The Genesis of East Village Drag: An oral history of the Pyramid Club
Performer and hostess Linda Simpson, DJ Dany Johnson, and photographer Andé Whyland look back at a groundbreaking chapter in New York nightlife
On Model Mayhem, everyday people become the author of their own fantasy
Photographer Lorenz Schmidl captures the human desire to be seen—as demonstrated by New York’s most overlooked faces, and their eccentric alter-egos
Bode’s ‘A Year Off’ captures the youthful exuberance of having your whole life ahead of you
For her latest presentation, Emily Bode taps into family lore, transporting us to a 1969 University of Vermont dorm room
Document spotlights seven individuals who encapsulate the spirit of New York creativity
Dressed in Fear of God Exclusively for Ermenegildo Zegna, we hear the stories of the New Yorkers who bring the City to life
Julia Weist’s ‘Public Record’ reveals the long history between New York City and its artists
As the Public Artist in Residence with the Department of Records and Information Services, Weist invites New Yorkers to consider the civic value of art
The creative community rallies to support NYC’s frontline workers
AMASS.life is selling affordable prints from over 100 artists, including Brad Elterman and Janette Beckman, with all proceeds going to the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund
Looking back at the ‘Beautiful Losers’
A new exhibition at The Hole celebrates the 10th anniversary of the documentary Beautiful Losers, which celebrated the 'broke artists' of New York's downtown scene...
Parks and wreck: New York City’s crumbling public infrastructure
A new body of research from the Center for an Urban Future paints a bleak picture for the state of the city's most treasured green...
Paul Hameline casts a glittered lens towards New York City
While getting ready for the Saint Laurent Men's Spring/Summer 2019 show, model Paul Hameline documents his day.
New York’s tepid slog towards legalizing marijuana is killing our vibe
While state-wide legalization of weed seems inevitable, recent announcements on drug enforcement policies by Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio are as tepid...
Loverboy in Chinatown
Document joins designer Charles Jeffery as he explores the fluorescent haze of the New York Mart mall hidden underneath the Manhattan Bridge.
Composition in black and glitter
On an airy, black marble promenade in Liberty Park this past Wednesday, Document went backstage as Saint Laurent unveiled its Spring/Summer 2019 menswear collection overlooking...
Juliana Huxtable and Stuart Comer on the new politics of trans visibility in the social media age
The artist and downtown 'It Girl' speaks with the MoMA curator about the fine line between transgender visibility and commercial exploitation for Document Spring/Summer 2016.
Designer Milton Glaser still loves New York City, after all these years
The Bronx native behind one of the world's most famous logos discusses the city that, to him, is brimming with endless possibilities to unlock the...
Former Interview editor Bob Colacello looks back on the magazine that did it all
“Interview was in many ways the first magazine that covered everything. The first to cover people, really, and anything we could think of—ballet and diplomacy,...
Another reminder that marijuana arrests in NYC are still (extremely) racially biased
Across the city, black and hispanic people are arrested for low-level marijuana offenses at a rate eight times higher than white people according to a...
The first day of Frieze was a furnace, making collectors cranky
Record heat hits Frieze New York, affecting not just the mood of fairgoers, but sales as well.
Culture can cure cities, but it can plague them, too
Researchers at Nokia Bell Labs have created the first cultural analytics report linking culture capital with urban growth—and gentrification.
The doors of the Chelsea Hotel are being auctioned to support the homeless
Auction house Guernsey's is offering bidders the bedroom doors the once contained Janis Joplin, Leonard Cohen, Jimi Hendrix, and Humphrey Bogart.
The tales of Duncan Hannah’s weird and raw New York City
The stately painter, whose attentive personality flourished in the underground of 1970s New York, tells Document the stories behind the stories of his collected journals,...
Porches make a record for and by New York City
Identity, club music, boredom and distraction all collide on Aaron Maine's latest album.
New York City reviews its “symbols of hate,” removes only one
The statue of Dr. J. Marion Sims will be relocated to Green-Wood Cemetery
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.
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...
