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
Above the Fold The Asian designers of London transforming the meaning of culture ...Channers—Culture is our way of life combined with the heritage which we all come from. It is unique in every one of us as we... by Lulu Yao Gioiello Above the Fold Eric N. Mack challenges conventional painting at the Brooklyn Museum ...collected when he worked at the New York bookstore McNally Jackson. “This is like a mood board almost, like thinking that something would come from... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold Inside Virgil Abloh’s iridescent Louis Vuitton pop-up in NYC ...And in true Abloh form, the devil is in the details. The space comes complete with a Louis Vuitton emblem-clad dining room set and metallic... by Shawn Lakin Above the Fold Slava Mogutin’s very queer, very NSFW response to online censorship ...practical—not this mechanism that concerns itself entirely with what the corporation needs from the users, but the other way around. Art should be created by... by Clara Malley Above the Fold Watch Marisa Tomei transform into opera diva Maria Callas In the latest operatic music video by Visionaire, actress Marisa Tomei channels Maria Callas by donning the famous soprano’s iconic make-up and breathing new life... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold VHFdigital takes Fendi back to the 80s VHFdigital are setting out to showcase fashion in a new, digital-native way. Using 3D mapping and animations, along with an aesthetic that throws back to... by Document Journal Above the Fold Frankenstein 200 years later: are we finally living in a transhumanist world? ...the human singularity and the fragile idea of freedom of which it is only carrier. Clara—Cédric’s head is reattached to an otherwise complete body, but... by Clara Malley Above the Fold Lara Baladi, the Egyptian-Lebanese artist changing our perception of protest ...been working with the Arab Image Foundation (AIF) since 1997, a cultural foundation based in Beirut, Lebanon, with a mission to research, collect and preserve... by Caroline Christie At Large Peter Saville’s fashion apocalypse now ...he’s gone, which, of course, is brilliant, yet is also an enormous responsibility.” Adidas, the parent company of Y-3, has permitted Saville a great deal... by Hilary Moss At Large Andre Walker’s uniquely candid approach to aesthetics basics ...Rei Kawakubo, founder and chief designer of the estimable Commes des Garcons, and it was Adrian who invited Andre to take part in Dover Street... by Hilton Als Above the Fold 2018 in images: by Virgil Abloh, Grace Coddington, and other Document contributors ...into sequences of numbers and thrust in front of our eyeballs to sell new iPhones and new ideologies. Photographs once shocking enough to shape foreign... by Hannah Ongley Above the Fold Rafael Lozano-Hemmer explores human identity in our hyper-connected world ...a UFO lands and changes the entire community, right? Hannah—Definitely with governor support. I don’t know about the local community. Rafael—No, well the local community... by Hannah Ongley Above the Fold The weird history of (surprisingly good) state-sanctioned music in Russia ...of exercise music; discotheques were organized by branches of the Communist Party and the records were even certified by the USSR Sports Committee. Regimented slogans... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold On Drake Carr’s holiday wishlist? X-Men comics and Versace ceramics ...you describe 2018 in one word? Drake—Longscary What is your holiday/new years resolution? Drake—I don’t have a New Years resolution because I regularly do the... by Shawn Lakin Above the Fold The eternal power of “family” photographs, from living rooms to underground ballroom ...has maintained urgent status. How do we interrogate family outside of archaic social and cultural ideals? Aperture magazine’s latest issue grapples with this by embracing... by Allie Monck Conversations Into the woods: Acne Studios’ Jonny Johansson takes on the Swedish outdoor icon Fjällräven ...the company. Mark—It’s a private company. Jonny—Yeah. It’s a good situation to be in, first and foremost. So I am not complaining in the sense... by Mark Smith Above the Fold Adam Jason Cohen’s intimate street portraits of Chicago’s basketball youth ...listen intentionally to the needs of his community, while also serving to jump-start honest conversations about the social issues affecting its people. In his new... by Sara Radin Above the Fold Mina Cheon is sending art lessons into North Korea, and sharing Choco Pie with the world ...pop art. Polipop combines popular culture with political issues, or pop art and protest, or simply think Andy Warhol and Kim Jong-un. Ann—Tell me about... