consciousness musings on life and death.... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold A brief guide to Art Basel Miami, for the decision-making-impaired ...Gaetano Pesce is a must-not-miss. Earlier this fall, Creative Director Matthieu Blazy commissioned the legendary architect-designer to stage the Italian house’s Summer 2023 show in... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Ask Liara: A sex worker’s guide to living, loving, and fucking ...I have a low cringe tolerance. I have fantasized lately about bringing new meaning to the idea of “pleasure reading.” Do you have any recommendations... by Liara Roux Fashion Portfolio A Period of Juvenile Prosperity Photographer David Sims, Document’s beauty director Lucia Pieroni, and stylist Max Pearmain collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document’s tenth anniversary... by Document Journal Conversations Nicolas Cage and John Carpenter are cinema’s most studious eccentrics ...performance as a down-and-out Hollywood screenwriter in Leaving Las Vegas (1995), and had a lengthy, surprisingly compelling stint as a blockbuster action hero in the... by Hannah Ongley Above the Fold Document Journal launches Winter/Resort 2023: The Fabric of America ...localities, customs, and perspectives that comprise the nation’s complexity. What do values like individualism, freedom, and democracy represent amid all-encompassing polarization? What are the implications... by Nick Vogelson Above the Fold Maxwell Alexandre transposes familial realities into a labyrinthian extension of home ...upscale pigments—he searched his home for alternative materials: hair dye, shoe polish, latex paint, and other seemingly-random commodities. Alexandre chose pardo for the access it... by Yuki Xu Above the Fold Daytripping: The queer rave fulfills the promise of family that Thanksgiving can’t ...that strangers can be kind, and might reward them for creative self-expression. Then comes Thanksgiving, when they learn that their families can be complete assholes.”... by McKenzie Wark Above the Fold Saint Laurent revisits ‘Sex,’ Madonna’s seminal text on all things desire ...follows is a shockingly candid survey of sexual expression—especially coming from an artist with massive mainstream appeal—nearly a decade prior to the turn of the... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold ‘Aesthetica’ is a modern tale of the timeless desire to be seen ...happened. Megan: Are there ways in which your research methods speak to the thematics of the book? Allie: Research for Aesthetica started organically, with me... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Overheard at the launch of fashion personality Katie Grand’s ‘Tears & Tearsheets’ ...intensive career as a creative director and pioneer of fashion journalism, which finds physical form in her latest project Tears & Tearsheets. It is a... by Madison Bulnes Above the Fold The art of activism, through the voice of Nan Goldin ...The Beauty and The Bloodshed is elegantly composed, combining new and archival footage with excerpts from the various slideshows Goldin has constructed over the course... by Conor Williams Above the Fold Isaac Powell finds a stage on-screen in ‘AHS: NYC’ The actor’s latest role investigates past horrors inflicted on the queer community in the same city that offered him solace... by Madeleine Beck Above the Fold Perverted Book Club is New York’s raunchiest reading circle ...newfound affiliation. What began as a cold night, quickly began to thaw as the small army of horny New Yorkers packed into the sex shop... by Razzi Schlosser Above the Fold For Weyes Blood, fantasy is a form of survival ...the same thing Mering hopes to achieve with her latest album, And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow. But rather than provide a tidy framework through... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Oscar yi Hou makes art from the spaces in between ...success is] almost because of the rise of anti-Asian hate,” he confides. A sense of tokenization is familiar among marginalized communities, especially when companies and... by Madison Bulnes Above the Fold Saint Joan and her relics In the wake of Joan Didion’s death, in December of 2021, a slew of tributes went to press. “The Cult of Saint Joan,” a New... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold The crumbling mythology of the Ivy League ...mythology, at least in part, has been validated by the U.S. News & World Report rankings, whose mysterious algorithms built on mountains of statistics have... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold At Art Partner’s #CreateCOP27 competition, creatives make the global climate emergency personal ...third annual environmentally-centered Art Partner competition. The event calls for contestants to submit work—in any medium—that generates conversation around climate change. Art Partner co-founder Amber... by Madeleine Beck Above the Fold Bad Words: Is latex the vanguard of kink? ...contest winner might simply be called ‘New York Rubber’ on their sash.” (New York doesn’t currently have a contest, which is why Marnen used that... by Alexander Cheves Above the Fold Nora Vasconcellos is building the foundation for a new generation of skateboarders ...help [encourage] people to be true to themselves, and leave their communities better for it.” Vasconcellos joins Document to examine the influence of skateboarding on... by Syd Walker Above the Fold Julia Weist’s ‘Governing Body’ questions what we deem indecent in the scope of mainstream cinema ...drinking, dancing, taking drugs, getting dressed, breastfeeding, and ultimately, giving birth. It’s a compilation of feminine taboo that—for nearly half a century—New York’s audience was... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold When it comes to artistic success, what are we really measuring? ...an artist has a midnight album drop, their songs can become “hits” instantly—before anyone knows if they’re any good or not. That does mean the... by FT Above the Fold Iceage shares the archive of their sonic evolution ...difficult to accept, considering that the band’s talent matches the quality of their aforementioned good looks. But for any artist who obtains any form of... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Photographer Oliver Eglin reevaluates the voyeuristic legacy of bullfighting ...grounds of photographer Oliver Eglin’s latest series, Et In Arcadia Ego, a pensive portfolio that explores spectatorship and the prevalence of violence in history. The... by Madison Bulnes
At Large Anicka Yi’s paintings are living, autonomous creatures ...need new ways of imagining. Left: Hand Tests. Right: ArtMatr Machine Tests. Hans Ulrich: Of course, this all leads to the arrival of AI, which... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Maïa Régis’s ‘KILOS’ transforms the canvas into a visceral stage The work of Maïa Régis is not limited by time or by place. The artist’s latest exhibition KILOS opened just last week at London’s Carl... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold A love letter to Naples, from photographer Brett Lloyd ...journey through black-and-white vignettes. Candid images of locals are intertwined with staged portraits as Lloyd transitions from the role of observer to participant in the... by Madison Bulnes
Above the Fold Hedi Slimane welcomes the indie revival ...atelier mirror to ensure the clothes responded well. Slimane’s devotion to music bleeds into the scenes around it, and his latest presentation finds new life... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold A Spider and its Web: Designer Suchi Reddy on the inextricable link between humans and their environments ...that dominated the field didn’t deter her. As the lead of Reddymade, a 15-person studio in New York, Reddy fuses design and psychology to create... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold A dispatch from the ritzy underbelly of Art Basel Miami Beach ...inhabiting those spaces spikes my blood pressure. In the years since, it seems that even the art world’s newcomers are getting more comfortable: NADA, short... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Laurie Simmons makes art, not magic ...subverts expectations: from the trappings of gender and domesticity to the promise of advertising, and the superficiality of its fruits. We’re meeting to discuss Simmons’s... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Conversations Emma Corrin mines stories of unbridled, uncensored self-discovery ...also the greatest pleasures. I knew the film would require [that I let go] of inhibitions and explore my own identity and body.” Left: Bra,... by Tia Glista
Above the Fold Daytripping: A tale of two raves, and finding desire in the spaces between ...them as two cis men—one white, one Black—and one white cis woman. She is at the center of the group. From the sheen on their... by McKenzie Wark
Above the Fold Is VR the new frontier of inclusivity? Actor Jillian Mercado weighs in from the Metaverse Recently, I heard about a new common denominator of the modern human experience—we’re all waiting for that email that will change our life! And soon... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold In Bed With ...of complexity into images that are markedly simple. Models Lizette Pinto e Melo at Muse; Cameron Lee Phan at New Pandemics; Deon Hinton. Hair Andrita... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Rediscovering the archive of Mary Dill Henry ...works beyond their best-known. Mary Dill Henry was one of those artists. From large-scale oil paintings, to designs that elevated expectations for commercial art, to... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Dr. Carl Hart champions life, liberty, and the pursuit of psychoactive drugs ...New Book.” During an interview on The Breakfast Club radio show—where Hart was visibly frustrated by a cyclical and obstinate series of questions—the combative Charlamagne... by Teddy Duncan Jr.
