Peter Saville’s fashion apocalypse now
The graphic artist discusses his relationships with Yohji Yamamoto and Adidas and why it’s time to ask the hard questions about the fashion industry.
Fashion’s “new” problem? Moving the needle forward in the age of infinite reference
Is fashion suffering a crisis of originality? We can’t seem to stop talking about who’s stealing from whom but appropriation is a thoroughly old-fashioned practice—the...
Revisiting Suck magazine’s experiment in radical feminist pornography
Lynne Tillman and other contributors to Suck magazine look back and analyze the legacy that the transgressive magazine left behind.
Has the internet broken the marketplace of ideas? Rethinking free speech in the Digital Age
Writer Cody Delistraty explores the limitations of free speech absolution in the era of social media for Document's Fall/Winter 2018 issue.
Denham Fouts: The most expensive male sex worker in the world
So-called by novelist Christopher Isherwood, Denham Fouts was pursued by a Greek king, a German baron, a British viscount, and many, many more. Arthur Vanderbilt...
A look back at Gore Vidal’s “sexual paradise”
Was Gore Vidal’s objection to being defined as gay intellectual—“post-gay” before his time?—or was it personal, rooted in the sexual mores of a different generation?
The complexities of getting off in the age of technological pleasure
Access to sexual pleasure has never been greater than in the present—but has that increased satisfaction?
Information overload: When everything is everywhere, how do we understand what’s important?
Political scientist Brendan Nyhan explores where the democratization of information and freedom of choice turn sour for Document's Spring/Summer 2017 issue.
A window into 1980s New York with Robert Mapplethorpe, Cooke Mueller, and Sade
East Village Eye uncovered the brightest minds of 1980s New York. Thirty years later, editor Leonard Abrams finally shares its story in Document S/S 2018.
Where have all the cowboys gone? The gay rodeo inherits the American West
“The animal doesn’t care if I’m male or female, gay or straight. When I’m steer riding is the one time I can legitimately say I’m...
The existential paranoia fueling Elon Musk’s fear of AI
The scaremongering by Musk and other 'tech-bros' says more about the exploitative business model of Silicon Valley than Artificial Intelligence's capacity to do actual harm.
The end of fur as we know it?
As an increasing number of designers end their relationship with fur, we ask if the split is permanent.
Taking back New York City’s nightlife
NYC is finally free to dance without fear of crackdown again with the repeal of New York’s 91-year-old Cabaret Law.
Telfar Clemens’ deconstructed designs for the post-identity generation
The New York designer is making clothes to demolish the status quo
Pieter Hugo on ‘Victory of Youth,’ his exclusive collaboration with Nike and Riccardo Tisci
The acclaimed photographer sits down with art editor Drew Sawyer to discuss his exclusive latest work for Nike and Document Books
Documenting Haiti After The Earthquake
Photographer Moises Saman set-out to captured the scale of devastation and spirit of resilience in the days following the island's near-destruction. Document spoke with him...
The Eternal Peter Hujar
Nan Goldin, Gary Indiana, Dev Hynes, and more, reflect on ten of the photographer's singular portraits, some never before published, until now
Adrift in America
As hyper-media and violence create a dysphoric present, one writer stops to survey our collective unmooring.
What drives our search for utopia?
Religious freedom, inequality, sexual freedom—the pursuit of utopia is always a reflection of contemporary moods
If science fiction reflects our innermost fears, how do we see ourselves today?
Noah Berlatsky explores the parallels between cultural fear and the work of science fiction
Once bulldozed by stereotypes, crossplay is cosplay’s gender revolution
How do you turn what was once demonized into a source of pride and exploration? Matt Baume writes on cosplay's gender defying evolution
Understanding anarchy from ancient Athens to the dark web
If Anarchism has always existed, might it just be a base state of human existence?
Will virtual reality have an empathy breakthrough?
In a internet landscape filled with cynicism and cyber attacks, artists are looking to virtual reality to bridge the digital gap
Piers Secunda and the Preservation of Destruction
The sculptor speaks about cultural violence in the Middle East
Brave New Wonders: A Preview of the Inaugural Edition of “Close”
Document's Shawn Lakin and photographer Ryan James Caruthers discuss their new publication with musician Julia Cumming.
