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 Can lyrics hold up in a court of law? ...Young Thug actually does that which he depicts in his music.” Young Thug is perhaps the highest-profile defendant in the YSL RICO case. In 2022,... by Maya Kotomori Above the Fold ‘HOME and AWAY’ is a testament to Alasdair McLellan’s enduring instinct In some ways, Alasdair McLellan’s HOME and AWAY is a retrospective, its contents spanning work from the photographer’s early teens to present day. But it’s... by Document Journal Above the Fold Would you dox a bad date? ...bleak and intriguing. The lattermost is emblematic of the group’s dominant format: A user shares a screenshot of a man’s profile, asking for “any tea”... by Olivia Treynor Above the Fold Caroline Calloway lies to tell the truth ...to Beach’s assertion that she was Caroline Calloway—the series was her first attempt to tell her side of the story. Scammer is the latest, but... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold For Cut Worms, melody is the heart of a song’s magnetism ...of sense. On his latest release, the man behind the music, Max Clarke, applies the warmth of ’60s rock onto present-day productional effects. With arrangements... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold ‘Tagadà’ charts the electrifying funfairs of Paolo Zerbini’s youth “This project is a feeling, a sensation embodied by cheap shimmering lights and worn-out plastic surfaces, a spinning wheel of curiosity and insecurity,” Paolo Zerbini... by Gilda Bruno Above the Fold ‘Natural Wonder Beauty Concept’ is intentionally formless and placeless ...the former’s move to New York. As both are practicing musicians, their time together was often spent listening to Portishead, HTRK, and Björk on otherwise... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold The battle for the soul of Hollywood ...states to enact protections around the use of celebrities’ likeness after death—eventually leading to new legislation in New York that extends rights of publicity up... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Sugar, spice, and saying the same thing twice ...case, the earnest content—come not from ‘the source material, but from the undercutting of the source material.’” But in the past few weeks, a new... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Aerthship is an effort toward eco-harmony ...bio: Its founder, Tin Mai (of 88rising), trends toward the word connect over the course of our hour-or-so-long conversation. Aerthship’s Pierce Abernathy, comparably, likes the... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Mind the gap, #Barbenheimer ...duo #Barbenheimer, a trending hashtag that combines the filmic hyperfemme with doom and destruction as an internet-insider joke. Amid the palpable excitement lies a fair... by Maya Kotomori Above the Fold Portraits of Brussels’s free party movement, through James Brodribb’s lens ...director Sarah Benjamin on a portrait series of free parties’ modern cast of characters—was moved by the values the community’s held onto: “freedom, expression, love,... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold At the Chelsea Hotel, queer subculture continues to thrive The Chelsea Hotel has long served as a haven to artists, misfits and outsiders—from its roots as a socialist commune, to its heyday as the... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold For Moncler Genuis’s latest, luxury takes a hike ...mountaineering gear from Moncler’s late-’50s archive. An avid hiker himself, Bembury took to its codes, venturing towards “an exploration of palette, shape, and utility,” in... by Document Journal Above the Fold Daytripping: Bushwick nationalism ...culture works. I think about this while contemplating the racket coming in through the front windows of my new apartment. We’re on a busy thoroughfare... by McKenzie Wark Above the Fold ‘Quantum Piñata’ is a talent show for the artistically-aware ...electronic soundscapes, extraterrestrial vocal textures and open improvisation submerged in raw punk swagger”; textural sound artist and experimental performer Evicshen; composer Ben Shirken’s Ex Wiish,... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Behind the scenes of Yard Act’s “The Trench Coat Museum” ...step out of Everyday James and into Performing Artist James. The garment proved ripe for contending with those distinct selves, culminating in the band’s latest... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold ‘Ed Templeton: Wires Crossed’ immortalizes DIY skate culture’s heyday ...rather adolescent fantasies of baby boomer post-war wealth: a dream and a yearning for individual freedom, which crumbled in the post-Reagan era; the new prevalence... by Johan Kugelberg Above the Fold COBRAH dances to the beat of her own desire ...off with a ball gag uniform. Her musical approach is embodied by defiant club anthems like “GOOD PUSS” and “DIP N DRIP”—a slinky celebration of... by Erin Ikeuchi Above the Fold Hot girls walked so girl dinner could run ...what, exactly, differentiates it from the near-identical activity humans have been engaging in since they gained the ability to stand upright. As with hot girl... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Niia and Michael Imperioli philosophize on the generosity of art ...his band ZOPA. A well-mannered child, Bertino was bent on pleasing her mother through her coming-of-age; only upon moving to New York did she come... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold The divine gifts of ‘The Starling Girl’ ...sensual, intoxicating Jem in the process. Parmet decided to set her film in a Christian community after interviewing women from a patriarchal church in Oklahoma... by Yasmeen Khan Above the Fold At #CreateCOP28, art is the answer ...United Nations’s head offices in New York alongside past #CreateCOP winners. Initially launched in 2019 by Art Partner’s Director and Senior Agent, Amber Testino, the... by Erin Ikeuchi Above the Fold ‘The Exhilaration’ is Jonah Almost’s summer-in-the-city tour de force ...a peace sign, a smirk. “The Exhilaration is 4 new songs – cute and sweet, to dark and sexy. it’s called duality, now run it... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold ‘KAGAMI’ marries the present with the past in an imaginative landscape ...face in quiet concentration. The mixed reality show sees the late composer in concert, whereby the audience, equipped with MR headsets, can experience a cinematic... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold A man’s AI-powered girlfriend has been named as an accomplice in his murder attempt ...as “the AI companion who cares,” Replika runs on a version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT that has been customized to make it more engaging (and which,... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold With the Tomorrow Theater, PAM CUT breathes new life into a storied space ...(Which is rather immense—its community patronizes more than 40 local movie theaters.) This new establishment is more experiential than its cinema-centric neighbors, and intends to... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold ‘Public Enemy’ charts 30 years of Gary Simmons In 1993, Gary Simmons wanted to flip the switch on traditional portraiture. “Historically speaking, portrait photography is dictated by the artist,” he told the Art... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold ‘Earth Mama’ finds tenderness in solidarity ...for care—the trees that form networks of support, the roots that insist upon a foundational connectedness. How did the ‘earth’ component of Earth Mama come... by Tia Glista Above the Fold The Japanese House wants to hold onto heartbreak ...what the saddest thing is? She won’t.” At the time, Bain laughed it off and called her friend an asshole—but several months and one breakup... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold smilegoth’s soundtrack for a cold ocean wave, a transient moment, a walk in the park ...listened, and then later listened to the rest of the tracks released by Bot1500, a lo-fi electronic project coming from Japan. This track puts me... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Emily Allan makes art from the rabbit hole ...it’s not me. There’s no alter ego, and I’m not writing about someone else. But I definitely used the beats to free associate, so there... by Sophia Giovannitti Above the Fold Behind the scenes at Carl Craig’s Movement Festival set ...Often credited with elevating techno music to new heights in the late-’80s and early-’90s, Craig’s hypnotic remixes of tracks like Junior Boys’s “Like a Child,”... by Yasmeen Khan Above the Fold ‘Workflow’ interrogates repetitive and embodied violence ...Leonard joins Document to expound upon his film’s intent, and muse on the compassion of comedy and the ways in which culture has declined since... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold In step with the legacy of Spanish rave music, Héctor Oaks and SITA present “Loff Is All You Speed” ...Oaks—a fixture in the international techno scene, known for his vinyl-only mixing—undertook the venture of his latest studio album, he knew SITA to be a... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Dior delivers flora-and-fauna-filled fantasy for Fall 2023 ...birds, served as the backdrop to the French maison’s latest show. Creative Director Maria Grazia Chiuri gravitated towards the Italian artist’s work because its themes... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold How should we feel about OceanGate? ...of ocean exploration, he began offering commercial tours, despite warnings from the company’s own executives—one of whom was fired after reporting that the Titan’s system... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold In Izzy Du’s hands, everything is seamlessly constructed and rationally progressive ...a future with both: a world of peace and softness, within the unfamiliar and revolutionary. For example, when it comes to materials, my work is... by Morgan Becker Above the Fold ‘Neon Noir’ bridges cinematic cynicism with technicolor tenebrism Metrograph’s Neon Noir series combines the classic characteristics of film noir—cynical protagonists, sleazy side characters, and cities overrun with corruption—with the technicolor tenebrism of modern-day... by Yasmeen Khan Above the Fold Bookmarked: Everything the Document editors watched, read, ate, bought, and listened to in June ...really belongs in Portland, which housed most of Pinocchio’s making and serves as a hub for a vast community of stop-motion storytellers. PAM