Charlie Gates and Michael Darlington look to Soviet filmmaking for Document Online The photographer and stylist visited the rugged coastline of southeast England to incorporate graphic props and styling.
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Movement becomes fashion in COS’s Pitti Uomo debut The London-based minimal brand marked Christophe Copin’s debut through a performance choreographed by Wayne McGregor. by Ann Binlot Z Zegna’s latest collection pays service to fashion’s love of tennis For its Spring / Summer 2019 collection, the Italian sportswear label took to the court at Pitti Uomo tapping Alexander Zverev to be the face... by Ann Binlot James Welling on his photo ‘1538’ “The challenge is to create something I haven't seen before." by Vetle Egeland Hunting for Kit Kats in Japan One writer discovers that a mission to find every last of the whacky, weird Kit Kat flavors native to Japan can easily become an unstoppable... by Ann Binlot Martine Rose is designing for the ‘dodgy’ man of her dreams, one piece at a time Ahead of her Spring / Summer 2019 collection, Document met up with the London-born designer to discuss intuition, music, and the unpredictable, flashy, always dodgy,... by Vetle Egeland Goethe goes to the museum A new group show opening at Sammlung Friedrichshof and Stadtraum in Austria this week uses Goethe's 1809 novel Elective Affinities to examine space of human relationships. by Ann Binlot Facing the future with some of activism’s newest faces Thousands of teens from across the country descended upon #TurnUp, an activism summit hosted by The New School this past weekend to make clear that... by Maraya Fisher The Document Agenda: Misogyny still exists in a galaxy not so far away Every week Document has an agenda: digging up dispatches from the creases of global culture. With this information, go forth. by Phil Backes After posing for the $5.2 million George Condo, Natalie White is now her own muse The photographer has sat for George Condo, Michael Dweck, Peter Beard and more, but now, she's decided to become her own subject. by Ann Binlot Protection finds its equal in pleasure at PS1’s ‘Body Armor’ A new exhibit at MoMA's PS1 takes a nuanced look at how women convey power, desirability, and rebellion through garments worn and objects wielded. by Clara Malley After dropping ‘don’t be evil,’ Google looks for new words to justify its military projects As reports of the company's participation in a military drone project set off an internal and public image scandal, Google is hoping that new ethical... by Caroline Christie Saint Laurent Men’s Spring/Summer 2019 livestream See the full collection, live from New York City June 6th at 9PM EST. by Document Journal We need to do something about the plastic problem A new report by the U.N.'s Environmental Program warns that unless action is taken that by 2050 there could be more plastic in our seas... by Caroline Christie Millennial men are going to new extremes to reach their fitness goals A new survey claims that over 90 percent of millennial males have altered their lifestyle in a bid for a buff body in what could... by Caroline Christie ‘Fashion Unraveled’ reflects on the repurposed, the distressed, and the deconstructed On view through November at the Museum at FIT, ‘Fashion Unraveled’ looks at imperfections in fashion history from Maison Martin Margiela to Comme des Garçons. by Ann Binlot Europe’s new data protection laws are a confusing mess that might change the world for better The European Union's new data privacy rule, which went into effect last week, is the reason your inbox has been a mess for the last... by Caroline Christie The Document Agenda: Lost in translation Every week Document has an agenda: digging up dispatches from the creases of global culture. With this information, go forth. by Phil Backes Social modesty is behavioral science’s latest obsession They've even coined a term, "signal-burying," to explain why humans opt to play down their interests and good deeds. by Maraya Fisher Britain’s war on drill music is a grand effort to ignore the failures of austerity The Metropolitan Gang Unit has banned over 30 drill videos from Youtube in recent weeks after deciding the popular genre is the lone root of... by Caroline Christie Tomas Maier on the ‘raw, simple, and emotional’ works of Donald Judd We asked the Bottega Veneta creative director about his fascination with the legendary sculptor, whose aluminum works are on display this summer at the Judd... by Vetle Egeland One of Russia’s masterpiece paintings was attacked with a metal pole You could say Vodka and an increased