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 David Lynch still keeps his head ...repurposed it as the title of his new book. A collaboration with critic and journalist Kristine McKenna, Room to Dream is a predictably unconventional combination... by Judy Berman Above the Fold New York’s tepid slog towards legalizing marijuana is killing our vibe ...enforcing drug law unequally between white and black communities. Black New Yorkers, for instance, are eight times more likely to be arrested for marijuana-related offenses,... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold The 68.5 million people running from war and crisis globally is now the highest on record ...in every 110 people is displaced, but two-thirds come from the same five countries; Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Myanmar and Somalia. Last year alone, there... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold Mammals are increasingly going about their lives in the dark to get away from humans ...mammals are finding new ways to stay in the shadows of human existence by turning themselves into night owls. A group of scientists at the... by Caroline Christie Fashion Portfolio The urban cowboy: backstage at Saint Laurent men’s Spring/Summer 2019 ...the grit and glamour of 1970s New York City and an entirely new vision of rebellious liberation: a fitting prelude for the sharp, refined attitude... by Clara Malley Documented A new cross-cultural book series will help you ‘unlearn’ the tired narratives on Asian identity Volume One of FAR-NEAR approaches the cultural complications of Asian identity with artworks free from the pressures of place, expectation and stereotype.... by Sharifa Morris Above the Fold We have Donatella Versace to thank for the new sensual men of fashion ...able to discuss the complexities of being a woman working in menswear with Versace before her Spring / Summer 2019 show and why women have... by Shawn Lakin Above the Fold This is how Juergen Teller handles his football fanaticism ...matches German would play should they make it to the World Cup Final. After each match, the screens will slowly fill, playing footage of Teller’s... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold Out of the zen-like garden, Birkenstock shows its youth at Pitti Uomo ...way nature intended. The brand presented its latest offerings this week with a Florentine picnic in the beautiful 16th-century Torrigiani Gardens in Florence. The fresh... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold Movement becomes fashion in COS’s Pitti Uomo debut Everyday movements help inform daily life, and often times, people are unaware of their making. Christophe Copin, London minimalist label COS’s new head of menswear,... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold Z Zegna’s latest collection pays service to fashion’s love of tennis .../ Summer 2019 collection. The imaginary scoreboard read 0-0 for a match between tennis up and comer Alexander Zverev versus Corrado Barazzutti. While there were... by Ann Binlot Fashion Portfolio Loverboy in Chinatown ...Special Thanks to Two Bridges Music & Arts, Zhang Ying Jewelry, Ai Ku Fashion, James Veloria, Philosophical Investigation Agency, Eckhaus Latta, Tramps and Michael Werner... by Shawn Lakin Above the Fold James Welling on his photo ‘1538’ ...have, I give common names and the common name for this 1538 is “Self Portrait.” With Choreographs the challenge is to create something I haven’t... by Vetle Egeland Fashion Portfolio Composition in black and glitter On an airy, black marble promenade within view of Manhattan’s southernmost tip, Saint Laurent’s Anthony Vaccarello unveiled his Spring/Summer 2019 menswear collection. The designer’s latest... by Document Journal At Large serpentwithfeet sows the seeds of love in ‘soil’ ...has only deepened in the time since. His latest release, soil, is the continuation of a locked stare. It’s a stare that follows the eyes... by Nathan Taylor Pemberton Above the Fold Hunting for Kit Kats in Japan I was sitting at dinner in Milan with a group of media types when the subject of all the strange Kit Kat flavors came up.... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold Martine Rose is designing for the ‘dodgy’ man of her dreams, one piece at a time ...the brand’s ten year anniversary, Rose opted for a lookbook to showcase her latest designs, choosing to focus her energy on the recent birth of... by Vetle Egeland Above the Fold Goethe goes to the museum A new group show opening at Sammlung Friedrichshof and Stadtraum in Austria this week uses Goethe's 1809 novel Elective Affinities to examine space of human... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold Facing the future with some of activism’s newest faces ...hosted New York City’s the New School, this past weekend, which featured a blend of youth-friendly politicos like Cynthia Nixon, Al Gore, and former Planned... by Maraya Fisher At Large A life of objects lost in translation ...Angeles, and Shanghai prior to its arrival at the New York auction house. Over the course of the week, it attracted registrants from 53 different... by Vivien Lee Above the Fold After posing for the $5.2 million George Condo, Natalie White is now her own muse ...camera kind used by Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg. The photos of White are a part of her latest exhibition, Transmissions From Space, which opened... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold Protection finds its equal in pleasure at PS1’s ‘Body Armor’ ...femininity has fractured into multiples, leaving us with a destabilized, empowered, and newly limitless term to re-define. It’s here, in the midst of these clashing... by Clara Malley Above the Fold After dropping ‘don’t be evil,’ Google looks for new words to justify its military projects ...company plans to publish new ethical guidelines around the development of AI for military use. Google said after last week’s meeting that it hoped to... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold Saint Laurent Men’s Spring/Summer 2019 livestream See the full collection, live from New York City June 6th at 9PM EST.... by Document Journal Above the Fold We need to do something about the plastic problem In a new report, the United Nations warns that the planet is being “swamped” by plastic and unless action is taken that, by 2050, there... by Caroline Christie At Large Forensic Architecture are rebuilding objective truths in a subjective world ...Prize in April, the team has been inundated with requests to collaborate on new projects. As the program manager at Forensic Architecture, Sarah Nankivell facilitates... by Caroline Christie Conversations Massimo Giorgetti and Maurizio Cattelan look back at who they once were Compared to its sister cities, there is rarely room for new members in Milan’s fashion clique. An intimidating landscape of serious powerhouses and name brand... by Joshua Glass Above the Fold Millennial men are going to new extremes to reach their fitness goals ...the new research found that part of the problem is millennial men’s desire for a quick-fix body solution. “It seems like if we take all... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold ‘Fashion Unraveled’ reflects on the repurposed, the distressed, and the deconstructed ...come off as elegant. Rei Kawakubo’s contradictory garments for Comme des Garçons, which Vogue called “complex and naïve” at the same time, highlight the designer’s... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold Europe’s new data protection laws are a confusing mess that might change the world for better ...European institution being exempt from the new laws “for legal reasons,” they’ve said they’re aiming to mirror the legislation as close as possible. According to... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold Social modesty is behavioral science’s latest obsession ...revealing additional information about a sender that may increase a receiver’s estimation of their status. Wearing a logo-free bag might communicate confidence and a lack... by Maraya Fisher Above the Fold Britain’s war on drill music is a grand effort to ignore the failures of austerity ...descriptions of revenge and violence common to the songs have become a point of obsession for Scotland Yard, who have decided to patrol the internet... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold Tomas Maier on the ‘raw, simple, and emotional’ works of Donald Judd .../ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Document—What is your favorite art piece in the building? Tomas—It is the complete ensemble that is impressive—even the... by Vetle Egeland Conversations Juliana Huxtable and Stuart Comer on the new politics of trans visibility in the social media age ...trans community, the entire trans community of color. I kind of see what you do in the expanded field, both through the club stuff and... by Blake Abbie Above the Fold ‘The Decisive Moment’ debunked at ICP’s Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibit ...Cartier-Bresson in Paris. Sire traced the origins of the phrase “the decisive moment” back to the search for an English title for the volume. Fearing... by Clara Malley Above the Fold With Harvey Weinstein in handcuffs, New York updates its sexual harassment laws ...The new law will require that companies employing more than 15 people will have to give “interactive” training to all new hires (assuming that’s just... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold Alexander McQueen and Document Journal at The New Museum Document partners with Alexander McQueen for a night of uninhibited self expression at The New Museum.... by Document Journal Conversations Designer Milton Glaser still loves New York City, after all these years ...is what embodies Milton Glaser. The artsy New York, the intellectual New York, the zeitgeist New York. The New York I grew up dreaming about.... by Eglée de Bure At Large Three emerging Latina artists trace the connection to the ‘Radical Women’ before them ...props to marry a visual Latin-American heritage with the modernity of the New York dance scene, or Teresa Burga’s conceptual research-based drawings that explored political... by Dalya Benor Above the Fold Two modern nations are still terrified of a woman’s right to choose ...in the United States was news of the Trump administration proposing to restrict conversations, that is, medical advice, related to abortion at federally funded clinics.... by Caroline Christie Documented Drenched and rapturous, New York City’s Dance Parade celebrates a new chapter ...with an nostalgic swing dance by the Skin Dance Company, featuring a vibrant tribute to Josephine Baker. After a few remarks and a ritual ribbon... by Daisy Prince Above the Fold In a world of media-driven paranoia, perhaps doomsday prepping isn’t that crazy? ...new research published in the Journal of Risk Research claims that one particular cultural movement is the literal embodiment of end-times anxiety, survivalists or doomsday... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold ‘A Queen Within’ and the celebration of unchecked female power ...iteration, this time at the New Orleans Museum of Art, the curatorial team has expanded the exhibition as a form of commentary in line with... by Megan Wray Schertler Above the Fold Saudi Arabia arrests women’s rights activists ahead of driving ban being lifted With only weeks until Saudi Arabia finally lifts its ban on women driving, the Kingdom’s new leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, seems to be... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold Former Interview editor Bob Colacello looks back on the magazine that did it all ...new then.’” Unsaid during our conversation is the fact that Warhol’s spontaneous production, the unsentimental engine of his creativity, is the true flame that flickered... by Nathan Taylor Pemberton Above the Fold The suburbs are the frontlines of America’s mass shootings Traditionally, high levels of crime have long been associated with densely populated urban areas, but when it comes to gun crimes, that’s actually the far... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold African-American artists shatter art world expectations at auction ...collection with purpose and an eye toward preserving legacy—that of Sean Combs, and that means a lot,” he said. Other pieces reportedly in Combs’ collection... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold Byredo’s Ben Gorham on making ‘Elevator Music’ with Virgil Abloh ...piece. Document spoke to Gorham on the heels of Elevator Music’s U.S. debut at Barneys New York, where you can find the line and the... by Ann Binlot Documented Katharina Grosse rejects your idea that painting is archaic ...many of her peers, like Andreas Gursky, were drawn to photography and new media amid renewed pronouncements of the “death of painting,” she bravely explored... by Drew Sawyer Above the Fold Your favorite pop song might be depressed ...all share a common trait. They’re depressed, and quantifiably so. According to new research out of the University of California, pop music has grown increasingly... by Caroline Christie
At Large David Lynch still keeps his head ...repurposed it as the title of his new book. A collaboration with critic and journalist Kristine McKenna, Room to Dream is a predictably unconventional combination... by Judy Berman
Above the Fold New York’s tepid slog towards legalizing marijuana is killing our vibe ...enforcing drug law unequally between white and black communities. Black New Yorkers, for instance, are eight times more likely to be arrested for marijuana-related offenses,... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold The 68.5 million people running from war and crisis globally is now the highest on record ...in every 110 people is displaced, but two-thirds come from the same five countries; Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Myanmar and Somalia. Last year alone, there... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold Mammals are increasingly going about their lives in the dark to get away from humans ...mammals are finding new ways to stay in the shadows of human existence by turning themselves into night owls. A group of scientists at the... by Caroline Christie
Fashion Portfolio The urban cowboy: backstage at Saint Laurent men’s Spring/Summer 2019 ...the grit and glamour of 1970s New York City and an entirely new vision of rebellious liberation: a fitting prelude for the sharp, refined attitude... by Clara Malley
Documented A new cross-cultural book series will help you ‘unlearn’ the tired narratives on Asian identity Volume One of FAR-NEAR approaches the cultural complications of Asian identity with artworks free from the pressures of place, expectation and stereotype.... by Sharifa Morris
Above the Fold We have Donatella Versace to thank for the new sensual men of fashion ...able to discuss the complexities of being a woman working in menswear with Versace before her Spring / Summer 2019 show and why women have... by Shawn Lakin
Above the Fold This is how Juergen Teller handles his football fanaticism ...matches German would play should they make it to the World Cup Final. After each match, the screens will slowly fill, playing footage of Teller’s... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold Out of the zen-like garden, Birkenstock shows its youth at Pitti Uomo ...way nature intended. The brand presented its latest offerings this week with a Florentine picnic in the beautiful 16th-century Torrigiani Gardens in Florence. The fresh... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold Movement becomes fashion in COS’s Pitti Uomo debut Everyday movements help inform daily life, and often times, people are unaware of their making. Christophe Copin, London minimalist label COS’s new head of menswear,... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold Z Zegna’s latest collection pays service to fashion’s love of tennis .../ Summer 2019 collection. The imaginary scoreboard read 0-0 for a match between tennis up and comer Alexander Zverev versus Corrado Barazzutti. While there were... by Ann Binlot
