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Conversations Barry Keoghan makes his own luck ...spell disaster. But here comes Barry Keoghan. The Irish actor prowls and leaps, scampers from the step-and-repeat to the FROW and back again, grabbing former... by Charlie Teasdale Above the Fold Berlin Under A’s category-resistant Halloween extravaganza ...version of the Scooby Doo theme song cuts through Foley’s organized chaos—a reminder that the evening is indeed dedicated to Hallow’s Eve. The band’s fast-paced... by Maya Kotomori Above the Fold Bookmarked: Everything the Document editors watched, read, ate, bought, and listened to in October Made Document No. 23 at Bia: In the months preceding an issue release, Document consumes my entire life: Our office becomes my home and my... by Document Editors Above the Fold ‘The Future Future’ is obsessed with words and their failures ...an author’s op-ed or promotional book talk. In Adarm Thirlwell’s latest novel, published earlier this month by FSG, the consequences of language—and the anxieties they... by Olivia Treynor Conversations For Joan Jonas, everything is ongoing ...in the unedited [version], they draw over and over again, making these incredible labyrinthian images. I directly took that for Mirage to make the chalk... by Tia Glista Conversations Down the splinter of human injury with Sandra Hüller and Joachim Trier ...life have [not] come from bad will. They’ve come from the tragedy of everyone doing their best. Finding meaning is hard. Finding love is hard.... by Elizabeth Hsieh At Large Martine Gutierrez deconstructs the avatar, in conversation with Zackary Drucker ...complete woman over another until their completeness shatters, asserting her own multifacetedness in the repetition. Stacking, knocking down, building up again—they work in tandem to... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Taking Flyte with Will Taylor and Nick Hill ...troubadours like Elliott Smith. The throughline is a preoccupation with songwriting as form. Composed of frontman Will Taylor and bassist Nick Hill, the band released... by Maximilian Tapogna Conversations In the confessional with Jodie Foster and David Sedaris ...of the car,” she says. “In [New York], I could decide where to go. I could be anonymous in a city of millions. For me,... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Document Launches Fall/Winter 2023: Identity in Flux When I was growing up, there were only so many ways to identify. Today, the list of labels and markers is ever-growing, across an array... by Nick Vogelson Above the Fold Daytripping: Out of the bubble ...testing my own curiosity and comfort. Trading on trans privilege, I asked her the questions people want to ask me, about sex and surgeries. And... by McKenzie Wark Above the Fold Chasing the ocean state of mind ...restrictions difficult to communicate or accommodate. Zero-emission vessels emerge as the compromise, for lovers of nature at odds with a love of cruising. Earle vouches... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Inside the Neo-Decadent movement ...comfortable. She laments the normalcy of writers, and at the same time complains about the pointlessness of writing at all when so much suffering exists... by Ben Dreith Above the Fold ‘Witness to Nature’ celebrates humanity’s relationship to the world around it The latest edition of the ‘Prada Reporter’ series sees the house partner with Magnum Photos, spotlighting inquisitive image-makers around the globe... by Maya Kotomori Above the Fold Tina Kukielski’s guide to the rich, varied films of ‘Art in the Twenty-First Century’ ...& Strangers (2023) “The juxtaposition of artwork and voice is something I have come to love about making films with artists. Sometimes, difference takes precedence... by Jayne O'Dwyer Above the Fold Jesse Boykins III’s ‘New Growth’ explores musicianship and masculinity ...people come in and work on, and I asked to leave the label right after. Having to fight for someone to communicate the fine print... by Maya Kotomori Above the Fold Marcus Maddox captures the everyday romance of the music scene ...show; for example, hanging out with friends at someone’s apartment after the event, or traveling with lovers on the train to go home,” he explains.... by Maraya Fisher Above the Fold How shadowbanning silences pro-Palestine voices ...pro-Palestine sentiment, that Meta’s communication director Andy Stone put out a statement, claiming that the company identified a bug that had reduced the reach of... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold DAE is not a café DAE is the coolest shop-restaurant-space you haven’t been to yet. The newly-opened spot in Cobble Hill is an airy confection created by best friends and... by Nicolaia Rips Above the Fold ECCO builds its ‘Modern Family’ ...Today, the lifestyle company is still owned by the same family, who manage factories in six locations around the world, in addition to four tanneries... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold For Viviane Sassen, art is a canvas for hopes, wishes, and uncertainties ...right questions.” With her latest series Venus & Mercury (2020), Consequences / Cadavre Exquis (2020), and Paint Studies (2021)—incorporating techniques like painting, collage, video, and... by Gilda Bruno Above the Fold Courtney Barnett searches for the dark side of paradise ...a collection of 17 instrumental improvisations produced with frequent collaborator Stella Mozgawa (best-known as the drummer for the band Warpaint). To commemorate the record’s release,... by Maximilian Tapogna Above the Fold ‘De cara al sol’ is a photographic odyssey ...universally understood, best captured via camera. Like a character in a gamebook, I was dropped into a mysterious compound where I had to create my... by Maya Kotomori Above the Fold Frame’s denim dreams come to fruition ...best possible way on a day-to-day [basis], which sounds boring—but it’s about making clothes that people actually wear. Nick: That brings me to the Gisele... by Document Journal Above the Fold ‘New Millennium Boyz’ is most profound at its most profane ...Kazemi joined Document to reflect on its mixed reception and consider the tragedies of teen boyhood. Megan Hullander: I saw that you have a fan... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold The next wave of indie publishing ...Cole, a journalist who worked at the company’s tech vertical, Motherboard, for six years. “But they made the mistake that you see at a lot... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold In ‘Love Me Again,’ Michella Bredahl portraits femininity ...distilled in Love Me Again, the compilation of a decade’s worth of work that saw Bredahl find her photographic voice. Her tumultuous upbringing outside of... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Shallowhalo’s “Decision of a Flower” bottles young love’s sweet uncertainty ...Featuring infinite projections and holographic hummingbird visuals, the short captures the song’s dreamy liminality. “Decision of a Flower” is the latest single off the New... by Maraya Fisher Above the Fold Daytripping: Publication day ...book. Something about the heft of it. The scent of the paper. Its feel. Something about it being an object in the world. One that... by McKenzie Wark Above the Fold Katharina Kaminski fashions beings from fire and clay ...artist’s own life. Born intersex, she only discovered that she has XY chromosomes a couple of years ago, after taking a blood test. The exhibition’s... by Maximilian Tapogna Above the Fold Greer Lankton’s sketchbook diagrams the construction of a self ...a conspicuous ISBN number, I would have been convinced I burgled the Museum of Modern Art’s manuscript archives. This latest addition to Primary Information’s catalog... by Journey Streams Above the Fold Rocket’s sundown soundtrack Rocket’s Versions of You is like a time capsule. Composed of drummer Cooper Ladomade, guitarists Baron Rinzler and Desi Scaglione, and bassist and frontwoman Alithea... by Maximilian Tapogna Above the Fold Ben Fama’s ‘If I Close My Eyes’ pits two survivors against the world ...the founder of Cool Memories, a workshop series offering community and critique to writers around the globe. Fama’s poetry often presents scenarios in which characters... by Brittany Menjivar Above the Fold Oji Haynes’s photographs preserve a language of Black life Oji Haynes seeks to uncover unexpected connections in each photo that he takes. His subjects inspire questions that he responds to visually: “How can a... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Bloom’s kinky chatbots want to expand your sexual horizons ...from trying. In the wake of large language models like ChatGPT gaining mainstream prominence, several companies have capitalized on the desire for chatbot companions, whether... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold ‘What’s My Name’ captures the warmth of Micaiah Carter ...an earnestly uncorrupted version of the American Dream: knowing of its complicated history, imaginative of a better one. Traversing quiet moments of meditation and joy,... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold A comprehensive syllabus to ‘Convulsive States’ ...Mindlab did found that ‘the 8-minute version of ‘Weightless’ reduced stress and anxiety levels by 65 percent,’ and ‘produced a greater state of relaxation than... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold For Romy and Charlotte Wells, joy and grief are inextricable ...the world—trying everything. Charlotte: I’m not able to finish something unless I know the answer to all the questions. But then, the difference between film... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Valentino goes bare for Spring/Summer 2024 ...today is about giving women freedom.” Piccioli’s designs sought to convey “a fundamentally feminist aim”: to afford women comfort in their own skin, free from... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold “Pretty Canary” is sensual, lavish, and perversely physical ...Creating something does not have to come from labor. It can be a way of expressing or giving information from alternate realms, and it can... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold slowdive finds substance in sound ...is probably the best explanation for why, across decades, slowdive’s fanbase trends toward the teens. As they’ve grown older, the members of the band have... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold On Loewe’s Spring/Summer 2024 runway, the ordinary becomes subversive Jonathan Anderson’s latest collection constructed wearable sculptures, drawing from the office uniform and the artwork of Lynda Benglis... by Maya Kotomori Above the Fold Sufjan Stevens, modern-day bard ...Where you stood / It’s a terrible thought / To have and hold.” Acoustic and breathy, Stevens’s voice communicates not shame, but curiosity as to... by Jayne O'Dwyer Above the Fold Bookmarked: Everything the Document editors watched, read, ate, bought, and listened to in September ...little about what I wanted. When a seller asked me if I had any questions or requirements, all I could answer was, “One that gets... by Document Editors Above the Fold Saint Laurent goes back to the drawing board “Today, I see a lot of things that look like Saint Laurent,” said Anthony Vaccarello, in regard to his latest show. “I want to skip... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Niccolò Pasqualetti leans into contradiction ...“[instead] allowing myself to keep two contradictory things in mind at once.” Here, the designer expands on his latest designs, switching seamlessly between “moments of... by Document Journal Above the Fold The Dior woman, reinterpreted Maria Grazia Chiuri is a punk. No, she doesn’t stick safety pins through her cheeks, nor does she have a haircut best-described as violent. But... by Maya Kotomori Above the Fold A night out with Nation of Language ...a friend and MacKay’s brother in the back room of their favorite neighborhood bar. Before diving into their latest album Strange Disciple, they invited me... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Slow fashion according to Greg Chait and Alessandro Sartori ...common values, and common meanings, and points of view. We then did a lot of work technically, to produce something with respect to those values.... by Colin Boyle Above the Fold ‘My friends are cyborgs, but that’s okay’ portraits a posthuman paradise ...our shared human experience.” My friends are cyborgs, but that’s okay—made for the Creator Labs Photo Fund, a partnership between Google’s Creator Labs and Aperture—is... by Megan Hullander
Conversations Barry Keoghan makes his own luck ...spell disaster. But here comes Barry Keoghan. The Irish actor prowls and leaps, scampers from the step-and-repeat to the FROW and back again, grabbing former... by Charlie Teasdale
Above the Fold Berlin Under A’s category-resistant Halloween extravaganza ...version of the Scooby Doo theme song cuts through Foley’s organized chaos—a reminder that the evening is indeed dedicated to Hallow’s Eve. The band’s fast-paced... by Maya Kotomori
Above the Fold Bookmarked: Everything the Document editors watched, read, ate, bought, and listened to in October Made Document No. 23 at Bia: In the months preceding an issue release, Document consumes my entire life: Our office becomes my home and my... by Document Editors
Above the Fold ‘The Future Future’ is obsessed with words and their failures ...an author’s op-ed or promotional book talk. In Adarm Thirlwell’s latest novel, published earlier this month by FSG, the consequences of language—and the anxieties they... by Olivia Treynor
Conversations For Joan Jonas, everything is ongoing ...in the unedited [version], they draw over and over again, making these incredible labyrinthian images. I directly took that for Mirage to make the chalk... by Tia Glista
Conversations Down the splinter of human injury with Sandra Hüller and Joachim Trier ...life have [not] come from bad will. They’ve come from the tragedy of everyone doing their best. Finding meaning is hard. Finding love is hard.... by Elizabeth Hsieh
At Large Martine Gutierrez deconstructs the avatar, in conversation with Zackary Drucker ...complete woman over another until their completeness shatters, asserting her own multifacetedness in the repetition. Stacking, knocking down, building up again—they work in tandem to... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Taking Flyte with Will Taylor and Nick Hill ...troubadours like Elliott Smith. The throughline is a preoccupation with songwriting as form. Composed of frontman Will Taylor and bassist Nick Hill, the band released... by Maximilian Tapogna
Conversations In the confessional with Jodie Foster and David Sedaris ...of the car,” she says. “In [New York], I could decide where to go. I could be anonymous in a city of millions. For me,... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Document Launches Fall/Winter 2023: Identity in Flux When I was growing up, there were only so many ways to identify. Today, the list of labels and markers is ever-growing, across an array... by Nick Vogelson
