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 Amen Dunes makes peace with freedom ...songs on Freedom are roving and unsatisfied. Its hungry rhythms in pursuit of his possessed voice. The contemporary aspect of McMahon’s take on rock and... by Nathan Taylor Pemberton Above the Fold The Oxford English Dictionary essentially created a new word for gender nonconformity ...of new entries. And yesterday, marked a first, when the dictionary announced that the word “trans*” was to be included in their latest quarterly update.... by Caroline Christie Conversations Composers Steve Reich and Nico Muhly on the music’s ecstatic expressions ...who is 85 now, is constantly coming up with new ideas, and he took an abstract painting from the 80s and put it into a... by Ashley Simpson Above the Fold The delirious diary: Art Basel in Hong Kong ...Hauser & Wirth. Wolfgang Tillmans opened an exhibition at David Zwirner that featured both old and new photographs, some specifically shot in Hong Kong last... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold Joel Sternfeld on his photo ‘After A Flash Flood, Rancho Mirage’ ...at the Grey Gallery at New York University on April 18th, with a reception from 6PM-8PM. Grey Art Gallery, New York University, 100 Washington Square... by Vetle Egeland At Large The end of fur as we know it? ...Calvin Klein pioneered the initiative, having had a house ban since 1994. Stella McCartney founded her eponymous label in 2001 as a “100 percent animal-cruelty-free... by Divya Bala Above the Fold Voyaging into Lucy Dodd’s magical family space ...of male and female symbols that point towards new terrain, as well as a recognizable methodology by which she employs those symbols. The show explores... by Joshua Seidner Documented Rineke Dijkstra and capturing the awkward blooms of youth The commodification of youth is one of photography’s more tired acts. Often a vain effort to simply capture that unrecoverable essence, or a mad scramble... by Phil Backes Above the Fold North Korea is waging a war against its most precious pastime: karaoke ...country to blame. The news report went on to state that a decline in foreign visitors, combined with an uptake in violent brawls and criminal... by Caroline Christie Conversations Curator Alissa Bennett details the dark side to Lena Dunham ...across our Fashion and Identity Formation seminar. Our teacher, a handsome, politically radical black guy in a newsboy cap, often focused his attention on Alissa... by Lena Dunham At Large Saskia de Brauw says the #MeToo moment has made her rethink ‘normal’ ...corner. Much of de Brauw’s creative explorations, such as her latest film and book project, Ghosts Don’t Walk In Straight Lines, inquires after the physical... by Divya Bala Above the Fold Land degradation is the panic-button environmental issue that will affect millions across the globe ...plants are destroying the earth’s surface according to new research by the intergovernmental body that assesses the state of biodiversity, the IPBES. According to the... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold Why are the attacks on the march for our lives so laughable? ...their grip on American society. As The New Yorker pointed out, the march was a testament to the range of people affected by gun violence.... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold A New York City bill aims to protect a worker’s right to ‘disconnect’ ...ban communications outright. Instead, it would give workers the opportunity to set their own boundaries. The right to say no is not just a matter... by Caroline Christie Conversations Designer Kris Van Assche and musician Yoann Lemoine reflect on the last decade in fashion and look to the future ...that come from hip hop or codes that come from somewhere else, and gradually destroy these things that I once thought were untouchable. I think... by Divya Bala Above the Fold The Uber fatality highlights the plight of the American pedestrian ...road with her bike. The incident has left many people asking the same two questions: Why did the car’s software fail to see Elaine, and... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold Imagining the end of Facebook, for the first time ...Since the news broke, a torrent of bad news has begun flow against the social media behemoth. Yesterday, #DeleteFacebook was trending on Twitter. The company’s... by Caroline Christie At Large Amongst the artworks counted as the newest detainees of the war on terror ...site inextricable from the multibillion-dollar war-prison industrial complex pipeline, the camp is listed as a business. The new mandate further complicates this in its implicit... by Rahel Aima Above the Fold Is Germaine Greer’s clear-eyed approach to #MeToo actually controversial? Tonight, the feminist author Germaine Greer is purportedly arguing that the #MeToo movement has gone too far in a public event hosted by the New... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold Why does Facebook keep trying to censor artwork with nudity in France of all places? ...we have lots of nude art,” said the user after their legal victory. Of course, Facebook is staring at even bigger disruptions coming their way.... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “The inner architectural voice of the city” ...situation is changing, scientists have said they need much more data. A new article addresses the statistics of sexual harassment and questions how prevalent it... by Caroline Christie Documented Seeing is believing: The outsider art avatars of Britain’s CB radio underground ...good handle and a story to tell. So established was this community that, until it was effectively disbanded in 1981 by air-wave regulations, real life... by Nathan Taylor Pemberton At Large The tales of Duncan Hannah’s weird and raw New York City Sitting in the comfortable airiness of Duncan Hannah’s light-filled Brooklyn studio, the charming painter appears an unlikely anthropologist of the gritty New York City underbelly... by Kelly Harris Fashion Portfolio Eugene Souleiman is the visionary behind the ethereal hair in Jil Sander’s latest collection ...beautiful—sci-fi to be sure, but not strictly so. How did you come up with those hairstyles? Eugene Souleiman—I thought the girls looked really quite amazing.... by Phil Backes Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “An enchanted world now exists alongside the disenchanted one” ...one company actually making steps towards creating this real virtual world. Austin-based creative company Interactive has created Simulife, an interactive play-lab that designs multi-day adventures... by Caroline Christie Conversations Maria Grazia Chiuri on her feminist vision for Dior ...between traditional culture and new culture. When she and my son Nicolo were kids, I wanted them to look up words in the dictionary, but... by Anders Christian Madsen Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “Learning tools for young surgeons” ...Images The Met gives everyone free access to the images in its collection. One year ago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced they were aiming... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold In pursuit of contemporary content at The Armory Show ...up in competition, The Armory appears to have fully embraced the market’s latest driving force: social media. Moving along the many well-lit booths, we caught... by Joshua Seidner Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “No deference to a good looking face” ...women in leadership roles. New research from Abertay University has discovered that women wearing heavy makeup are less likely to be thought of as good... by Caroline Christie Documented The secret drawings of Great Britain’s UFO Desk ...are reimagined in delightful amateur strokes in a collection comprised of renderings from over six decades of correspondence sent to the UFO Desk at the... by Nathan Taylor Pemberton Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “Living in the loudest cities” ...now be scarce, even if duplicates remain common in the same way that prints or photographs of physical artwork are common. Objects Russia now... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “To dabble in the occult of orange” ...has asked a selection of the world’s top female futurists about their pioneering academic research, shaping public policy and creating businesses to create a snapshot... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “A bath in radioactive water” ...large company such as Fendi; a company which has based its excellence on techniques and materials research.” Images Origins of synesthesia revealed in genetic... by Caroline Christie Conversations Danish design duo Camilla Staerk and Helena Christensen define Scandinavian style ...just lovely to work with a friend and someone you admire so much. Left: Helena Christensen photographed in New York. Right: Camilla Staerk photographed in... by Shawn Lakin Above the Fold The liberating extravagance of Comme des Garçons’s camp ...world of Comme des Garçons Camp is a generous world—one that Kawakubo would clearly like to extend to anyone interested in new ways of seeing... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “We must also acknowledge that art is owned” ...Scotland has published a new book, Darwin’s Unfinished Symphony that examines cultural transmission among animals. The researcher recently joined The Guardian’s science podcast to discuss... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold Designers are offering protection from the elements of a harsh world ...Meier responded to all the negativity in the news by portraying their ideal future—one that is positive and feels good‚ through comfortable fabrics like fleece... by Ann Binlot Conversations Teen eco-activist Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez and Rosario Dawson sound the environmental alarm ...she was 15, Rosario Dawson was street cast in Larry Clark’s controversial coming-of-age film “Kids.” The recognition New York-born actress gained from starring in a... by Joshua Glass Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “The power and importance of human touch” ...it comes to having several words for the one thing, but now researchers at the Communication Science and Media Research at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich... by Caroline Christie Documented The boys of Hong Kong Photographer Alexandra Leese gives Document an exclusive look at her