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold Photographer Zora Sicher navigates intimacy in the digital age ...support group. And that goes for New York and Mexico City, but what’s interesting is that now those two worlds are definitely combined. As just... by Allie Monck Above the Fold Holidays with Maya Laner: Fresh latkes and a monogrammed Dior bag As 2018 comes to a close, Document is asking friends and contributors what items they have their eye on, and what their hopes are for... by Shawn Lakin At Large Fashion’s “new” problem? Moving the needle forward in the age of infinite reference ...tastemakers that they must buy the latest wares. But as the fashion industry has become more and more of a money-making machine, the concept of... by Katharine K. Zarrella Above the Fold Artists Nestor Siré and Julia Weist on Cuba’s underground internet market—and its promise of mobile WiFi ...is we have just only one company, a governmental company. Everything in relation to the digital experience is very slow. So, nobody wastes their time... by Clara Malley Above the Fold JPEGMAFIA’s angry, experimental rap was the soundtrack of 2018 ...US Air Force, he’s served in Iraq, Japan, and Germany. Growing up in East Flatbush in Brooklyn, he moved to Alabama when he was a... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold Christmas with Three Busy Debras: Gucci sweaters and Grandma’s cooking As 2018 comes to a close, Document is asking friends and contributors what items they have their eye on, and what their hopes are for... by Shawn Lakin Above the Fold Flatbush Zombies are the hip-hop Santas of NYC ...come. I was like, ‘OK then,’” Erick remembered laughing when we spoke on the phone a few days after. “At least it’s for a good... by Clara Malley Above the Fold Virgil Abloh and Grace Wales Bonner imagine their ideal cities ...Human-Oriented Forms in Art, Design, and Architecture in architect and Kanye West collaborator Francis Kéré’s communal talk space at the design fair. Curator and artistic... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold Social climbing at Art Basel in Miami Beach ...smiled. I didn’t have an invite to the hottest event of the weekend, but I found a way in, almost. Jason Jackson, 36, is an... by Michael the III Above the Fold Document and Prada discuss the future of offline media and online identities ...Surveillance,” which probed the limits of human communication and its relation to human identity. Art in America associate editor Brian Droitcour moderated the discussion, which... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold Raúl de Nieves creates a magical carousel with Bulgari and Art Production Fund A whimsical carousel—encrusted with a coating of colorful, shiny beads—sits at the entrance of the Faena Hotel Miami Beach. This kinetic sculpture by New York-based... by Ann Binlot Conversations Lawrence Ferlinghetti on the old San Francisco, his new novel, and his first 100 years ...novel coming out called Little Boy. I wonder if you could talk to me a little bit about that novel. Lawrence—Well, it’s coming out for... by Ira Silverberg Above the Fold Richie Shazam’s LIT Christmas: elf ears and Louis Vuitton As 2018 comes to a close, Document is asking friends and contributors what items they have their eye on, and what their hopes are for... by Shawn Lakin Above the Fold Matt Lambert’s new film for Random Identities seeks to release that “pulsating essence that lies deep within us” In early November Stefano Pilati made his return to the catwalk with his new genderless line Random Identities. The collaboration with SSENSE sought to allow... by Phil Backes Above the Fold Jamie Hawkesworth reduces his work to its essential rhythms “Our perspective on motion is at the mercy of chance / Rhythm creates a path through the day.” These are the notes from Jamie Hawkesworth’s... by Georgia Graham Above the Fold Chanel Metiers d’Art champions cruelty-free craftsmanship ...Lagerfeld pre-empted the assertion, and cleared up any misgivings: “We did it because it’s in the air, but it’s not an air people imposed to... by Caroline Christie Documented Liz Johnson Artur captures black love and non-binary nightlife in London Growing up in Bulgaria, Russia, and Germany, the photographer Liz Johnson Artur—whose mother is Russian and father is Ghanaian—had little contact with black communities or... by Drew Sawyer Above the Fold James Veloria’s perfect holiday season: midwestern cooking and Balenciaga earrings As 2018 comes to a close, Document is asking friends and contributors what items they have their eye on, and what their hopes are for... by Shawn Lakin Above the Fold Jeremy Kost’s paint-streaked Polaroids of nude men ...he calls it in his new book, Isolated But Not Alone. For Kost, image-making turned into a form of communication—both with the subject and with... by Hannah Ongley Above the Fold How Peter Philips created the cyborg-chic looks at Dior Men’s ...for the models’ faces: “I created these silver 3D designs, some of which have a rainbow glimmer, to replicate the new Dior logo created by... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold Studio visit: Eddie Martinez whites out his work inside his Bushwick space ...chartreuse, or inside random unidentifiable shapes. For his latest exhibition, White Outs, on view at The Bronx Museum of the Arts through February 17, Martinez... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold Jenny Holzer’s powerful AIDS Day performance reminds us to keep fighting In 1993, the AIDS rate in New York City reached its peak, with 12,719 diagnoses that year. The then-unknown disease ravaged the gay community, taking... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold Autonomous cars are set to change how we have sex Planes are judgment-free zones. It doesn’t matter who you are; if you’re on a flight you can consume all the trash movies and TV you... by Caroline Christie Conversations Stella Tennant speaks with Tim Blanks about 25 years of era-defining fashion collaborations ...man, dressed as a couture goddess, whatever. I think it’s the same with Kirsten Owen, for example. There’s that incredible power that comes from the... by Tim Blanks Documented Alex and Jaime A crowd of us had flocked to Islington in order to come together in a nondescript place and talk about our condition. It was the... by Alexandera Above the Fold Gem & Bolt, among the guardians of mezcal ...way that has happened with tequila,” Coon comments. Most importantly, the vast majority of arable land in Oaxaca is communally owned, preventing liquor conglomerates from... by Maraya Fisher Above the Fold Consent-based brothel wants to fix problem of bad robot sex ...thanks to a police raid as part of an anti-obscenity operation. Notwithstanding the lack of physical places for men (yes, all the sex doll brothels... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold Eckhaus Latta’s first permanent New York store is a blank slate ...first permanent New York store in the same building. The new space, contrary to the brand’s pop-up shop/gallery exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American... by Shawn Lakin Above the Fold MDMA makes people better at social interactions—without naivety ...York Times reported that despite the drug’s new criminal status, research into its potential medicinal benefits would remain underway: “Ecstasy, whose scientific name is 3,4... by Caroline Christie At Large Revisiting Suck magazine’s experiment in radical feminist pornography ...fact that it wasn’t is just a further example of the spurious news of your pseudo-revolutionary aims.” Taken out of the collective context, Greer felt... by Alison M. Gingeras Above the Fold Adidas tracks the famed history of its ZX Runner ...35 years. Chassaing was present at the event answering questions about his design ideas, the technology used to aid runners and the cultural memories that... by Sam Weir Above the Fold Men who are emotionally stable have more sexual partners ...and agreeable character. The study was based on the Big Five personality traits; extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to new experiences. Dr Whyte added... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold The Asian designers of London transforming the meaning of culture ...Channers—Culture is our way of life combined with the heritage which we all come from. It is unique in every one of us as we... by Lulu Yao Gioiello
Above the Fold Eric N. Mack challenges conventional painting at the Brooklyn Museum ...collected when he worked at the New York bookstore McNally Jackson. “This is like a mood board almost, like thinking that something would come from... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold Inside Virgil Abloh’s iridescent Louis Vuitton pop-up in NYC ...And in true Abloh form, the devil is in the details. The space comes complete with a Louis Vuitton emblem-clad dining room set and metallic... by Shawn Lakin
Above the Fold Slava Mogutin’s very queer, very NSFW response to online censorship ...practical—not this mechanism that concerns itself entirely with what the corporation needs from the users, but the other way around. Art should be created by... by Clara Malley
Above the Fold Watch Marisa Tomei transform into opera diva Maria Callas In the latest operatic music video by Visionaire, actress Marisa Tomei channels Maria Callas by donning the famous soprano’s iconic make-up and breathing new life... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold VHFdigital takes Fendi back to the 80s VHFdigital are setting out to showcase fashion in a new, digital-native way. Using 3D mapping and animations, along with an aesthetic that throws back to... by Document Journal
Above the Fold Frankenstein 200 years later: are we finally living in a transhumanist world? ...the human singularity and the fragile idea of freedom of which it is only carrier. Clara—Cédric’s head is reattached to an otherwise complete body, but... by Clara Malley
Above the Fold Lara Baladi, the Egyptian-Lebanese artist changing our perception of protest ...been working with the Arab Image Foundation (AIF) since 1997, a cultural foundation based in Beirut, Lebanon, with a mission to research, collect and preserve... by Caroline Christie
At Large Peter Saville’s fashion apocalypse now ...he’s gone, which, of course, is brilliant, yet is also an enormous responsibility.” Adidas, the parent company of Y-3, has permitted Saville a great deal... by Hilary Moss
At Large Andre Walker’s uniquely candid approach to aesthetics basics ...Rei Kawakubo, founder and chief designer of the estimable Commes des Garcons, and it was Adrian who invited Andre to take part in Dover Street... by Hilton Als