Fashion Portfolio Loverboy in Chinatown ...Special Thanks to Two Bridges Music & Arts, Zhang Ying Jewelry, Ai Ku Fashion, James Veloria, Philosophical Investigation Agency, Eckhaus Latta, Tramps and Michael Werner... by Shawn Lakin
Above the Fold James Welling on his photo ‘1538’ ...have, I give common names and the common name for this 1538 is “Self Portrait.” With Choreographs the challenge is to create something I haven’t... by Vetle Egeland
Fashion Portfolio Composition in black and glitter On an airy, black marble promenade within view of Manhattan’s southernmost tip, Saint Laurent’s Anthony Vaccarello unveiled his Spring/Summer 2019 menswear collection. The designer’s latest... by Document Journal
At Large serpentwithfeet sows the seeds of love in ‘soil’ ...has only deepened in the time since. His latest release, soil, is the continuation of a locked stare. It’s a stare that follows the eyes... by Nathan Taylor Pemberton
Above the Fold Hunting for Kit Kats in Japan I was sitting at dinner in Milan with a group of media types when the subject of all the strange Kit Kat flavors came up.... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold Martine Rose is designing for the ‘dodgy’ man of her dreams, one piece at a time ...the brand’s ten year anniversary, Rose opted for a lookbook to showcase her latest designs, choosing to focus her energy on the recent birth of... by Vetle Egeland
Above the Fold Goethe goes to the museum A new group show opening at Sammlung Friedrichshof and Stadtraum in Austria this week uses Goethe's 1809 novel Elective Affinities to examine space of human... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold Facing the future with some of activism’s newest faces ...hosted New York City’s the New School, this past weekend, which featured a blend of youth-friendly politicos like Cynthia Nixon, Al Gore, and former Planned... by Maraya Fisher
At Large A life of objects lost in translation ...Angeles, and Shanghai prior to its arrival at the New York auction house. Over the course of the week, it attracted registrants from 53 different... by Vivien Lee
Above the Fold After posing for the $5.2 million George Condo, Natalie White is now her own muse ...camera kind used by Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg. The photos of White are a part of her latest exhibition, Transmissions From Space, which opened... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold Protection finds its equal in pleasure at PS1’s ‘Body Armor’ ...femininity has fractured into multiples, leaving us with a destabilized, empowered, and newly limitless term to re-define. It’s here, in the midst of these clashing... by Clara Malley
Above the Fold After dropping ‘don’t be evil,’ Google looks for new words to justify its military projects ...company plans to publish new ethical guidelines around the development of AI for military use. Google said after last week’s meeting that it hoped to... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold Saint Laurent Men’s Spring/Summer 2019 livestream See the full collection, live from New York City June 6th at 9PM EST.... by Document Journal
Above the Fold We need to do something about the plastic problem In a new report, the United Nations warns that the planet is being “swamped” by plastic and unless action is taken that, by 2050, there... by Caroline Christie
At Large Forensic Architecture are rebuilding objective truths in a subjective world ...Prize in April, the team has been inundated with requests to collaborate on new projects. As the program manager at Forensic Architecture, Sarah Nankivell facilitates... by Caroline Christie
Conversations Massimo Giorgetti and Maurizio Cattelan look back at who they once were Compared to its sister cities, there is rarely room for new members in Milan’s fashion clique. An intimidating landscape of serious powerhouses and name brand... by Joshua Glass
Above the Fold Millennial men are going to new extremes to reach their fitness goals ...the new research found that part of the problem is millennial men’s desire for a quick-fix body solution. “It seems like if we take all... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold ‘Fashion Unraveled’ reflects on the repurposed, the distressed, and the deconstructed ...come off as elegant. Rei Kawakubo’s contradictory garments for Comme des Garçons, which Vogue called “complex and naïve” at the same time, highlight the designer’s... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold Europe’s new data protection laws are a confusing mess that might change the world for better ...European institution being exempt from the new laws “for legal reasons,” they’ve said they’re aiming to mirror the legislation as close as possible. According to... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold Social modesty is behavioral science’s latest obsession ...revealing additional information about a sender that may increase a receiver’s estimation of their status. Wearing a logo-free bag might communicate confidence and a lack... by Maraya Fisher