Above the Fold In ‘The Shadow of Spring’, Miles Greenberg examines the corporeality of his avatar ...New Museum—which was also the source of his fatigue. But now, he has a newfound enthusiasm: “Being able to say, ‘It’s up until February’ is... by Yuki Xu
At Large Waajeed constructs Afrofuturist realms from the seed of Detroit techno Reimagining Black electronic music on the global stage, Robert O’Bryant IV—better-known as Waajeed—composed his latest album, Memoirs of Hi-Tech Jazz, to be a personal exploration... by DeForrest Brown, Jr.
Above the Fold David Lynch’s art is a window into his strange, elusive world ...private conversation plays out on the canvas in the form of a letter: A red airplane looms above an off-kilter drawing of a man with... by Meka Boyle
Above the Fold Inside NADA Miami and ILY2’s otherworldly anniversary dinner Ice Palace Studios was home to the New Art Dealers Alliance this year, and uncoincidentally, one of Basel’s very best parties. NADA successfully presented its... by Morgan Becker
Conversations Lupita Nyong’o leverages language to depict the nuances of humanity ...loss. Hannah Ongley: How are you feeling about the Black Panther release? I’ve been scrolling through the latest YouTube comments, and everyone is just so... by Bridget Minamore
Above the Fold Why does sport require the sacrifice of civility? ...start a new league entirely in protest of the organization’s extensive corruption. England and Wales almost wore armbands that read “One Love” on the field... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold ‘The Colors of Sies Marjan’ pays homage to the brand’s bold legacy ...a lot of deep thinking and research about color, and it’s interesting to see the methods people use to communicate that thing that comes so... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold At London’s Toklas, Document and Aries toast to mutual friends and 10 years of creativity ...of both Document and Aries. “[Collaboration is] almost like a game,” said Prantera in our latest issue, likening this sort of cultural exchange to trying... by Document Journal
Above the Fold Artist Niccolò Debole’s playlist for finding pride in process ...so-called final product itself. New York-based artist Niccolò Debole revels in those in-betweens. Having received formal education in design, Debole is well-versed in the praxes... by Megan Hullander
Conversations Kevin Abstract and Charles Atlas interrogate physical realities in digital fantasies ...Atlas—who cemented himself as a staple of New York’s avant-garde dance scene in the early-’70s—has been equally quick to incorporate new technologies into his practice.... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Punk or pastiche? East Village is getting the “rock” club it deserves ...on Avenue A. Now, with Bodor as co-owner, the club will be renamed Baker Falls (which sounds more like an early aughts teen drama than... by Megan Hullander
Conversations Sofia Prantera’s Aries evolves hand in hand with youth culture ...own world. Sofia: There are not many people who work in fashion who are not just regurgitating subculture. Fashion gets commercialized when [people] are exploited;... by Colin Boyle
Conversations Hari Nef and Lena Dunham on the complicated communion of performance ...It features a band of unlikely characters, who come together for a night of chance communion: karaoke, liquor, and stream-of-consciousness musings on life and death.... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold A brief guide to Art Basel Miami, for the decision-making-impaired ...Gaetano Pesce is a must-not-miss. Earlier this fall, Creative Director Matthieu Blazy commissioned the legendary architect-designer to stage the Italian house’s Summer 2023 show in... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Ask Liara: A sex worker’s guide to living, loving, and fucking ...I have a low cringe tolerance. I have fantasized lately about bringing new meaning to the idea of “pleasure reading.” Do you have any recommendations... by Liara Roux
Fashion Portfolio A Period of Juvenile Prosperity Photographer David Sims, Document’s beauty director Lucia Pieroni, and stylist Max Pearmain collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document’s tenth anniversary... by Document Journal
Conversations Nicolas Cage and John Carpenter are cinema’s most studious eccentrics ...performance as a down-and-out Hollywood screenwriter in Leaving Las Vegas (1995), and had a lengthy, surprisingly compelling stint as a blockbuster action hero in the... by Hannah Ongley
Above the Fold Document Journal launches Winter/Resort 2023: The Fabric of America ...localities, customs, and perspectives that comprise the nation’s complexity. What do values like individualism, freedom, and democracy represent amid all-encompassing polarization? What are the implications... by Nick Vogelson