Above the Fold 2018 in images: by Virgil Abloh, Grace Coddington, and other Document contributors ...into sequences of numbers and thrust in front of our eyeballs to sell new iPhones and new ideologies. Photographs once shocking enough to shape foreign... by Hannah Ongley
Above the Fold Rafael Lozano-Hemmer explores human identity in our hyper-connected world ...a UFO lands and changes the entire community, right? Hannah—Definitely with governor support. I don’t know about the local community. Rafael—No, well the local community... by Hannah Ongley
Above the Fold The weird history of (surprisingly good) state-sanctioned music in Russia ...of exercise music; discotheques were organized by branches of the Communist Party and the records were even certified by the USSR Sports Committee. Regimented slogans... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold On Drake Carr’s holiday wishlist? X-Men comics and Versace ceramics ...you describe 2018 in one word? Drake—Longscary What is your holiday/new years resolution? Drake—I don’t have a New Years resolution because I regularly do the... by Shawn Lakin
Above the Fold The eternal power of “family” photographs, from living rooms to underground ballroom ...has maintained urgent status. How do we interrogate family outside of archaic social and cultural ideals? Aperture magazine’s latest issue grapples with this by embracing... by Allie Monck
Conversations Into the woods: Acne Studios’ Jonny Johansson takes on the Swedish outdoor icon Fjällräven ...the company. Mark—It’s a private company. Jonny—Yeah. It’s a good situation to be in, first and foremost. So I am not complaining in the sense... by Mark Smith
Above the Fold Adam Jason Cohen’s intimate street portraits of Chicago’s basketball youth ...listen intentionally to the needs of his community, while also serving to jump-start honest conversations about the social issues affecting its people. In his new... by Sara Radin
Above the Fold Mina Cheon is sending art lessons into North Korea, and sharing Choco Pie with the world ...pop art. Polipop combines popular culture with political issues, or pop art and protest, or simply think Andy Warhol and Kim Jong-un. Ann—Tell me about... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold Photographer Zora Sicher navigates intimacy in the digital age ...support group. And that goes for New York and Mexico City, but what’s interesting is that now those two worlds are definitely combined. As just... by Allie Monck
Above the Fold Holidays with Maya Laner: Fresh latkes and a monogrammed Dior bag As 2018 comes to a close, Document is asking friends and contributors what items they have their eye on, and what their hopes are for... by Shawn Lakin
At Large Fashion’s “new” problem? Moving the needle forward in the age of infinite reference ...tastemakers that they must buy the latest wares. But as the fashion industry has become more and more of a money-making machine, the concept of... by Katharine K. Zarrella
Above the Fold Artists Nestor Siré and Julia Weist on Cuba’s underground internet market—and its promise of mobile WiFi ...is we have just only one company, a governmental company. Everything in relation to the digital experience is very slow. So, nobody wastes their time... by Clara Malley
Above the Fold JPEGMAFIA’s angry, experimental rap was the soundtrack of 2018 ...US Air Force, he’s served in Iraq, Japan, and Germany. Growing up in East Flatbush in Brooklyn, he moved to Alabama when he was a... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold Christmas with Three Busy Debras: Gucci sweaters and Grandma’s cooking As 2018 comes to a close, Document is asking friends and contributors what items they have their eye on, and what their hopes are for... by Shawn Lakin
Above the Fold Flatbush Zombies are the hip-hop Santas of NYC ...come. I was like, ‘OK then,’” Erick remembered laughing when we spoke on the phone a few days after. “At least it’s for a good... by Clara Malley
Above the Fold Virgil Abloh and Grace Wales Bonner imagine their ideal cities ...Human-Oriented Forms in Art, Design, and Architecture in architect and Kanye West collaborator Francis Kéré’s communal talk space at the design fair. Curator and artistic... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold Social climbing at Art Basel in Miami Beach ...smiled. I didn’t have an invite to the hottest event of the weekend, but I found a way in, almost. Jason Jackson, 36, is an... by Michael the III
Above the Fold Document and Prada discuss the future of offline media and online identities ...Surveillance,” which probed the limits of human communication and its relation to human identity. Art in America associate editor Brian Droitcour moderated the discussion, which... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold Raúl de Nieves creates a magical carousel with Bulgari and Art Production Fund A whimsical carousel—encrusted with a coating of colorful, shiny beads—sits at the entrance of the Faena Hotel Miami Beach. This kinetic sculpture by New York-based... by Ann Binlot
Conversations Lawrence Ferlinghetti on the old San Francisco, his new novel, and his first 100 years ...novel coming out called Little Boy. I wonder if you could talk to me a little bit about that novel. Lawrence—Well, it’s coming out for... by Ira Silverberg
