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
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Above the Fold As the world burns, gift guides proliferate ...intermingle.” I liken this to the prominence of the phrase there’s no such thing as free lunch among men who have taken one econ class,... by Sabina Latifovic Above the Fold Lauren Elkin’s ‘Art Monsters’ thrives in the messy The author’s latest book profiles the great and grimy women of the last century... by Olivia Treynor Above the Fold Taking stock in Stockholm, fashion’s nexus for the future ...If you can’t afford to continually produce and showcase collections, how can you compete in the global market? Attendees confronted this question with a surprising... by Colin Boyle Above the Fold Choreographer Ligia Lewis transforms CARA into a theater of concepts ...aid of a museum plaque. The mostly wordless composition is set to a contemporary choral arrangement that recalls early liturgical music which, when combined with... by Maximilian Tapogna Above the Fold (LA)HORDE challenges the canon of concert dance ...movement through the dancers in the company has nothing really to do with our training.” (LA)Horde’s consistent references to nightlife are a strong example of... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold ‘Gratuity Included’ feasts on the experimental ...KGB, New York City’s local artsy-fartsy madhouse for East Village dwellers. It’s apparent that Freifeld works best in the gaps: Between live action and cartoon,... by Maya Kotomori Above the Fold For London’s newest class of designers, performance and wearability go hand in hand ...coast of Kent. He asks compelling questions about the mass amount of plastic that is floating around in our ocean. Document: What’s behind your collection... by Maximilian Tapogna Above the Fold Bar Italia wonders about its sound, too ...Sam Fenton: Yeah, the songs just sit quite differently live than [before]. Nina Cristante: We’re also touring our latest album. When we toured Tracy [in... by Mary Cleary Above the Fold The perennial reinvention of Oneohtrix Point Never ...freedom to continue to transform, and that’s really the only guiding principle that I’ve had for myself.” Camille Sojit Pejcha: You’ve described your latest album,... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Eli Payne Mandel’s infinite levity in ‘The Grid’ ...his famous words in 1790, due to complications with pleurisy. The question then becomes: is a cavalier approach to the universal end productive? Does how... by Maya Kotomori At Large Living among the City of the Dead in Colma, California ...division largely remains in place today. Many Bay Area kids—like me, for example—grow up without ever visiting Colma. Or if we do, we come for... by Daniel Gumbiner Above the Fold Elliot Reed’s writing on the wall Body horror is based on the idea that what is visceral must be grotesque and off-putting to the viewer. This aversion, however, doesn’t come from... by Maya Kotomori Above the Fold Olympia Le-Tan takes high fashion to the ring with Sukeban ...asked her if she’d come out of retirement for [Sukeban], and she was like, “I want to come to New York. I’m obsessed with Home... by Jayne O'Dwyer Above the Fold Erica Deeman’s required reading for environmental hope The artist shares a list of books, compiled during her fellowship at Headlands Center for the Arts, that helped inspire her latest exhibition, ‘Climate Futurism,’... by Maximilian Tapogna Above the Fold The people’s history of the internet, according to Taylor Lorenz ...niche communities; promote new forms of gender expression; educate the public about issues facing marginalized communities, and provide them with a platform to tell their... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Balenciaga’s L.A., confidential ...decadent Hollywood, often drowned out by the athleisure industrial complex. Demna insists the show isn’t ironic, and instead comes from a sincere love for the... by Oliver Misraje Above the Fold Solange continues to examine intimacy in transition through portraiture series ...matter the most to me; the artifacts I’d like to leave behind as proof I was here. I see those questions and answers in this... by Solange Knowles Above the Fold Sowing the seeds of the underground with Katie Rex and Fecal Matter ...in the fetish community. Bound is a good example of this [because it’s] a series of parties that are fetishwear-mandatory. There’s a lot of discourse... by Maya Kotomori Above the Fold With its new ‘Athletics’ line, Fear of God curates its own mystique ...best version of themselves? Like, let the clothing kind of become second to their personality or their character. That’s the intention. Not to be too... by Oliver Misraje Above the Fold A guide to the discomfiting films of Todd Haynes ...the front page of newspapers. His latest film May-December innovates on this throughline in a dress shop fitting room mirror: Disgraced matriarch Gracie Atherton-Yoo (Julianne... by Jayne O'Dwyer