Maïa Régis’s ‘KILOS’ transforms the canvas into a visceral stage
The artist’s latest exhibition crosses generations and borders, weaving together a tapestry of characters and cultural references
A Spider and its Web: Designer Suchi Reddy on the inextricable link between humans and their environments
The founder of Reddymade joined Document to discuss neuroaesthetics, the creation of her Lexus-inspired sculpture, and technology as an extension of personhood
A dispatch from the ritzy underbelly of Art Basel Miami Beach
Everything we overheard at Basel, from an alleged museum break-in, to gallerists making up fake press clippings, to what Uber drivers think of it all
Laurie Simmons makes art, not magic
An icon of the Pictures Generation, the artist is back with a never-before-shown series of works showcasing pornographic images in surreal suburban interiors
Rediscovering the archive of Mary Dill Henry
The prolific artist’s sketchbooks, letters, and press clippings—nearly lost to modern audiences—are to be digitized for public consumption, and immortalized in our cultural history
In ‘The Shadow of Spring’, Miles Greenberg examines the corporeality of his avatar
The artist’s latest exhibition departs from durational performance into the world of sculpture, shifting from the hyper-present to a figurative temporality
David Lynch’s art is a window into his strange, elusive world
In two concurrent visual arts exhibitions, the Academy Award-winning auteur explores the themes he's know for in the mediums he isn't
Inside NADA Miami and ILY2’s otherworldly anniversary dinner
From opposite corners of the art world spectrum, the two organizations join together to usher in the next generation of creatives
Artist Niccolò Debole’s playlist for finding pride in process
The New York-based creative shares 13 songs that speak to the allure of the in-between
A brief guide to Art Basel Miami, for the decision-making-impaired
From sought-after shows to cocktail hours to full-fledged parties, Document rounds up the renowned art fair’s unmissable events
Rabin Huissen’s ‘Selective Memory’ seeks balance between the organic and the man-made
In his diaristic exhibition at Sōko, the artist explores the hallmarks of the natural world, and adds his own imprint to them
Maxwell Alexandre transposes familial realities into a labyrinthian extension of home
In ‘Pardo é Papel,’ the painter presents large-scale figurative paintings driven by anthropological note-taking and his roots in Rocinha
The art of activism, through the voice of Nan Goldin
In ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,’ documentarian Laura Poitras tracks the photographer’s unrelenting pursuit of personal and political truth
Oscar yi Hou makes art from the spaces in between
Replete with Chinese motifs and symbols of Americana, the portraits in ‘East of sun, west of moon’ examine the performance of ethnicity and race
At Art Partner’s #CreateCOP27 competition, creatives make the global climate emergency personal
Across mediums, the event unites scenes of natural disaster with community action
Andy Harman recycles the detritus from the myth of fashion
In his latest exhibition, the set designer and sculptor plays with the conflict between the familiar and the peculiar
Inside the sixth FotoFocus biennial, as told by an art world outsider
The largest biennial of its kind in America, the month-long celebration aims to foreground purposely-forgotten stories
Noel de Lesseps makes a practice of play
To the Brooklyn-based painter, art is an opportunity to reinvigorate a sense of childlike wonder
Sophia Giovannitti is not your muse
In her new solo show, ‘Study 4: Collateral,’ the artist and auteur welds an ideology that reconsiders gendered assumptions
Ian Strange casts the suburban home in a new light
For FotoFocus’s 2022 Biennial, the multidisciplinary artist created two architectural interventions centered around the act of looking
Inside FORMAT, the festival bringing cyborgs and sex therapy to the Ozarks
Held in the town that Walmart built, its inaugural edition offered attendees a choose-your-own-adventure-style journey designed to blend art, music, and technology
For artist Keegan Monaghan, empathy needs no context
The painter’s latest exhibition, ‘Indicator,’ utilizes the close-up as a gateway to emotion and uncanny points of view
Charles Atlas’s ‘The Mathematics of Consciousness’ lives in the brain of the artist
The projection-based installation toys with dance sequences, numerical fantasies, and internet memes, drawing connections through seemingly disparate forms
A decolonized art world can’t be built on diversity alone
David Zwirner outpost 52 Walker proposed an all-Black staff—but should mega-galleries have a say in reforming the inequities they profit from?
