Literature Desiring literature with Nate Lippens and Kate Zambreno Following Semiotext(e)‘s release of Lippens’s ‘Ripcord’ and ‘My Dead Book,’ the authors trace consciousnesses of queerness and class through both novels and friendships
“What we habitually see confirms us. Yet it can happen, suddenly, unexpectedly.” Photographer Pegah Farahmand and fashion editor Dogukan Nesanir collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document’s Fall/Winter 2024–25 issue
“To remain innocent may also be to remain ignorant.” Photographer Rodrigo Carmuega and fashion editor Laetitia Leporq collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document’s Fall/Winter 2024–25 issue
“All photographs are there to remind us of what we forget” For Document’s Fall/Winter 2024–25 issue, Sam Penn photographs some of her closest friends and collaborators near and far on Fire Island and on FaceTime screens
Above the Fold The DIY resistance of Hong Kong’s protesters Traffic cones, oven mitts, and umbrellas: Demonstrators are finding inventive new ways to protect themselves from police aggression. by Caroline Christie Above the Fold Got milk? In China, the dairy industry finds its savior By 2020, China will overtake the U.S. to become the world’s biggest milk producer. by Caroline Christie Above the Fold The ghosts of China’s Tiananmen Square In Beijing, the 30th anniversary of the student-led protests was marked with a deafening silence. by Caroline Christie Above the Fold China learns what happens when you tell goths to remove their makeup An online protest has erupted in China after a woman was banned from getting on public transport because her goth-style makeup was “too frightening.” by Caroline Christie Above the Fold How a Chinese reality show made hip hop mainstream in Taiwan With hip hop being banned on television in mainland China, Taiwan is leading the way for Chinese-language rap. by Ann Binlot Above the Fold The long, layered narrative of the Pacific Rim The Detours section at Shanghai's Art021 examines the consequences of globalization and the return to regionalism in the Pacific Rim through the stories of its... by Ann Binlot Above the Fold Yayoi Kusama and Takashi Murakami consider legal action over fake Shanghai exhibition The exhibition featuring counterfeit works by Yayoi Kusama and Takashi Murakami has been touring China since April 2018. by Caroline Christie Above the Fold Rising entrepreneurial star in China turns out to be social media catfish A middle school student is behind the identity of Shi Runlong, an alleged entrepreneur whose Weibo account was full of photos of global dignitaries. by Caroline Christie At Large 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. by Aric Chen
Above the Fold The DIY resistance of Hong Kong’s protesters Traffic cones, oven mitts, and umbrellas: Demonstrators are finding inventive new ways to protect themselves from police aggression. by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold Got milk? In China, the dairy industry finds its savior By 2020, China will overtake the U.S. to become the world’s biggest milk producer. by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold The ghosts of China’s Tiananmen Square In Beijing, the 30th anniversary of the student-led protests was marked with a deafening silence. by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold China learns what happens when you tell goths to remove their makeup An online protest has erupted in China after a woman was banned from getting on public transport because her goth-style makeup was “too frightening.” by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold How a Chinese reality show made hip hop mainstream in Taiwan With hip hop being banned on television in mainland China, Taiwan is leading the way for Chinese-language rap. by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold The long, layered narrative of the Pacific Rim The Detours section at Shanghai's Art021 examines the consequences of globalization and the return to regionalism in the Pacific Rim through the stories of its... by Ann Binlot
Above the Fold Yayoi Kusama and Takashi Murakami consider legal action over fake Shanghai exhibition The exhibition featuring counterfeit works by Yayoi Kusama and Takashi Murakami has been touring China since April 2018. by Caroline Christie
Above the Fold Rising entrepreneurial star in China turns out to be social media catfish A middle school student is behind the identity of Shi Runlong, an alleged entrepreneur whose Weibo account was full of photos of global dignitaries. by Caroline Christie
At Large 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. by Aric Chen