Above the Fold Maxwell Alexandre transposes familial realities into a labyrinthian extension of home ...upscale pigments—he searched his home for alternative materials: hair dye, shoe polish, latex paint, and other seemingly-random commodities. Alexandre chose pardo for the access it... by Yuki Xu
Above the Fold Daytripping: The queer rave fulfills the promise of family that Thanksgiving can’t ...that strangers can be kind, and might reward them for creative self-expression. Then comes Thanksgiving, when they learn that their families can be complete assholes.”... by McKenzie Wark
Above the Fold Saint Laurent revisits ‘Sex,’ Madonna’s seminal text on all things desire ...follows is a shockingly candid survey of sexual expression—especially coming from an artist with massive mainstream appeal—nearly a decade prior to the turn of the... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold ‘Aesthetica’ is a modern tale of the timeless desire to be seen ...happened. Megan: Are there ways in which your research methods speak to the thematics of the book? Allie: Research for Aesthetica started organically, with me... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Overheard at the launch of fashion personality Katie Grand’s ‘Tears & Tearsheets’ ...intensive career as a creative director and pioneer of fashion journalism, which finds physical form in her latest project Tears & Tearsheets. It is a... by Madison Bulnes
Above the Fold The art of activism, through the voice of Nan Goldin ...The Beauty and The Bloodshed is elegantly composed, combining new and archival footage with excerpts from the various slideshows Goldin has constructed over the course... by Conor Williams
Above the Fold Isaac Powell finds a stage on-screen in ‘AHS: NYC’ The actor’s latest role investigates past horrors inflicted on the queer community in the same city that offered him solace... by Madeleine Beck
Above the Fold Perverted Book Club is New York’s raunchiest reading circle ...newfound affiliation. What began as a cold night, quickly began to thaw as the small army of horny New Yorkers packed into the sex shop... by Razzi Schlosser
Above the Fold For Weyes Blood, fantasy is a form of survival ...the same thing Mering hopes to achieve with her latest album, And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow. But rather than provide a tidy framework through... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Oscar yi Hou makes art from the spaces in between ...success is] almost because of the rise of anti-Asian hate,” he confides. A sense of tokenization is familiar among marginalized communities, especially when companies and... by Madison Bulnes
Above the Fold Saint Joan and her relics In the wake of Joan Didion’s death, in December of 2021, a slew of tributes went to press. “The Cult of Saint Joan,” a New... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold The crumbling mythology of the Ivy League ...mythology, at least in part, has been validated by the U.S. News & World Report rankings, whose mysterious algorithms built on mountains of statistics have... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold At Art Partner’s #CreateCOP27 competition, creatives make the global climate emergency personal ...third annual environmentally-centered Art Partner competition. The event calls for contestants to submit work—in any medium—that generates conversation around climate change. Art Partner co-founder Amber... by Madeleine Beck
Above the Fold Bad Words: Is latex the vanguard of kink? ...contest winner might simply be called ‘New York Rubber’ on their sash.” (New York doesn’t currently have a contest, which is why Marnen used that... by Alexander Cheves
Above the Fold Nora Vasconcellos is building the foundation for a new generation of skateboarders ...help [encourage] people to be true to themselves, and leave their communities better for it.” Vasconcellos joins Document to examine the influence of skateboarding on... by Syd Walker
Above the Fold Julia Weist’s ‘Governing Body’ questions what we deem indecent in the scope of mainstream cinema ...drinking, dancing, taking drugs, getting dressed, breastfeeding, and ultimately, giving birth. It’s a compilation of feminine taboo that—for nearly half a century—New York’s audience was... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold When it comes to artistic success, what are we really measuring? ...an artist has a midnight album drop, their songs can become “hits” instantly—before anyone knows if they’re any good or not. That does mean the... by FT
Above the Fold Iceage shares the archive of their sonic evolution ...difficult to accept, considering that the band’s talent matches the quality of their aforementioned good looks. But for any artist who obtains any form of... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Photographer Oliver Eglin reevaluates the voyeuristic legacy of bullfighting ...grounds of photographer Oliver Eglin’s latest series, Et In Arcadia Ego, a pensive portfolio that explores spectatorship and the prevalence of violence in history. The... by Madison Bulnes