Above the Fold Daytripping: Out of the bubble ...testing my own curiosity and comfort. Trading on trans privilege, I asked her the questions people want to ask me, about sex and surgeries. And... by McKenzie Wark
Above the Fold Chasing the ocean state of mind ...restrictions difficult to communicate or accommodate. Zero-emission vessels emerge as the compromise, for lovers of nature at odds with a love of cruising. Earle vouches... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Inside the Neo-Decadent movement ...comfortable. She laments the normalcy of writers, and at the same time complains about the pointlessness of writing at all when so much suffering exists... by Ben Dreith
Above the Fold ‘Witness to Nature’ celebrates humanity’s relationship to the world around it The latest edition of the ‘Prada Reporter’ series sees the house partner with Magnum Photos, spotlighting inquisitive image-makers around the globe... by Maya Kotomori
Above the Fold Tina Kukielski’s guide to the rich, varied films of ‘Art in the Twenty-First Century’ ...& Strangers (2023) “The juxtaposition of artwork and voice is something I have come to love about making films with artists. Sometimes, difference takes precedence... by Jayne O'Dwyer
Above the Fold Jesse Boykins III’s ‘New Growth’ explores musicianship and masculinity ...people come in and work on, and I asked to leave the label right after. Having to fight for someone to communicate the fine print... by Maya Kotomori
Above the Fold Marcus Maddox captures the everyday romance of the music scene ...show; for example, hanging out with friends at someone’s apartment after the event, or traveling with lovers on the train to go home,” he explains.... by Maraya Fisher
Above the Fold How shadowbanning silences pro-Palestine voices ...pro-Palestine sentiment, that Meta’s communication director Andy Stone put out a statement, claiming that the company identified a bug that had reduced the reach of... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold DAE is not a café DAE is the coolest shop-restaurant-space you haven’t been to yet. The newly-opened spot in Cobble Hill is an airy confection created by best friends and... by Nicolaia Rips
Above the Fold ECCO builds its ‘Modern Family’ ...Today, the lifestyle company is still owned by the same family, who manage factories in six locations around the world, in addition to four tanneries... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold For Viviane Sassen, art is a canvas for hopes, wishes, and uncertainties ...right questions.” With her latest series Venus & Mercury (2020), Consequences / Cadavre Exquis (2020), and Paint Studies (2021)—incorporating techniques like painting, collage, video, and... by Gilda Bruno
Above the Fold Courtney Barnett searches for the dark side of paradise ...a collection of 17 instrumental improvisations produced with frequent collaborator Stella Mozgawa (best-known as the drummer for the band Warpaint). To commemorate the record’s release,... by Maximilian Tapogna
Above the Fold ‘De cara al sol’ is a photographic odyssey ...universally understood, best captured via camera. Like a character in a gamebook, I was dropped into a mysterious compound where I had to create my... by Maya Kotomori
Above the Fold Frame’s denim dreams come to fruition ...best possible way on a day-to-day [basis], which sounds boring—but it’s about making clothes that people actually wear. Nick: That brings me to the Gisele... by Document Journal
Above the Fold ‘New Millennium Boyz’ is most profound at its most profane ...Kazemi joined Document to reflect on its mixed reception and consider the tragedies of teen boyhood. Megan Hullander: I saw that you have a fan... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold The next wave of indie publishing ...Cole, a journalist who worked at the company’s tech vertical, Motherboard, for six years. “But they made the mistake that you see at a lot... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold In ‘Love Me Again,’ Michella Bredahl portraits femininity ...distilled in Love Me Again, the compilation of a decade’s worth of work that saw Bredahl find her photographic voice. Her tumultuous upbringing outside of... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Shallowhalo’s “Decision of a Flower” bottles young love’s sweet uncertainty ...Featuring infinite projections and holographic hummingbird visuals, the short captures the song’s dreamy liminality. “Decision of a Flower” is the latest single off the New... by Maraya Fisher
Above the Fold Daytripping: Publication day ...book. Something about the heft of it. The scent of the paper. Its feel. Something about it being an object in the world. One that... by McKenzie Wark
Above the Fold Katharina Kaminski fashions beings from fire and clay ...artist’s own life. Born intersex, she only discovered that she has XY chromosomes a couple of years ago, after taking a blood test. The exhibition’s... by Maximilian Tapogna