inability to differentiate historical fact with artistic license had something to do with the art assault on a... by Caroline Christie ‘The Decisive Moment’ debunked at ICP’s Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibit In a new exhibit open this past week, the International Center of Photographer unpacks the making of a mythology with a closer look at the... by Clara Malley With Harvey Weinstein in handcuffs, New York updates its sexual harassment laws As the fallen mogul faces charges for rape and sexual assault, New York announced a slew of new policies to address sexual harassment in the... by Caroline Christie Two modern nations are still terrified of a woman’s right to choose The uncertainty surrounding Ireland's referendum over a 35-year-old abortion ban grows, while the United States, this week, proposed one of the most strict abortion rules... by Caroline Christie In a world of media-driven paranoia, perhaps doomsday prepping isn’t that crazy? According to one researcher who spoke with survivalists in 18 states across the U.S., it's actually a natural response to a media environment of constant... by Caroline Christie ‘A Queen Within’ and the celebration of unchecked female power As the exhibition 'A Queen Within' at the New Orleans Museum of Art enters its final week, Document speaks with the show's curators about the... by Megan Wray Schertler Saudi Arabia arrests women’s rights activists ahead of driving ban being lifted One month before the ban is set to lift, 13 activists were arrested at their homes. by Caroline Christie 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,... by Nathan Taylor Pemberton The suburbs are the frontlines of America’s mass shootings According to a new report from the Associated Press, all but one of the ten deadliest school shootings in the U.S. have occurred in some of... by Caroline Christie African-American artists shatter art world expectations at auction Last week's record-breaking sale of Kerry James Marshall's 'Past Times' at Sotheby's suggest a long-overdue mainstreaming of the black contemporary art. by Caroline Christie Byredo’s Ben Gorham on making ‘Elevator Music’ with Virgil Abloh The forward-thinking perfumer’s latest collaboration with the Off-White founder is anything but forgettable. by Ann Binlot Your favorite pop song might be depressed After analyzing more than 500,000 pop songs, researchers have found that the most popular music has become a total bummer in the last 30 years. by Caroline Christie Tbilisi’s clubgoers protest for open culture despite strict drug laws and white nationalists Thousands of Georgian techno fans gathered in downtown Tbilisi this week to protest armed crackdowns on two of city’s most vibrant nightclubs. by Caroline Christie 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... by Caroline Christie The dissident art of ‘cruising’ gets a pavilion at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale Champagne and poppers will be served at the May 24th opening of Spazio Punch's "Cruising Pavilion." by Caroline Christie Is a film festival sponsored by the Israeli government an incident of ‘art-washing?’ Document talks with a London-based filmmaker and activist, who is one of 30 industry professionals calling for the boycott of The London Israel Film and... by Caroline Christie Christopher Kane’s propensity for playful subversion lands at your feet Known for collaborations with Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood, The Rug Company now takes on Christopher Kane’s signature prints. by Maraya Fisher Jean-Michel Basquiat’s ‘Flesh and Spirit’ is at the center of an art family’s legal feud As Sotheby's prepares to auction the virtually unseen Basquiat piece next week for an estimated $30 million, a disinherited art collector is accusing the auction... by Caroline Christie An exhibit celebrating fashion’s fascination with ‘Heavenly Bodies’ The Met's 2018 Costume Institute exhibition, “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” explores the relationship between fashion and Catholicism. by Ann Binlot Uber’s self-driving car purposefully ignored the pedestrian it fatally struck The company's flawed programming extends beyond the self-driving program and into deep-set racial bias, as well, drivers claim. by Caroline Christie How Prada’s music producer Frédéric Sanchez landed on 90s classics for their 2019 Resort show The music producer crafted a show soundtrack inspired by timelessness and Daft Punk for Prada's 2019 Resort show. by Megan Wray Schertler Curating the curator who “didn’t buy the bullshit” of the art world This past weekend, Frieze New