latest photo essay in which stereotypes of masculinity are dismantled in the city of her... by Shawn Lakin Fashion Portfolio The infinite allure of Repossi ...are displaced by the aspirations of obtaining the markings of a fine art piece. The latest exemplar being the brand’s expansion of the Antifer rings... by Document Journal At Large Listening to the ‘music of the future’ in the future ...in much the same way a deodorizer neutralizes disagreeable odors.” The recordings’ efficacy was measured more in user testimony than hard research, but if testimony—or... by Thea Ballard Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “Looking into a portable funhouse mirror” ...of a pole. In his latest project for New York’s Creative Time, Jeremy Deller has created “Don’t Worry Be Angry,” a bright red flag bearing... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “A library of the 20th century” ...and other forms of distress.” ©Archives New Zealand on Flickr. Licensed under CC BY 2.0. The Future Finally, a 4G network comes to... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “A curiosity hangs by the thigh of a man” ...more deaths due to opioids (heroin, and common opioid painkillers) than U.S. military casualties in the Vietnam and Iraq wars combined. Now scientists at Cambridge... by Caroline Christie Conversations Muse Amanda Lear defends being alone to artist Francesco Vezzoli ...in terms of new inspirations? Where do you find new excitement? Amanda—I don’t like anybody. [Laughing.] Not one of them. I like Cher, that’s it.... by Joshua Glass Above the Fold Erika Cavallini always has a very special good luck charm on hand for her shows ...had to answer questions from my team about locations and fittings, so it was about midnight. Then I woke up at 3am. Then 5am. Document—How... by Divya Bala At Large Taking back New York City’s nightlife ...contentious Cabaret Laws and committing $300,000 of the city’s funds to a Department of Nightlife, New York has finally taken its first steps towards supporting... by Daisy Prince Above the Fold On Loan: The sublime chaos of Egypt’s unknown surrealist collective, Art et Liberté ...Art et Liberté sought to address the same societal ills, violence and political causes their European counterparts were intent on uncovering through their new language.... by Caroline Christie Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “Some things have not changed” ...algorithm, says Hany Farid, a computer scientist at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire—because there isn’t any database of known duplicate or non-duplicate scientific images... by Caroline Christie
At Large Amen Dunes makes peace with freedom ...songs on Freedom are roving and unsatisfied. Its hungry rhythms in pursuit of his possessed voice. The contemporary aspect of McMahon’s take on rock and... by Nathan Taylor Pemberton
Above the Fold The Oxford English Dictionary essentially created a new word for gender nonconformity ...of new entries. And yesterday, marked a first, when the dictionary announced that the word “trans*” was to be included in their latest quarterly update.... by Caroline Christie
Conversations Composers Steve Reich and Nico Muhly on the music’s ecstatic expressions ...who is 85 now, is constantly coming up with new ideas, and he took an abstract painting from the 80s and put it into a... by Ashley Simpson
Above the Fold The delirious diary: Art Basel in Hong Kong ...Hauser & Wirth. Wolfgang Tillmans opened an exhibition at David Zwirner that featured both old and new photographs, some specifically shot in Hong Kong last... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold Joel Sternfeld on his photo ‘After A Flash Flood, Rancho Mirage’ ...at the Grey Gallery at New York University on April 18th, with a reception from 6PM-8PM. Grey Art Gallery, New York University, 100 Washington Square... by Vetle Egeland
At Large The end of fur as we know it? ...Calvin Klein pioneered the initiative, having had a house ban since 1994. Stella McCartney founded her eponymous label in 2001 as a “100 percent animal-cruelty-free... by Divya Bala
Above the Fold Voyaging into Lucy Dodd’s magical family space ...of male and female symbols that point towards new terrain, as well as a recognizable methodology by which she employs those symbols. The show explores... by Joshua Seidner
Documented Rineke Dijkstra and capturing the awkward blooms of youth The commodification of youth is one of photography’s more tired acts. Often a vain effort to simply capture that unrecoverable essence, or a mad scramble... by Phil Backes
Above the Fold North Korea is waging a war against its most precious pastime: karaoke ...country to blame. The news report went on to state that a decline in foreign visitors, combined with an uptake in violent brawls and criminal... by Caroline Christie
Conversations Curator Alissa Bennett details the dark side to Lena Dunham ...across our Fashion and Identity Formation seminar. Our teacher, a handsome, politically radical black guy in a newsboy cap, often focused his attention on Alissa... by Lena Dunham
At Large Saskia de Brauw says the #MeToo moment has made her rethink ‘normal’ ...corner. Much of de Brauw’s creative explorations, such as her latest film and book project, Ghosts Don’t Walk In Straight Lines, inquires after the physical... by Divya Bala