Above the Fold The Shoptimist: A deliberation on object permanence in the Desert Hills Premium Outlets ...labeled hoarders. To confront the overstuffed, overfed lives of suburbanites feels like dying. When my dad first taught me that plastic “never goes away” at... by Maya Kotomori Above the Fold Bookmarked: Everything the Document editors watched, read, ate, bought, and listened to in November ...of Mother God begins, and the interstate, interplane journey that ensues provides the best cult documentary in modern memory. (Wild Wild Country looks bloated and... by Document Editors Above the Fold ‘Lavender Deal’ summons love in the time of COVID ...sexual favor.’” Lavender Deal is at its best when Hallikainen leans into dichotomies—together and apart, hilarity and hysteria. He describes bodies stacking up in the... by Jayne O'Dwyer Above the Fold Molly Crabapple’s world of art and action ...lockpick—and it allowed me to enter a whole new world.” Crabapple’s latest exhibition, The Chair Series, is on view at New York’s Postmasters Gallery. There... by Camille Sojit Pejcha At Large Resisting simulations of the self ...give a stroke of the bow: the symphony begins to stir in the depths or comes bursting onto the stage.” Poetry, for Rimbaud, didn’t come... by McKenzie Wark At Large B-girls shoulder the history of breaking It took nearly 50 years, but breaking is finally being recognized as an official Olympic sport for the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. For the... by Ann Binlot Conversations Raul Lopez and Kelsey Lu mine material from personal histories ...their could-be compatriots in the arts, instead opting to critique everyone else’s shoe choices. Raul Lopez doesn’t have time for this. As a notable voice... by Maya Kotomori Above the Fold Between love, hate, and richesse, ‘Saltburn’ boils over ...she could have allowed the frenetic tension of Oliver’s lust and deceit to propel him toward what he ultimately wants—everything for himself, with every complicated... by Jayne O'Dwyer Above the Fold Something Special Studios’s cool, cool summer ...institutions—Summer of Something Special curates a roster of global photographers, uniting their work in a yearbook-style visual diary of the hottest season. This latest volume... by Maya Kotomori At Large Between mountains and sea, Brioni safeguards traditions of tailoring ...Today, in muted gold, one imagines his closet must be kaleidoscopic. The tailor is relentless in his commitment to the brand; he admits to maintaining... by Divya Bala At Large In the New Hampshire wild, DJs Octo Octa and Eris Drew forage for the sound of home ...records. McKenzie: So when you’re here, you also have to run a label. Maya: Two labels. McKenzie: And do the laundry. Eris: Something changed in... by McKenzie Wark Fashion Portfolio Photographer Paul Phung and stylist Florie Vitse suit up the modern man This fashion portfolio leans on Givenchy’s latest menswear collection, presenting a neo-noir take on classic tailoring... by Document Journal Above the Fold Antwerp’s emerging designers capture the city’s casual magic Document asks 5 recent fashion graduates about ritual, inspiration, and the stories that undergird their latest collections... by Jayne O'Dwyer Above the Fold Talia Goddess’s collection of tracks that transcend language ...entrepreneur, releasing records via her own label, Trance. Friday marked the release of DOWN 2 EARTH, meshing dancehall and pop to paint a picture of... by Morgan Becker At Large Constance Debré on dirty freedoms ...guys bend completely under authority. They comply. We all do, don’t we? We’re not brave enough not to, probably, and what for? “Freedom consists of... by Constance Debré Above the Fold Miss Velvet rides the wave, rejuvenating classic rock ...something to others who may stumble across it.” Written alongside producer Esjay Jones, her latest album Traveler diaries an era of change: a move to... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold ‘Making Their Mark’ crafts its own canon ...J. Scott—a handmade wall-hanging composed entirely of glass beads—presides over the topmost room, a testament to themes of community, tying back to traditionally feminine handiwork.... by Jayne O'Dwyer Conversations Ishmael Reed and Boots Riley on the art of cultural agitation ...latest was published in El País, Spain’s leading paper, because my opinions [are] a little bit too thorny for American publications. Boots: I have three... by Jordan Coley Above the Fold Sam Youkilis’s ‘Somewhere’ charts the strangeness of the everyday ...largely (but not wholly) defined by the denseness of his output. His photobook Somewhere is a meticulous but extremely edited-down picture of his practice, comprising... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Designing the traveling art show ...art ecosystem? Magda: There’s the ideal version, where the gallery is a place committed to promoting the visibility of the art they deem important—the reality... by FT Above the Fold The Latin American Fashion Awards are by and for the community ...alongside designer Silvia Argüello, who combined their passion to empower their community in co-founding the biennial project. After walking the red carpet, in line with... by Maya Kotomori At Large Moments of Respite: A portrait of North Africa’s migrant and queer communities ...might be perceived as a more “liberal” community compared to the rest of Tunisia, prevailing attitudes toward the LGBTQIA+ community starkly contrast those in Northern... by Abdellah Taïa Above the Fold Tracey Emin’s ‘Lovers Grave’ serializes the supine and the sentimental On view at White Cube, the artist’s latest exhibition grapples with mortality and marks her return to New York... by Maya Kotomori Above the Fold Natasha Stagg’s ‘Artless’ is the fringes of fandom ...spaces that most can only dream of. Artless—her latest book from independent publisher Semiotext(e)—chronicles her time spent traversing New York’s media landscape. In the collection,... by Yasmeen Khan Conversations Sumayya Vally and Alvaro Barrington work between the folds of familiar and imaginative belonging ...of being. They belong to the communities that inhabit them. They make a home of a neighborhood, create feelings of connection, and facilitate communion with... by Elizabeth Hsieh Above the Fold The pen, the sword, and liberation ...than the sword.” (Ibrahim Tuqan directly references it in his poem “My Homeland”: “The sword and the pen are our symbols.”) Even our greatest Palestinian... by Maya AlZaben Above the Fold Stephanie Dinkins finds the edges of identity and AI ...side? When I think of communities of color, Black communities, the global majority—we often miss the boat [with technological advancement] because of fear. How do... by Jayne O'Dwyer Above the Fold In ‘Fingernails,’ uncertainty is painful ...for their test. Anna and her partner Ryan (Jeremy Allen White) have their Love Certificate, but something is causing her to question whether they should... by Tia Glista At Large Paul Sepuya holds a mirror up to the medium, in conversation with Ryan McNamara ...It was an unapologetically messy piece—the art was quite literally in the making—and, like much of McNamara’s later work, posed complex questions about what we... by Evan Moffitt Above the Fold ‘For the Love of Winter’ renders dressing for cold weather a creative act ...Karakorum jacket, to name a couple—in charming color palettes and inviting textures, accented with delicate layers. Other hero products include the Parana jacket and the... by Maya Kotomori
Above the Fold As the world burns, gift guides proliferate ...intermingle.” I liken this to the prominence of the phrase there’s no such thing as free lunch among men who have taken one econ class,... by Sabina Latifovic
Above the Fold Lauren Elkin’s ‘Art Monsters’ thrives in the messy The author’s latest book profiles the great and grimy women of the last century... by Olivia Treynor
Above the Fold Taking stock in Stockholm, fashion’s nexus for the future ...If you can’t afford to continually produce and showcase collections, how can you compete in the global market? Attendees confronted this question with a surprising... by Colin Boyle
Above the Fold Choreographer Ligia Lewis transforms CARA into a theater of concepts ...aid of a museum plaque. The mostly wordless composition is set to a contemporary choral arrangement that recalls early liturgical music which, when combined with... by Maximilian Tapogna
Above the Fold (LA)HORDE challenges the canon of concert dance ...movement through the dancers in the company has nothing really to do with our training.” (LA)Horde’s consistent references to nightlife are a strong example of... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold ‘Gratuity Included’ feasts on the experimental ...KGB, New York City’s local artsy-fartsy madhouse for East Village dwellers. It’s apparent that Freifeld works best in the gaps: Between live action and cartoon,... by Maya Kotomori
Above the Fold For London’s newest class of designers, performance and wearability go hand in hand ...coast of Kent. He asks compelling questions about the mass amount of plastic that is floating around in our ocean. Document: What’s behind your collection... by Maximilian Tapogna
Above the Fold Bar Italia wonders about its sound, too ...Sam Fenton: Yeah, the songs just sit quite differently live than [before]. Nina Cristante: We’re also touring our latest album. When we toured Tracy [in... by Mary Cleary
Above the Fold The perennial reinvention of Oneohtrix Point Never ...freedom to continue to transform, and that’s really the only guiding principle that I’ve had for myself.” Camille Sojit Pejcha: You’ve described your latest album,... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Eli Payne Mandel’s infinite levity in ‘The Grid’ ...his famous words in 1790, due to complications with pleurisy. The question then becomes: is a cavalier approach to the universal end productive? Does how... by Maya Kotomori