Above the Fold Richie Shazam’s LIT Christmas: elf ears and Louis Vuitton As 2018 comes to a close, Document is asking friends and contributors what items they have their eye on, and what their hopes are for... by Shawn Lakin
Above the Fold Matt Lambert’s new film for Random Identities seeks to release that “pulsating essence that lies deep within us” In early November Stefano Pilati made his return to the catwalk with his new genderless line Random Identities. The collaboration with SSENSE sought to allow... by Phil Backes
Above the Fold Jamie Hawkesworth reduces his work to its essential rhythms “Our perspective on motion is at the mercy of chance / Rhythm creates a path through the day.” These are the notes from Jamie Hawkesworth’s... by Georgia Graham
Above the Fold Chanel Metiers d’Art champions cruelty-free craftsmanship ...Lagerfeld pre-empted the assertion, and cleared up any misgivings: “We did it because it’s in the air, but it’s not an air people imposed to... by Caroline Christie
Documented Liz Johnson Artur captures black love and non-binary nightlife in London Growing up in Bulgaria, Russia, and Germany, the photographer Liz Johnson Artur—whose mother is Russian and father is Ghanaian—had little contact with black communities or... by Drew Sawyer
Above the Fold James Veloria’s perfect holiday season: midwestern cooking and Balenciaga earrings As 2018 comes to a close, Document is asking friends and contributors what items they have their eye on, and what their hopes are for... by Shawn Lakin
Above the Fold Jeremy Kost’s paint-streaked Polaroids of nude men ...he calls it in his new book, Isolated But Not Alone. For Kost, image-making turned into a form of communication—both with the subject and with... by Hannah Ongley
Above the Fold How Peter Philips created the cyborg-chic looks at Dior Men’s ...for the models’ faces: “I created these silver 3D designs, some of which have a rainbow glimmer, to replicate the new Dior logo created by... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold Studio visit: Eddie Martinez whites out his work inside his Bushwick space ...chartreuse, or inside random unidentifiable shapes. For his latest exhibition, White Outs, on view at The Bronx Museum of the Arts through February 17, Martinez... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold Jenny Holzer’s powerful AIDS Day performance reminds us to keep fighting In 1993, the AIDS rate in New York City reached its peak, with 12,719 diagnoses that year. The then-unknown disease ravaged the gay community, taking... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold Autonomous cars are set to change how we have sex Planes are judgment-free zones. It doesn’t matter who you are; if you’re on a flight you can consume all the trash movies and TV you... by Caroline Christie
Conversations Stella Tennant speaks with Tim Blanks about 25 years of era-defining fashion collaborations ...man, dressed as a couture goddess, whatever. I think it’s the same with Kirsten Owen, for example. There’s that incredible power that comes from the... by Tim Blanks
Documented Alex and Jaime A crowd of us had flocked to Islington in order to come together in a nondescript place and talk about our condition. It was the... by Alexandera
Above the Fold Gem & Bolt, among the guardians of mezcal ...way that has happened with tequila,” Coon comments. Most importantly, the vast majority of arable land in Oaxaca is communally owned, preventing liquor conglomerates from... by Maraya Fisher
Above the Fold Consent-based brothel wants to fix problem of bad robot sex ...thanks to a police raid as part of an anti-obscenity operation. Notwithstanding the lack of physical places for men (yes, all the sex doll brothels... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold Eckhaus Latta’s first permanent New York store is a blank slate ...first permanent New York store in the same building. The new space, contrary to the brand’s pop-up shop/gallery exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American... by Shawn Lakin
Above the Fold MDMA makes people better at social interactions—without naivety ...York Times reported that despite the drug’s new criminal status, research into its potential medicinal benefits would remain underway: “Ecstasy, whose scientific name is 3,4... by Caroline Christie
At Large Revisiting Suck magazine’s experiment in radical feminist pornography ...fact that it wasn’t is just a further example of the spurious news of your pseudo-revolutionary aims.” Taken out of the collective context, Greer felt... by Alison M. Gingeras
Above the Fold Adidas tracks the famed history of its ZX Runner ...35 years. Chassaing was present at the event answering questions about his design ideas, the technology used to aid runners and the cultural memories that... by Sam Weir
Above the Fold Men who are emotionally stable have more sexual partners ...and agreeable character. The study was based on the Big Five personality traits; extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to new experiences. Dr Whyte added... by Caroline Christie