notably supplemented... by Document Editors Above the Fold The Seamaster turns 75, bolstering Omega’s legacy of functional design ...Document provides a closer look at the latest iterations of the Seamaster, against a suitable backdrop—the Mediterranean coast. It’s an easy choice for the launch... by Document Journal Above the Fold Daytripping: The dance floor is no utopia, but I’ll take it anyways ...The word “utopia” gets tossed about freely, but it’s a shame nobody much reads the greatest of the utopian writers, Charles Fourier. His utopia was... by McKenzie Wark Above the Fold Detroit’s Movement Festival, through the lens of UNIIQU3 ...of techno that there’s a new sound making waves. Embrace the Movement. The atmosphere was contagious in Detroit, and every day seemed like a new... by Olivia Treynor Above the Fold A closer look at Ludovic de Saint Sernin’s Spring/Summer 2024 presentation At Paris Fashion Week, the designer tells Document about his latest collection, where a seductive holiday fantasy finds form... by Document Journal Above the Fold Inside Document, Feeld, Ludovic de Saint Sernin, and Mia Khalifa’s Pride party ...they welcomed friends new and old to the Times Square EDITION: Julia Fox, Richie Shazam, Hari Nef, Jason Wu, Hunter Abrams, Fernando Casablancas, Kendall Werts,... by Document Journal Above the Fold Albert Hammond Jr is still trying to “make it” ...still trying to make something great. Maybe experimentation is just learning how to craft multiple things that you’re normally a fifth of. But freeing? I... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold ‘Chaos For The Fly’ is equal parts indulgent and uncertain ...persistence, its circuitous path, its violent efforts. The road to something new is usually more akin to repeatedly smacking into a pane of glass before... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold The sexless fallacy of queer young adult television ...machine of daytime television, allowing for one- to two-episode, one-dimensional arcs. Will and Grace had premiered two years before, updating the traditionally-heteronormative sitcom structure by... by Henry Chandonnet Above the Fold Sam Penn’s ‘Some Girls’ is made of intimate odes to womanhood ...first published work, released via New York Life Gallery, is dominated by the women who comprise her personal life. She says of her subjects, “They’re... by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Loewe rebuilds the body for Spring/Summer 2024 ...waistlines kiss the ribs, elongating legs to new heights. Garments are reimagined for the obsolescent body; tops are made of voluminous scrolls of fabric, held... by Erin Ikeuchi
Above the Fold Can lyrics hold up in a court of law? ...Young Thug actually does that which he depicts in his music.” Young Thug is perhaps the highest-profile defendant in the YSL RICO case. In 2022,... by Maya Kotomori
Above the Fold ‘HOME and AWAY’ is a testament to Alasdair McLellan’s enduring instinct In some ways, Alasdair McLellan’s HOME and AWAY is a retrospective, its contents spanning work from the photographer’s early teens to present day. But it’s... by Document Journal
Above the Fold Would you dox a bad date? ...bleak and intriguing. The lattermost is emblematic of the group’s dominant format: A user shares a screenshot of a man’s profile, asking for “any tea”... by Olivia Treynor
Above the Fold Caroline Calloway lies to tell the truth ...to Beach’s assertion that she was Caroline Calloway—the series was her first attempt to tell her side of the story. Scammer is the latest, but... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold For Cut Worms, melody is the heart of a song’s magnetism ...of sense. On his latest release, the man behind the music, Max Clarke, applies the warmth of ’60s rock onto present-day productional effects. With arrangements... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold ‘Tagadà’ charts the electrifying funfairs of Paolo Zerbini’s youth “This project is a feeling, a sensation embodied by cheap shimmering lights and worn-out plastic surfaces, a spinning wheel of curiosity and insecurity,” Paolo Zerbini... by Gilda Bruno
Above the Fold ‘Natural Wonder Beauty Concept’ is intentionally formless and placeless ...the former’s move to New York. As both are practicing musicians, their time together was often spent listening to Portishead, HTRK, and Björk on otherwise... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold The battle for the soul of Hollywood ...states to enact protections around the use of celebrities’ likeness after death—eventually leading to new legislation in New York that extends rights of publicity up... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Sugar, spice, and saying the same thing twice ...case, the earnest content—come not from ‘the source material, but from the undercutting of the source material.’” But in the past few weeks, a new... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Aerthship is an effort toward eco-harmony ...bio: Its founder, Tin Mai (of 88rising), trends toward the word connect over the course of our hour-or-so-long conversation. Aerthship’s Pierce Abernathy, comparably, likes the... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Mind the gap, #Barbenheimer ...duo #Barbenheimer, a trending hashtag that combines the filmic hyperfemme with doom and destruction as an internet-insider joke. Amid the palpable excitement lies a fair... by Maya Kotomori