At Large Living among the City of the Dead in Colma, California ...division largely remains in place today. Many Bay Area kids—like me, for example—grow up without ever visiting Colma. Or if we do, we come for... by Daniel Gumbiner
Above the Fold Elliot Reed’s writing on the wall Body horror is based on the idea that what is visceral must be grotesque and off-putting to the viewer. This aversion, however, doesn’t come from... by Maya Kotomori
Above the Fold Olympia Le-Tan takes high fashion to the ring with Sukeban ...asked her if she’d come out of retirement for [Sukeban], and she was like, “I want to come to New York. I’m obsessed with Home... by Jayne O'Dwyer
Above the Fold Erica Deeman’s required reading for environmental hope The artist shares a list of books, compiled during her fellowship at Headlands Center for the Arts, that helped inspire her latest exhibition, ‘Climate Futurism,’... by Maximilian Tapogna
Above the Fold The people’s history of the internet, according to Taylor Lorenz ...niche communities; promote new forms of gender expression; educate the public about issues facing marginalized communities, and provide them with a platform to tell their... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Balenciaga’s L.A., confidential ...decadent Hollywood, often drowned out by the athleisure industrial complex. Demna insists the show isn’t ironic, and instead comes from a sincere love for the... by Oliver Misraje
Above the Fold Solange continues to examine intimacy in transition through portraiture series ...matter the most to me; the artifacts I’d like to leave behind as proof I was here. I see those questions and answers in this... by Solange Knowles
Above the Fold Sowing the seeds of the underground with Katie Rex and Fecal Matter ...in the fetish community. Bound is a good example of this [because it’s] a series of parties that are fetishwear-mandatory. There’s a lot of discourse... by Maya Kotomori
Above the Fold With its new ‘Athletics’ line, Fear of God curates its own mystique ...best version of themselves? Like, let the clothing kind of become second to their personality or their character. That’s the intention. Not to be too... by Oliver Misraje
Above the Fold A guide to the discomfiting films of Todd Haynes ...the front page of newspapers. His latest film May-December innovates on this throughline in a dress shop fitting room mirror: Disgraced matriarch Gracie Atherton-Yoo (Julianne... by Jayne O'Dwyer
Above the Fold The Shoptimist: A deliberation on object permanence in the Desert Hills Premium Outlets ...labeled hoarders. To confront the overstuffed, overfed lives of suburbanites feels like dying. When my dad first taught me that plastic “never goes away” at... by Maya Kotomori
Above the Fold Bookmarked: Everything the Document editors watched, read, ate, bought, and listened to in November ...of Mother God begins, and the interstate, interplane journey that ensues provides the best cult documentary in modern memory. (Wild Wild Country looks bloated and... by Document Editors
Above the Fold ‘Lavender Deal’ summons love in the time of COVID ...sexual favor.’” Lavender Deal is at its best when Hallikainen leans into dichotomies—together and apart, hilarity and hysteria. He describes bodies stacking up in the... by Jayne O'Dwyer
Above the Fold Molly Crabapple’s world of art and action ...lockpick—and it allowed me to enter a whole new world.” Crabapple’s latest exhibition, The Chair Series, is on view at New York’s Postmasters Gallery. There... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
At Large Resisting simulations of the self ...give a stroke of the bow: the symphony begins to stir in the depths or comes bursting onto the stage.” Poetry, for Rimbaud, didn’t come... by McKenzie Wark
At Large B-girls shoulder the history of breaking It took nearly 50 years, but breaking is finally being recognized as an official Olympic sport for the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. For the... by Ann Binlot
Conversations Raul Lopez and Kelsey Lu mine material from personal histories ...their could-be compatriots in the arts, instead opting to critique everyone else’s shoe choices. Raul Lopez doesn’t have time for this. As a notable voice... by Maya Kotomori
Above the Fold Between love, hate, and richesse, ‘Saltburn’ boils over ...she could have allowed the frenetic tension of Oliver’s lust and deceit to propel him toward what he ultimately wants—everything for himself, with every complicated... by Jayne O'Dwyer
Above the Fold Something Special Studios’s cool, cool summer ...institutions—Summer of Something Special curates a roster of global photographers, uniting their work in a yearbook-style visual diary of the hottest season. This latest volume... by Maya Kotomori
At Large Between mountains and sea, Brioni safeguards traditions of tailoring ...Today, in muted gold, one imagines his closet must be kaleidoscopic. The tailor is relentless in his commitment to the brand; he admits to maintaining... by Divya Bala
