The Not So Simple Life: Buck Ellison on his solo show “Country Day”
Drew Sawyer chatted with the Buck Ellison about his current solo exhibition, Country Day.
Synth Pioneer Giorgio Moroder on the Big Moog, Studio 54, and Basslines with Deborah Harry
Synth pioneer Giorgio Moroder on the Big Moog, Studio 54, and basslines with queen of New Wave Deborah Harry.
Endnotes
Fourteen canvas by artist Suha Traboulsi in collaboration with Walid Raad appear for the first time in Document with permission of an anonymous collector.
Andrés Laracuente at 83 Pitt Street
Sculptor Andrés Laracuente speaks with curator Matthew Lyons for Document.
A Jewelry Fetish by @BessNYC4
In an exclusive collab with Doug Abraham, aka @BessNYC4, the artist takes a more “intimate” look into one of a kind high jewelry collections with...
Belgian artist Jan Fabre on keeping audiences awake for 24 hours and passing fire to emerging artist
Boundary pushing Belgian artist Jan Fabre speaks with art curator Tim Goossens about what the passionate and uber-energetic master is cooking up in the future.
Francesco Vezzoli meditates on the sublime beauty of classical sculpture
The artist photographs these incomprehensibly massive statues and reflects on the inextricable importance of ancient art to contemporary life in this poetry and photography series...
Striking a pose with Brooklyn-based multi-hyphenate artist K8 Hardy
The rising artist invigorates Coach's accessories with a dose of shock value in Document's Fall/Winter 2015 issue.
Andrea Rosen on the Passing of Time, Synaptic Experiences, and Cellphones with Miranda July
Andrea Rosen, of the Andrea Rosen Gallery, Skypes with performance artist, author and filmmaker Miranda July about her role in representing artists and raising children.
The Met’s Beatrice Galilee and architect Elizabeth Diller on new approaches to architecture
The Met’s Beatrice Galilee and architect Elizabeth Diller discuss exhibiting architecture in museums and architectures role in society in Issue No. 7.
Exploring Etudes
Études Studio—the multidisciplinary collective focusing on menswear and publishing—sits down with Document contributor Max Hirschberger to discuss the studio's practice and future.
Miuccia Prada Likes to Disturb
On the 20th anniversary of Fondazione Prada, and the opening of the Koolhaas designed museum in Milan, Miuccia Prada discusses why she likes to disturb.
Performa founder RoseLee Goldberg and artist Shirin Neshat reflect on the performance art biennial
Performance art maven RoseLee Goldberg meets Shirin Neshat at her downtown New York home and discuss taking risks and performance art’s place in art history.
Paul Solberg’s Ten Years in Pictures
This season, photographer Paul Solberg launches his latest book, Ten Years in Pictures, looking back at his past decade of picture making. Called both "powerful"...
Photography at MoMA
At the end of this month, The Museum of Modern Art, long considered the arbitor of contemporary photography, will release the first of a three...
A Visionary Debut: Carlo Lavagna’s ‘Arianna’
Hailed by Variety as “a strikingly presented debut,” Carlo Lavagna’s Arianna is a visionary film about an intersex post-adolescent (played by the ravishing Ondina Quadri),...
Berlinde de Bruyckere’s delicate, uncanny works remind us how precarious the body really is
The Belgian artist shares a portfolio of works which explore the connection between morality and sensuality for Document's Fall/Winter 2015 issue.
Using written language, Jenny Holzer asks us to question mass media portrayals of the ‘war on terror’
The artist meditates on biased media, state-sanctioned torture, and government censorship in this Document exclusive portfolio from the Fall/Winter 2015 issue.
Willa Nasatir’s Spectral Images
New York-based artist Willa Nasatir makes seductive still lifes in which objects, bodies, and their traces meld into otherworldly photographic images. For the launch of...
Les Rencontres D’Arles 2015—Part Deux
In our second installment, Photographer Thomas Giddings and Art Editor Drew Sawyer sit down with some of the festival's most fascinating contributors, Natasha Caruana (exhibiting...
James Welling’s Wyeth Series at the Brandywine River Museum of Art
In 2010, the Connecticut-born artist James Welling began a series of photographs inspired by the paintings of Andrew Wyeth. Welling is known for numerous experiments...
Document reads: Chad Moore’s “June”
Chad Moore’s June, is a selection of photographs, arranged by color and filled with New York’s downtown art kids.
Revisiting “H {N)Y P N(Y} OSIS” by Philippe Parreno at the Armory
The exhibition H {N)Y P N(Y} OSIS which closed last week, was something of a love letter from the French artist Philippe Parreno to the...
Les Rencontres d’Arles 2015—Part Un
Document travels to Arles, France, for the influential photography festival, Les Rencontres d'Arles and visits with some of the festival's most compelling contributors.