Above the Fold Portraits of Brussels’s free party movement, through James Brodribb’s lens ...director Sarah Benjamin on a portrait series of free parties’ modern cast of characters—was moved by the values the community’s held onto: “freedom, expression, love,... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold At the Chelsea Hotel, queer subculture continues to thrive The Chelsea Hotel has long served as a haven to artists, misfits and outsiders—from its roots as a socialist commune, to its heyday as the... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold For Moncler Genuis’s latest, luxury takes a hike ...mountaineering gear from Moncler’s late-’50s archive. An avid hiker himself, Bembury took to its codes, venturing towards “an exploration of palette, shape, and utility,” in... by Document Journal
Above the Fold Daytripping: Bushwick nationalism ...culture works. I think about this while contemplating the racket coming in through the front windows of my new apartment. We’re on a busy thoroughfare... by McKenzie Wark
Above the Fold ‘Quantum Piñata’ is a talent show for the artistically-aware ...electronic soundscapes, extraterrestrial vocal textures and open improvisation submerged in raw punk swagger”; textural sound artist and experimental performer Evicshen; composer Ben Shirken’s Ex Wiish,... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Behind the scenes of Yard Act’s “The Trench Coat Museum” ...step out of Everyday James and into Performing Artist James. The garment proved ripe for contending with those distinct selves, culminating in the band’s latest... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold ‘Ed Templeton: Wires Crossed’ immortalizes DIY skate culture’s heyday ...rather adolescent fantasies of baby boomer post-war wealth: a dream and a yearning for individual freedom, which crumbled in the post-Reagan era; the new prevalence... by Johan Kugelberg
Above the Fold COBRAH dances to the beat of her own desire ...off with a ball gag uniform. Her musical approach is embodied by defiant club anthems like “GOOD PUSS” and “DIP N DRIP”—a slinky celebration of... by Erin Ikeuchi
Above the Fold Hot girls walked so girl dinner could run ...what, exactly, differentiates it from the near-identical activity humans have been engaging in since they gained the ability to stand upright. As with hot girl... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Niia and Michael Imperioli philosophize on the generosity of art ...his band ZOPA. A well-mannered child, Bertino was bent on pleasing her mother through her coming-of-age; only upon moving to New York did she come... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold The divine gifts of ‘The Starling Girl’ ...sensual, intoxicating Jem in the process. Parmet decided to set her film in a Christian community after interviewing women from a patriarchal church in Oklahoma... by Yasmeen Khan
Above the Fold At #CreateCOP28, art is the answer ...United Nations’s head offices in New York alongside past #CreateCOP winners. Initially launched in 2019 by Art Partner’s Director and Senior Agent, Amber Testino, the... by Erin Ikeuchi
Above the Fold ‘The Exhilaration’ is Jonah Almost’s summer-in-the-city tour de force ...a peace sign, a smirk. “The Exhilaration is 4 new songs – cute and sweet, to dark and sexy. it’s called duality, now run it... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold ‘KAGAMI’ marries the present with the past in an imaginative landscape ...face in quiet concentration. The mixed reality show sees the late composer in concert, whereby the audience, equipped with MR headsets, can experience a cinematic... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold A man’s AI-powered girlfriend has been named as an accomplice in his murder attempt ...as “the AI companion who cares,” Replika runs on a version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT that has been customized to make it more engaging (and which,... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold With the Tomorrow Theater, PAM CUT breathes new life into a storied space ...(Which is rather immense—its community patronizes more than 40 local movie theaters.) This new establishment is more experiential than its cinema-centric neighbors, and intends to... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold ‘Public Enemy’ charts 30 years of Gary Simmons In 1993, Gary Simmons wanted to flip the switch on traditional portraiture. “Historically speaking, portrait photography is dictated by the artist,” he told the Art... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold ‘Earth Mama’ finds tenderness in solidarity ...for care—the trees that form networks of support, the roots that insist upon a foundational connectedness. How did the ‘earth’ component of Earth Mama come... by Tia Glista