At Large In the New Hampshire wild, DJs Octo Octa and Eris Drew forage for the sound of home ...records. McKenzie: So when you’re here, you also have to run a label. Maya: Two labels. McKenzie: And do the laundry. Eris: Something changed in... by McKenzie Wark
Fashion Portfolio Photographer Paul Phung and stylist Florie Vitse suit up the modern man This fashion portfolio leans on Givenchy’s latest menswear collection, presenting a neo-noir take on classic tailoring... by Document Journal
Above the Fold Antwerp’s emerging designers capture the city’s casual magic Document asks 5 recent fashion graduates about ritual, inspiration, and the stories that undergird their latest collections... by Jayne O'Dwyer
Above the Fold Talia Goddess’s collection of tracks that transcend language ...entrepreneur, releasing records via her own label, Trance. Friday marked the release of DOWN 2 EARTH, meshing dancehall and pop to paint a picture of... by Morgan Becker
At Large Constance Debré on dirty freedoms ...guys bend completely under authority. They comply. We all do, don’t we? We’re not brave enough not to, probably, and what for? “Freedom consists of... by Constance Debré
Above the Fold Miss Velvet rides the wave, rejuvenating classic rock ...something to others who may stumble across it.” Written alongside producer Esjay Jones, her latest album Traveler diaries an era of change: a move to... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold ‘Making Their Mark’ crafts its own canon ...J. Scott—a handmade wall-hanging composed entirely of glass beads—presides over the topmost room, a testament to themes of community, tying back to traditionally feminine handiwork.... by Jayne O'Dwyer
Conversations Ishmael Reed and Boots Riley on the art of cultural agitation ...latest was published in El País, Spain’s leading paper, because my opinions [are] a little bit too thorny for American publications. Boots: I have three... by Jordan Coley
Above the Fold Sam Youkilis’s ‘Somewhere’ charts the strangeness of the everyday ...largely (but not wholly) defined by the denseness of his output. His photobook Somewhere is a meticulous but extremely edited-down picture of his practice, comprising... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Designing the traveling art show ...art ecosystem? Magda: There’s the ideal version, where the gallery is a place committed to promoting the visibility of the art they deem important—the reality... by FT
Above the Fold The Latin American Fashion Awards are by and for the community ...alongside designer Silvia Argüello, who combined their passion to empower their community in co-founding the biennial project. After walking the red carpet, in line with... by Maya Kotomori
At Large Moments of Respite: A portrait of North Africa’s migrant and queer communities ...might be perceived as a more “liberal” community compared to the rest of Tunisia, prevailing attitudes toward the LGBTQIA+ community starkly contrast those in Northern... by Abdellah Taïa
Above the Fold Tracey Emin’s ‘Lovers Grave’ serializes the supine and the sentimental On view at White Cube, the artist’s latest exhibition grapples with mortality and marks her return to New York... by Maya Kotomori
Above the Fold Natasha Stagg’s ‘Artless’ is the fringes of fandom ...spaces that most can only dream of. Artless—her latest book from independent publisher Semiotext(e)—chronicles her time spent traversing New York’s media landscape. In the collection,... by Yasmeen Khan
Conversations Sumayya Vally and Alvaro Barrington work between the folds of familiar and imaginative belonging ...of being. They belong to the communities that inhabit them. They make a home of a neighborhood, create feelings of connection, and facilitate communion with... by Elizabeth Hsieh
Above the Fold The pen, the sword, and liberation ...than the sword.” (Ibrahim Tuqan directly references it in his poem “My Homeland”: “The sword and the pen are our symbols.”) Even our greatest Palestinian... by Maya AlZaben
Above the Fold Stephanie Dinkins finds the edges of identity and AI ...side? When I think of communities of color, Black communities, the global majority—we often miss the boat [with technological advancement] because of fear. How do... by Jayne O'Dwyer
Above the Fold In ‘Fingernails,’ uncertainty is painful ...for their test. Anna and her partner Ryan (Jeremy Allen White) have their Love Certificate, but something is causing her to question whether they should... by Tia Glista
At Large Paul Sepuya holds a mirror up to the medium, in conversation with Ryan McNamara ...It was an unapologetically messy piece—the art was quite literally in the making—and, like much of McNamara’s later work, posed complex questions about what we... by Evan Moffitt
Above the Fold ‘For the Love of Winter’ renders dressing for cold weather a creative act ...Karakorum jacket, to name a couple—in charming color palettes and inviting textures, accented with delicate layers. Other hero products include the Parana jacket and the... by Maya Kotomori