York’s first curated section celebrated the legendary curator Hudson, whose lone vision shaped the contemporary art world as we know... by Ann Binlot Ermenegildo Zegna’s visionary entrance into ready-to-wear gets the retrospective treatment ‘Uomini All'Italiana 1968’ marks five decades since the iconic Italian label’s foray into prêt-à-porter—at the expansive tipping point for personal expression in cultures across the globe. by Ann Binlot 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. by Ann Binlot Jordan Nassar is delicately weaving a new vision into one of Palestine’s cultural legacies The Palestinian-American artist discusses the cultural weft of his evocative handmade embroidery—featured, this weekend, in Frame at Frieze New York. by Alex Bacon Big books and bigger sticker prices are for big boys, only, researchers conclude An analysis of over 2 million books published between 2002 and 2012 by researchers at the City University of New York finds that publishing, after... by Caroline Christie Smuggled into Claire Fontaine’s ‘Untitled (Tennis Ball Sculpture)’ What Document overheard at the artist collective’s opening at Century Pictures. by Joshua Seidner A collective that documents global conflict are now up for the Turner Prize The nomination of London-based Forensic Architecture is a watershed moment for Britain's most prestigious art prize. by Caroline Christie Photographer Sanlé Sory made stars out of the youth of Burkina Faso in the 1960s Document talks with the 75-year-old photographer following the opening of his first American exhibition at Yossi Milo Gallery in New York. by Olivia Dillingham It took six months and 18 sexual assault allegations for the Swedish Academy to confront its own #MeToo crisis The elite body responsible for awarding the Nobel Prize in Literature is handling its own sexual misconduct crisis more poorly than you could imagine. by Caroline Christie
Movement becomes fashion in COS’s Pitti Uomo debut The London-based minimal brand marked Christophe Copin’s debut through a performance choreographed by Wayne McGregor. by Ann Binlot
Z Zegna’s latest collection pays service to fashion’s love of tennis For its Spring / Summer 2019 collection, the Italian sportswear label took to the court at Pitti Uomo tapping Alexander Zverev to be the face... by Ann Binlot
James Welling on his photo ‘1538’ “The challenge is to create something I haven't seen before." by Vetle Egeland
Hunting for Kit Kats in Japan One writer discovers that a mission to find every last of the whacky, weird Kit Kat flavors native to Japan can easily become an unstoppable... by Ann Binlot
Martine Rose is designing for the ‘dodgy’ man of her dreams, one piece at a time Ahead of her Spring / Summer 2019 collection, Document met up with the London-born designer to discuss intuition, music, and the unpredictable, flashy, always dodgy,... by Vetle Egeland
Goethe goes to the museum A new group show opening at Sammlung Friedrichshof and Stadtraum in Austria this week uses Goethe's 1809 novel Elective Affinities to examine space of human relationships. by Ann Binlot
Facing the future with some of activism’s newest faces Thousands of teens from across the country descended upon #TurnUp, an activism summit hosted by The New School this past weekend to make clear that... by Maraya Fisher
The Document Agenda: Misogyny still exists in a galaxy not so far away Every week Document has an agenda: digging up dispatches from the creases of global culture. With this information, go forth. by Phil Backes
After posing for the $5.2 million George Condo, Natalie White is now her own muse The photographer has sat for George Condo, Michael Dweck, Peter Beard and more, but now, she's decided to become her own subject. by Ann Binlot
Protection finds its equal in pleasure at PS1’s ‘Body Armor’ A new exhibit at MoMA's PS1 takes a nuanced look at how women convey power, desirability, and rebellion through garments worn and objects wielded. by Clara Malley
After dropping ‘don’t be evil,’ Google looks for new words to justify its military projects As reports of the company's participation in a military drone project set off an internal and public image scandal, Google is hoping that new ethical... by Caroline Christie
Saint Laurent Men’s Spring/Summer 2019 livestream See the full collection, live from New York City June 6th at 9PM EST. by Document Journal
We need to do something about the plastic problem A new report by the U.N.'s Environmental Program warns that unless action is taken that by 2050 there could be more plastic in our seas... by Caroline Christie