Above the Fold The Japanese House wants to hold onto heartbreak ...what the saddest thing is? She won’t.” At the time, Bain laughed it off and called her friend an asshole—but several months and one breakup... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold smilegoth’s soundtrack for a cold ocean wave, a transient moment, a walk in the park ...listened, and then later listened to the rest of the tracks released by Bot1500, a lo-fi electronic project coming from Japan. This track puts me... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Emily Allan makes art from the rabbit hole ...it’s not me. There’s no alter ego, and I’m not writing about someone else. But I definitely used the beats to free associate, so there... by Sophia Giovannitti
Above the Fold Behind the scenes at Carl Craig’s Movement Festival set ...Often credited with elevating techno music to new heights in the late-’80s and early-’90s, Craig’s hypnotic remixes of tracks like Junior Boys’s “Like a Child,”... by Yasmeen Khan
Above the Fold ‘Workflow’ interrogates repetitive and embodied violence ...Leonard joins Document to expound upon his film’s intent, and muse on the compassion of comedy and the ways in which culture has declined since... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold In step with the legacy of Spanish rave music, Héctor Oaks and SITA present “Loff Is All You Speed” ...Oaks—a fixture in the international techno scene, known for his vinyl-only mixing—undertook the venture of his latest studio album, he knew SITA to be a... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Dior delivers flora-and-fauna-filled fantasy for Fall 2023 ...birds, served as the backdrop to the French maison’s latest show. Creative Director Maria Grazia Chiuri gravitated towards the Italian artist’s work because its themes... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold How should we feel about OceanGate? ...of ocean exploration, he began offering commercial tours, despite warnings from the company’s own executives—one of whom was fired after reporting that the Titan’s system... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold In Izzy Du’s hands, everything is seamlessly constructed and rationally progressive ...a future with both: a world of peace and softness, within the unfamiliar and revolutionary. For example, when it comes to materials, my work is... by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold ‘Neon Noir’ bridges cinematic cynicism with technicolor tenebrism Metrograph’s Neon Noir series combines the classic characteristics of film noir—cynical protagonists, sleazy side characters, and cities overrun with corruption—with the technicolor tenebrism of modern-day... by Yasmeen Khan
Above the Fold Bookmarked: Everything the Document editors watched, read, ate, bought, and listened to in June ...really belongs in Portland, which housed most of Pinocchio’s making and serves as a hub for a vast community of stop-motion storytellers. PAM notably supplemented... by Document Editors
Above the Fold The Seamaster turns 75, bolstering Omega’s legacy of functional design ...Document provides a closer look at the latest iterations of the Seamaster, against a suitable backdrop—the Mediterranean coast. It’s an easy choice for the launch... by Document Journal
Above the Fold Daytripping: The dance floor is no utopia, but I’ll take it anyways ...The word “utopia” gets tossed about freely, but it’s a shame nobody much reads the greatest of the utopian writers, Charles Fourier. His utopia was... by McKenzie Wark
Above the Fold Detroit’s Movement Festival, through the lens of UNIIQU3 ...of techno that there’s a new sound making waves. Embrace the Movement. The atmosphere was contagious in Detroit, and every day seemed like a new... by Olivia Treynor
Above the Fold A closer look at Ludovic de Saint Sernin’s Spring/Summer 2024 presentation At Paris Fashion Week, the designer tells Document about his latest collection, where a seductive holiday fantasy finds form... by Document Journal
Above the Fold Inside Document, Feeld, Ludovic de Saint Sernin, and Mia Khalifa’s Pride party ...they welcomed friends new and old to the Times Square EDITION: Julia Fox, Richie Shazam, Hari Nef, Jason Wu, Hunter Abrams, Fernando Casablancas, Kendall Werts,... by Document Journal
Above the Fold Albert Hammond Jr is still trying to “make it” ...still trying to make something great. Maybe experimentation is just learning how to craft multiple things that you’re normally a fifth of. But freeing? I... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold ‘Chaos For The Fly’ is equal parts indulgent and uncertain ...persistence, its circuitous path, its violent efforts. The road to something new is usually more akin to repeatedly smacking into a pane of glass before... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold The sexless fallacy of queer young adult television ...machine of daytime television, allowing for one- to two-episode, one-dimensional arcs. Will and Grace had premiered two years before, updating the traditionally-heteronormative sitcom structure by... by Henry Chandonnet
Above the Fold Sam Penn’s ‘Some Girls’ is made of intimate odes to womanhood ...first published work, released via New York Life Gallery, is dominated by the women who comprise her personal life. She says of her subjects, “They’re... by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Loewe rebuilds the body for Spring/Summer 2024 ...waistlines kiss the ribs, elongating legs to new heights. Garments are reimagined for the obsolescent body; tops are made of voluminous scrolls of fabric, held... by Erin Ikeuchi