Oxford’s Dr. Anders Sandberg Combats A.I.’s Threat to Humanity with His Whiteboard
Dr. Anders Sanberg is looking to save humanity from extinction from an unlikely instigator.
Japanese internment camp survivors reflect on America’s dark past 75 years later
A forgotten and hidden stain on American history, Japanese internment camps were yet another point of damage done to minorities in the U.S.
Does Cultural Crisis Breed Artistic Fertility? A Look Through History to Understand Today
One positive to note from troubling times is the rise of virulent and decisive art and expression.
Burberry’s Christopher Bailey Finds Balance in a Time of Social and Political Uncertainty
As the creative director-turned-C.E.O. of Burberry prepares to step back into the atelier full-time, he reflects on a monumental year of change.
The lost glamour of historic-art collector Alexander Iolas
Artist and filmmaker William E. Jones reflects upon the complicated, seductive legacy of a legendary personality for Document's Spring/Summer 2017 issue.
Objects Without Shadows
One of the most historically significant regions in the world is currently being pillaged.
No More Weird Buildings—China’s Architectural Revolution
Can the use of a single adjective transform an entire country’s built landscape? From Document No. 9, we investigate the changing landscape.
El Paquete: an Underground Railroad for Art in Cuba
On an island where the all-consuming freedom of the internet is just beyond reach, Nestor Siré and El Paquete make art downloadable.
The Yavapai-Apache Creation Story
Curator Barbara London introduces the photography of feminist video artist Dara Birnbaum and a powerful ancestral tale of generative power for Document's Fall/Winter 2016 issue.
In a fashion world where realists are pulling dreamers out of their fantasies, Peter Dundas is leading Roberto Cavalli into a new era of glamour.
In Paris, the legendary designer discusses the transition to Cavalli, his international upbringing, and the service of fashion in troubled times.
Christopher Kane on Creativity and Art Brut at the Center Gugging
As told to Sarah Mower, the designer recounts his visit to the artistic psychiatric clinic and museum with photograher Laurence Ellis.
Alternative Vision: Martine Sitbon Discusses Testimony and New Tome with Partner Marc Ascoli
In the forthcoming book, the designer recounts significant moments from her past and carefully focuses on the garments themselves that have defined not only her...
Thoughts on Paper: Donald Judd on longtime friend and collaborator Dan Flavin in an exclusive text
Caitlin Murray introduces one of Judd's previously unpublished manuscripts complete with his handwritten annotations.
Future Formats: How Electronic Arts Intermix Propelled Video Art in a Pre-YouTube, Pre-internet Era
Curator Dr. Tina Rivers Ryan and artists affiliated with the visionary nonprofit consider the evolution of video art.
Milan Vukmirovic & Michael Lau: Larger Than Life
Acclaimed "Godfather" of the designer toy movement, Michael Lau connects with Ports 1961's Milan Vukmirovic for a larger-than-life collaboration.
Boyd McDonald: True Homosexual Experiences
Los Angeles-based artist William E. Jones discusses his latest project, True Homosexual Experiences: Boyd McDonald and Straight to Hell, with Ryan Linkof, Associate Curator at...
Deana Lawson and Mickalene Thomas on the direct gaze
The artists discuss process, the significance of their mothers in their work, and how Lawson creates the intimacy that is signature in her photographs in...
Shaping the fashion world of the future with Delphine Arnault and the LVMH Prize.
One of the most remarkable things about the LVMH Prize is that nothing is asked of the winners by LVMH—they want nothing in return. That...
Olivier Rizzo: A Tribute to His Obsessions
To reduce Olivier Rizzo down to the title of “stylist” is an underestimation; he is more like the member of a quasi-religious cult, the keeper...
A Look Back on Soviet Life Through Keizo Kitajima’s Lens
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the collapse of the Iron Curtain, Document presents exclusive photos of the U.S.S.R.
The secret world of the Macdowell Colony, favorite respite of James Baldwin and Alice Walker
Author Cris Beam reveals the secret world of America's oldest artist retreat in Document's Spring/Summer 2014 issue.