Above the Fold Greer Lankton’s sketchbook diagrams the construction of a self ...a conspicuous ISBN number, I would have been convinced I burgled the Museum of Modern Art’s manuscript archives. This latest addition to Primary Information’s catalog... by Journey Streams
Above the Fold Rocket’s sundown soundtrack Rocket’s Versions of You is like a time capsule. Composed of drummer Cooper Ladomade, guitarists Baron Rinzler and Desi Scaglione, and bassist and frontwoman Alithea... by Maximilian Tapogna
Above the Fold Ben Fama’s ‘If I Close My Eyes’ pits two survivors against the world ...the founder of Cool Memories, a workshop series offering community and critique to writers around the globe. Fama’s poetry often presents scenarios in which characters... by Brittany Menjivar
Above the Fold Oji Haynes’s photographs preserve a language of Black life Oji Haynes seeks to uncover unexpected connections in each photo that he takes. His subjects inspire questions that he responds to visually: “How can a... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Bloom’s kinky chatbots want to expand your sexual horizons ...from trying. In the wake of large language models like ChatGPT gaining mainstream prominence, several companies have capitalized on the desire for chatbot companions, whether... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold ‘What’s My Name’ captures the warmth of Micaiah Carter ...an earnestly uncorrupted version of the American Dream: knowing of its complicated history, imaginative of a better one. Traversing quiet moments of meditation and joy,... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold A comprehensive syllabus to ‘Convulsive States’ ...Mindlab did found that ‘the 8-minute version of ‘Weightless’ reduced stress and anxiety levels by 65 percent,’ and ‘produced a greater state of relaxation than... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold For Romy and Charlotte Wells, joy and grief are inextricable ...the world—trying everything. Charlotte: I’m not able to finish something unless I know the answer to all the questions. But then, the difference between film... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Valentino goes bare for Spring/Summer 2024 ...today is about giving women freedom.” Piccioli’s designs sought to convey “a fundamentally feminist aim”: to afford women comfort in their own skin, free from... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold “Pretty Canary” is sensual, lavish, and perversely physical ...Creating something does not have to come from labor. It can be a way of expressing or giving information from alternate realms, and it can... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold slowdive finds substance in sound ...is probably the best explanation for why, across decades, slowdive’s fanbase trends toward the teens. As they’ve grown older, the members of the band have... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold On Loewe’s Spring/Summer 2024 runway, the ordinary becomes subversive Jonathan Anderson’s latest collection constructed wearable sculptures, drawing from the office uniform and the artwork of Lynda Benglis... by Maya Kotomori
Above the Fold Sufjan Stevens, modern-day bard ...Where you stood / It’s a terrible thought / To have and hold.” Acoustic and breathy, Stevens’s voice communicates not shame, but curiosity as to... by Jayne O'Dwyer
Above the Fold Bookmarked: Everything the Document editors watched, read, ate, bought, and listened to in September ...little about what I wanted. When a seller asked me if I had any questions or requirements, all I could answer was, “One that gets... by Document Editors
Above the Fold Saint Laurent goes back to the drawing board “Today, I see a lot of things that look like Saint Laurent,” said Anthony Vaccarello, in regard to his latest show. “I want to skip... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Niccolò Pasqualetti leans into contradiction ...“[instead] allowing myself to keep two contradictory things in mind at once.” Here, the designer expands on his latest designs, switching seamlessly between “moments of... by Document Journal
Above the Fold The Dior woman, reinterpreted Maria Grazia Chiuri is a punk. No, she doesn’t stick safety pins through her cheeks, nor does she have a haircut best-described as violent. But... by Maya Kotomori
Above the Fold A night out with Nation of Language ...a friend and MacKay’s brother in the back room of their favorite neighborhood bar. Before diving into their latest album Strange Disciple, they invited me... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Slow fashion according to Greg Chait and Alessandro Sartori ...common values, and common meanings, and points of view. We then did a lot of work technically, to produce something with respect to those values.... by Colin Boyle
Above the Fold ‘My friends are cyborgs, but that’s okay’ portraits a posthuman paradise ...our shared human experience.” My friends are cyborgs, but that’s okay—made for the Creator Labs Photo Fund, a partnership between Google’s Creator Labs and Aperture—is... by Megan Hullander