José Parlá: Segmented Realities
Despite the humidity and the showers that plagued New York last week, a crowd of well-wishers and art enthusiasts filled the Standard Plaza at the...
Yuta Nakajima and Madeline Warren on ‘Passing Leap’ at Hauser & Wirth
During the summer months, when many residents escape the oppressive heat of the city, New York galleries have the chance to break out of their...
Volatile Smile: A Conversation with Beate Geissler and Oliver Sann
Beate Geissler and Oliver Sann are both a couple and multi-media artist duo, collaborating since 1996. After a high frequency trading company threatened to sue...
Video and performance visionary Charles Atlas speaks with young artist Stewart Uoo
Charles Atlas discusses developing the genre of video dance with Stewart Uoo in Issue No. 6.
The Stroke of a New Era: Maison Margiela
Artist Aurore de la Morinerie paints John Galliano’s debut haute couture collection for Maison Margiela for Document Issue 6.
Alex Da Corte: When the Whip Falls
Taking inspiration from a Wikipedia entry, artist Alex Da Corte envisages post-internet pop scenes of household objects in a new series, Cat o’ Nine Tails,...
Gavin Brown’s enterprise bids farewell to its West Village Gallery with Jannis Kounellis
Gavin Brown’s enterprise, the perennially hip downtown art gallery, recently announced it would be moving to Amsterdam Ave. and 126th Street, adjacent to Columbia University’s...
Lauren Cornell in Conversation with Cory Arcangel
Lauren Cornell, Curator and Associate Director of Technology Initiatives at the New Museum, chats with post-conceptual artist Cory Arcangel in Issue No. 6.
The Art of Collaboration with Juergen Teller
Bottega Veneta continues their Art of Collaboration series for the Fall/Winter 2015 campaign enlisting photographer Juergen Teller. Have a look at the film above.
En Plein Air: New York’s Artists Residencies
Escaping the city life is a powerful lure for artists seeking reinvigoration. Many residencies offer scenic environs in which to ensconce oneself and make art—which...
A Visit to LISTE 2015
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, LISTE used to be called the “The Young Art Fair in Basel,” but it has since grown up and...
Document’s 10 Must-Sees at Art Basel 2015
Art Basel runs like a Swiss clock, flawlessly operated and enjoying its 46th edition. At the helm is the French-American director Marc Spiegler; if ever...
“Love each other”: Maripol & Léonard Lasry
Document contributor and famed Polaroid artist Maripol sits down with Léonard Lasry, the French songwriter, music producer, and co-owner of the sunglasses brand Thierry Lasry,...
On View: Yayoi Kusama’s Give Me Love at David Zwirner Gallery
Yayoi Kusama’s current exhibition Give Me Love at the David Zwirner Gallery is a visual trip: pumpkin sculptures are covered in polka dots; large paintings...
The Various Visions of Stephen Posen
In Stephen Posen’s first monograph Ellipsis: Dual Vision, meaning is created through the pairing of photographs. The collection as a whole abandons narrative in favor...
Goldrush at the Fondazione Prada
In a drab neighborhood in southern Milan, far behind the Porta Romana train station, peeks something gold. It's the centerpiece of Fondazione Prada Milano, an...
Printed Matter: An Oral History
Current and past members of the non-profit artists' bookstore reflect on the beginnings of Printed Matter and it's enduring significance.
Hidden treasures at the American Museum Of Natural History
Some of the most valuable and historically significant pieces are hidden out of view in the American Museum of Natural History’s permanent collection, which can...
Document’s 10 Must-Sees at Frieze New York
The current edition of Frieze New York—the fourth since the launch in 2012—is among its best.
It’s Symptomatic… by Carissa Rodriguez
If our bodily functions are to be imagined as computing, the tongue is something like a screengrab of the artist’s internal state.
Ida Applebroog: The Ethics of Desire (Studies)
Ida Applebroog’s work is oriented around the destabilization of the known; often achieved by stripping culturally familiar imagery down to its most basic forms.
Peter Schlesinger’s visual diary
Artist Peter Schlesinger's photographs document an extraordinary life that intersected with some of the brightest names in the worlds of art, fashion, and society. Here,...
Ed Atkins “Recent Ouija” at The Stedelijk Museum
Three of the great themes in art remain: love, death, and god—or the lack there of. In the new exhibition on until May 31 2015...
Self-Portraits by Zanele Muholi
A photographer, an educator, a human rights advocate, a documentarian, an artist—Zanele Muholi is a fearless visual activist whose work creates visibility for the black...
Last Look: East of Eden by Philip-Lorca diCorcia at David Zwirner Gallery
Early on associated with the Boston School of American Photography, Philip-Lorca diCorcia is among a group of artists who trained in the 70s at the...