Celebrating Kaari Upson’s voyeuristic, uncanny world
A year following her death, a DESTE Foundation retrospective sheds new light on the American artist’s work
For Lutfi Janania Zablah, the botanical world is boundless
The artist joins Document to discuss the universality of flowers, his sculptural practice, and the expansion of his design studio into the interior
Anna Delvey wants to be the new face of prison reform
The faux heiress on her newfound interest in political advocacy, the death of American entrepreneurship, and going from con artist to fine artist
To Spencer Sweeney, nightlife is a protean and ever-changing landscape
The artist joins Document to discuss ‘Perfect,’ his iconic party paintings, and breathing life back into New York’s downtown
From El Paso to Harlem: Troy Montes-Michie explores the subversive history of the zoot suit
For Document’s tenth anniversary, the artist joins independent curator Monique Long to expand on the lasting allure of the iconic ensemble
Guilherme da Silva’s ‘Overture’ constructs a queer Arcadia
The Brazilian photographer joins Document to discuss his zine, which documents friendship and love amid an oppressive political climate
‘Elegies’ investigates the presence—and absence—of the Black body
Curated by Monique Long, the exhibition features an international roster of artists who have expanded the meaning of still life
Britt Lloyd meditates on masculinity and biophilic utopias
The photographer and filmmaker joins Document to reflect on the parallels between male beauty and the colossal shapes of nature
Sean Pablo’s ‘A Season in Hell’ finds stillness in life’s fleeting moments
In the first exhibition from the pro skater, musician and artist, Pablo transports us into his childhood home for a multimedia viewing experience
Jimmy DeSana, an iconoclast even within the ’70s avant-garde, is finally entering mainstream consciousness
Laurie Simmons and Drew Sawyer discuss the late artist’s AIDS-era collages in a portfolio for Document’s tenth anniversary
Nicolas Party warps familiar realities into an unsettling world of his own
The Swiss artist discusses his otherworldly portfolio and paying homage to the rattlesnake in his painting of Joan Didion for Document’s Tenth Anniversary cover
Chasing lions: Inside the 2022 Venice Biennale
This year’s awarding of the Golden Lion for Best National Pavilion raised questions around the subjectivity of art and the evolving values of critics
For Hyd, music is a vessel for material transformation
From geothermal mud fields to Death Valley, the artist explores the energetic properties of the earth in three new music videos premiering exclusively for Document
Racquel Chevremont and Mickalene Thomas curate a show that subverts tradition
At Parrish Art Museum, ‘Set It Off’ pulls from an international roster of artists to address themes of sexuality, memory, and identity
Nep Sidhu’s ‘Paradox of Harmonics’ is a creative act of gratitude
The multidisciplinary artist’s first solo exhibition in the US is rooted in Detroit’s lineage of creative collaboration
Sasha Gordon’s ‘Hands of Others’ employs the surreal to look inwards
The painter’s debut solo show, on view at Jeffrey Deitch, interrogates the nature of self-image and cultural representation
Cartier looks to the past and future of Islamic art
The exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art paints a picture of modernity that honors antiquity
Piero Gilardi’s ‘Tappeto-Natura’ seeks reconciliation between nature and the future
The artist’s debut American exhibition, which renders organic landscapes from synthetic material, is on view at Magazzino Italian Art
Peter LaBier’s paintings reckon with the freedoms and limitations of lockdown
Conceived at the height of the pandemic, STO LAT Gallery’s inaugural physical show plays with symbols of control, isolation, escalation, and hope
Fairchain imagines an art market that centers the artist
The founders of the blockchain-based platform meet with Renee Cox and gallerist Hannah Traore to discuss collaboration, royalties, and why creatives can’t work for free
How the zoot suit became a symbol of political resistance
The iconic trend was disruptive and seductive, bestowing communities with power from Harlem to LA
The scientific creative process, as told by the unrealized works of Chris Burden
‘Poetic Practical,’ a new book from Gagosian, presents 67 abandoned projects surrounding architecture, power, and political systems
Jacqueline Rabun’s jewelry doubles as wearable sculpture
The designer finds inspiration in birth, love, and transformation
Robin Frohardt examines the inevitably of plastic
In her exhibit, the Plastic Bag Store, plastic is more than a byproduct, it’s the main feature of the modern consumer experience
Nicolas Party’s universe extends beyond the canvas
Phaidon’s monograph on the artist delves into color theory, graffiti culture, and the importance of perspective