Above the Fold Land degradation is the panic-button environmental issue that will affect millions across the globe ...plants are destroying the earth’s surface according to new research by the intergovernmental body that assesses the state of biodiversity, the IPBES. According to the... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold Why are the attacks on the march for our lives so laughable? ...their grip on American society. As The New Yorker pointed out, the march was a testament to the range of people affected by gun violence.... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold A New York City bill aims to protect a worker’s right to ‘disconnect’ ...ban communications outright. Instead, it would give workers the opportunity to set their own boundaries. The right to say no is not just a matter... by Caroline Christie
Conversations Designer Kris Van Assche and musician Yoann Lemoine reflect on the last decade in fashion and look to the future ...that come from hip hop or codes that come from somewhere else, and gradually destroy these things that I once thought were untouchable. I think... by Divya Bala
Above the Fold The Uber fatality highlights the plight of the American pedestrian ...road with her bike. The incident has left many people asking the same two questions: Why did the car’s software fail to see Elaine, and... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold Imagining the end of Facebook, for the first time ...Since the news broke, a torrent of bad news has begun flow against the social media behemoth. Yesterday, #DeleteFacebook was trending on Twitter. The company’s... by Caroline Christie
At Large Amongst the artworks counted as the newest detainees of the war on terror ...site inextricable from the multibillion-dollar war-prison industrial complex pipeline, the camp is listed as a business. The new mandate further complicates this in its implicit... by Rahel Aima
Above the Fold Is Germaine Greer’s clear-eyed approach to #MeToo actually controversial? Tonight, the feminist author Germaine Greer is purportedly arguing that the #MeToo movement has gone too far in a public event hosted by the New... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold Why does Facebook keep trying to censor artwork with nudity in France of all places? ...we have lots of nude art,” said the user after their legal victory. Of course, Facebook is staring at even bigger disruptions coming their way.... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “The inner architectural voice of the city” ...situation is changing, scientists have said they need much more data. A new article addresses the statistics of sexual harassment and questions how prevalent it... by Caroline Christie
Documented Seeing is believing: The outsider art avatars of Britain’s CB radio underground ...good handle and a story to tell. So established was this community that, until it was effectively disbanded in 1981 by air-wave regulations, real life... by Nathan Taylor Pemberton
At Large The tales of Duncan Hannah’s weird and raw New York City Sitting in the comfortable airiness of Duncan Hannah’s light-filled Brooklyn studio, the charming painter appears an unlikely anthropologist of the gritty New York City underbelly... by Kelly Harris
Fashion Portfolio Eugene Souleiman is the visionary behind the ethereal hair in Jil Sander’s latest collection ...beautiful—sci-fi to be sure, but not strictly so. How did you come up with those hairstyles? Eugene Souleiman—I thought the girls looked really quite amazing.... by Phil Backes
Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “An enchanted world now exists alongside the disenchanted one” ...one company actually making steps towards creating this real virtual world. Austin-based creative company Interactive has created Simulife, an interactive play-lab that designs multi-day adventures... by Caroline Christie
Conversations Maria Grazia Chiuri on her feminist vision for Dior ...between traditional culture and new culture. When she and my son Nicolo were kids, I wanted them to look up words in the dictionary, but... by Anders Christian Madsen
Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “Learning tools for young surgeons” ...Images The Met gives everyone free access to the images in its collection. One year ago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced they were aiming... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold In pursuit of contemporary content at The Armory Show ...up in competition, The Armory appears to have fully embraced the market’s latest driving force: social media. Moving along the many well-lit booths, we caught... by Joshua Seidner
Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “No deference to a good looking face” ...women in leadership roles. New research from Abertay University has discovered that women wearing heavy makeup are less likely to be thought of as good... by Caroline Christie
Documented The secret drawings of Great Britain’s UFO Desk ...are reimagined in delightful amateur strokes in a collection comprised of renderings from over six decades of correspondence sent to the UFO Desk at the... by Nathan Taylor Pemberton
Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “Living in the loudest cities” ...now be scarce, even if duplicates remain common in the same way that prints or photographs of physical artwork are common. Objects Russia now... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “To dabble in the occult of orange” ...has asked a selection of the world’s top female futurists about their pioneering academic research, shaping public policy and creating businesses to create a snapshot... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “A bath in radioactive water” ...large company such as Fendi; a company which has based its excellence on techniques and materials research.” Images Origins of synesthesia revealed in genetic... by Caroline Christie
Conversations Danish design duo Camilla Staerk and Helena Christensen define Scandinavian style ...just lovely to work with a friend and someone you admire so much. Left: Helena Christensen photographed in New York. Right: Camilla Staerk photographed in... by Shawn Lakin
Above the Fold The liberating extravagance of Comme des Garçons’s camp ...world of Comme des Garçons Camp is a generous world—one that Kawakubo would clearly like to extend to anyone interested in new ways of seeing... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “We must also acknowledge that art is owned” ...Scotland has published a new book, Darwin’s Unfinished Symphony that examines cultural transmission among animals. The researcher recently joined The Guardian’s science podcast to discuss... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold Designers are offering protection from the elements of a harsh world ...Meier responded to all the negativity in the news by portraying their ideal future—one that is positive and feels good‚ through comfortable fabrics like fleece... by Ann Binlot
Conversations Teen eco-activist Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez and Rosario Dawson sound the environmental alarm ...she was 15, Rosario Dawson was street cast in Larry Clark’s controversial coming-of-age film “Kids.” The recognition New York-born actress gained from starring in a... by Joshua Glass
Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “The power and importance of human touch” ...it comes to having several words for the one thing, but now researchers at the Communication Science and Media Research at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich... by Caroline Christie
Documented The boys of Hong Kong Photographer Alexandra Leese gives Document an exclusive look at her latest photo essay in which stereotypes of masculinity are dismantled in the city of her... by Shawn Lakin
Fashion Portfolio The infinite allure of Repossi ...are displaced by the aspirations of obtaining the markings of a fine art piece. The latest exemplar being the brand’s expansion of the Antifer rings... by Document Journal
At Large Listening to the ‘music of the future’ in the future ...in much the same way a deodorizer neutralizes disagreeable odors.” The recordings’ efficacy was measured more in user testimony than hard research, but if testimony—or... by Thea Ballard
Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “Looking into a portable funhouse mirror” ...of a pole. In his latest project for New York’s Creative Time, Jeremy Deller has created “Don’t Worry Be Angry,” a bright red flag bearing... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “A library of the 20th century” ...and other forms of distress.” ©Archives New Zealand on Flickr. Licensed under CC BY 2.0. The Future Finally, a 4G network comes to... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “A curiosity hangs by the thigh of a man” ...more deaths due to opioids (heroin, and common opioid painkillers) than U.S. military casualties in the Vietnam and Iraq wars combined. Now scientists at Cambridge... by Caroline Christie
Conversations Muse Amanda Lear defends being alone to artist Francesco Vezzoli ...in terms of new inspirations? Where do you find new excitement? Amanda—I don’t like anybody. [Laughing.] Not one of them. I like Cher, that’s it.... by Joshua Glass
Above the Fold Erika Cavallini always has a very special good luck charm on hand for her shows ...had to answer questions from my team about locations and fittings, so it was about midnight. Then I woke up at 3am. Then 5am. Document—How... by Divya Bala
At Large Taking back New York City’s nightlife ...contentious Cabaret Laws and committing $300,000 of the city’s funds to a Department of Nightlife, New York has finally taken its first steps towards supporting... by Daisy Prince
Above the Fold On Loan: The sublime chaos of Egypt’s unknown surrealist collective, Art et Liberté ...Art et Liberté sought to address the same societal ills, violence and political causes their European counterparts were intent on uncovering through their new language.... by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold The Document Agenda: “Some things have not changed” ...algorithm, says Hany Farid, a computer scientist at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire—because there isn’t any database of known duplicate or non-duplicate scientific images... by Caroline Christie