Above the Fold Britain’s war on drill music is a grand effort to ignore the failures of austerity ...descriptions of revenge and violence common to the songs have become a point of obsession for Scotland Yard, who have decided to patrol the internet... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold Tomas Maier on the ‘raw, simple, and emotional’ works of Donald Judd .../ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Document—What is your favorite art piece in the building? Tomas—It is the complete ensemble that is impressive—even the... by Vetle Egeland
Conversations Juliana Huxtable and Stuart Comer on the new politics of trans visibility in the social media age ...trans community, the entire trans community of color. I kind of see what you do in the expanded field, both through the club stuff and... by Blake Abbie
Above the Fold ‘The Decisive Moment’ debunked at ICP’s Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibit ...Cartier-Bresson in Paris. Sire traced the origins of the phrase “the decisive moment” back to the search for an English title for the volume. Fearing... by Clara Malley
Above the Fold With Harvey Weinstein in handcuffs, New York updates its sexual harassment laws ...The new law will require that companies employing more than 15 people will have to give “interactive” training to all new hires (assuming that’s just... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold Alexander McQueen and Document Journal at The New Museum Document partners with Alexander McQueen for a night of uninhibited self expression at The New Museum.... by Document Journal
Conversations Designer Milton Glaser still loves New York City, after all these years ...is what embodies Milton Glaser. The artsy New York, the intellectual New York, the zeitgeist New York. The New York I grew up dreaming about.... by Eglée de Bure
At Large Three emerging Latina artists trace the connection to the ‘Radical Women’ before them ...props to marry a visual Latin-American heritage with the modernity of the New York dance scene, or Teresa Burga’s conceptual research-based drawings that explored political... by Dalya Benor
Above the Fold Two modern nations are still terrified of a woman’s right to choose ...in the United States was news of the Trump administration proposing to restrict conversations, that is, medical advice, related to abortion at federally funded clinics.... by Caroline Christie
Documented Drenched and rapturous, New York City’s Dance Parade celebrates a new chapter ...with an nostalgic swing dance by the Skin Dance Company, featuring a vibrant tribute to Josephine Baker. After a few remarks and a ritual ribbon... by Daisy Prince
Above the Fold In a world of media-driven paranoia, perhaps doomsday prepping isn’t that crazy? ...new research published in the Journal of Risk Research claims that one particular cultural movement is the literal embodiment of end-times anxiety, survivalists or doomsday... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold ‘A Queen Within’ and the celebration of unchecked female power ...iteration, this time at the New Orleans Museum of Art, the curatorial team has expanded the exhibition as a form of commentary in line with... by Megan Wray Schertler
Above the Fold Saudi Arabia arrests women’s rights activists ahead of driving ban being lifted With only weeks until Saudi Arabia finally lifts its ban on women driving, the Kingdom’s new leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, seems to be... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold Former Interview editor Bob Colacello looks back on the magazine that did it all ...new then.’” Unsaid during our conversation is the fact that Warhol’s spontaneous production, the unsentimental engine of his creativity, is the true flame that flickered... by Nathan Taylor Pemberton
Above the Fold The suburbs are the frontlines of America’s mass shootings Traditionally, high levels of crime have long been associated with densely populated urban areas, but when it comes to gun crimes, that’s actually the far... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold African-American artists shatter art world expectations at auction ...collection with purpose and an eye toward preserving legacy—that of Sean Combs, and that means a lot,” he said. Other pieces reportedly in Combs’ collection... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold Byredo’s Ben Gorham on making ‘Elevator Music’ with Virgil Abloh ...piece. Document spoke to Gorham on the heels of Elevator Music’s U.S. debut at Barneys New York, where you can find the line and the... by Ann Binlot
Documented Katharina Grosse rejects your idea that painting is archaic ...many of her peers, like Andreas Gursky, were drawn to photography and new media amid renewed pronouncements of the “death of painting,” she bravely explored... by Drew Sawyer
Above the Fold Your favorite pop song might be depressed ...all share a common trait. They’re depressed, and quantifiably so. According to new research out of the University of California, pop music has grown increasingly... by Caroline Christie