Millennial men are going to new extremes to reach their fitness goals A new survey claims that over 90 percent of millennial males have altered their lifestyle in a bid for a buff body in what could... by Caroline Christie
‘Fashion Unraveled’ reflects on the repurposed, the distressed, and the deconstructed On view through November at the Museum at FIT, ‘Fashion Unraveled’ looks at imperfections in fashion history from Maison Martin Margiela to Comme des Garçons. by Ann Binlot
Europe’s new data protection laws are a confusing mess that might change the world for better The European Union's new data privacy rule, which went into effect last week, is the reason your inbox has been a mess for the last... by Caroline Christie
The Document Agenda: Lost in translation Every week Document has an agenda: digging up dispatches from the creases of global culture. With this information, go forth. by Phil Backes
Social modesty is behavioral science’s latest obsession They've even coined a term, "signal-burying," to explain why humans opt to play down their interests and good deeds. by Maraya Fisher
Britain’s war on drill music is a grand effort to ignore the failures of austerity The Metropolitan Gang Unit has banned over 30 drill videos from Youtube in recent weeks after deciding the popular genre is the lone root of... by Caroline Christie
Tomas Maier on the ‘raw, simple, and emotional’ works of Donald Judd We asked the Bottega Veneta creative director about his fascination with the legendary sculptor, whose aluminum works are on display this summer at the Judd... by Vetle Egeland
One of Russia’s masterpiece paintings was attacked with a metal pole You could say Vodka and an increased inability to differentiate historical fact with artistic license had something to do with the art assault on a... by Caroline Christie
‘The Decisive Moment’ debunked at ICP’s Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibit In a new exhibit open this past week, the International Center of Photographer unpacks the making of a mythology with a closer look at the... by Clara Malley
With Harvey Weinstein in handcuffs, New York updates its sexual harassment laws As the fallen mogul faces charges for rape and sexual assault, New York announced a slew of new policies to address sexual harassment in the... by Caroline Christie
Two modern nations are still terrified of a woman’s right to choose The uncertainty surrounding Ireland's referendum over a 35-year-old abortion ban grows, while the United States, this week, proposed one of the most strict abortion rules... by Caroline Christie
In a world of media-driven paranoia, perhaps doomsday prepping isn’t that crazy? According to one researcher who spoke with survivalists in 18 states across the U.S., it's actually a natural response to a media environment of constant... by Caroline Christie
‘A Queen Within’ and the celebration of unchecked female power As the exhibition 'A Queen Within' at the New Orleans Museum of Art enters its final week, Document speaks with the show's curators about the... by Megan Wray Schertler
Saudi Arabia arrests women’s rights activists ahead of driving ban being lifted One month before the ban is set to lift, 13 activists were arrested at their homes. by Caroline Christie
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,... by Nathan Taylor Pemberton
The suburbs are the frontlines of America’s mass shootings According to a new report from the Associated Press, all but one of the ten deadliest school shootings in the U.S. have occurred in some of... by Caroline Christie
African-American artists shatter art world expectations at auction Last week's record-breaking sale of Kerry James Marshall's 'Past Times' at Sotheby's suggest a long-overdue mainstreaming of the black contemporary art. by Caroline Christie
Byredo’s Ben Gorham on making ‘Elevator Music’ with Virgil Abloh The forward-thinking perfumer’s latest collaboration with the Off-White founder is anything but forgettable. by Ann Binlot
Your favorite pop song might be depressed After analyzing more than 500,000 pop songs, researchers have found that the most popular music has become a total bummer in the last 30 years. by Caroline Christie
Tbilisi’s clubgoers protest for open culture despite strict drug laws and white nationalists Thousands of Georgian techno fans gathered in downtown Tbilisi this week to protest armed crackdowns on two of city’s most vibrant nightclubs. by Caroline Christie
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... by Caroline Christie
The dissident art of ‘cruising’ gets a pavilion at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale Champagne and poppers will be served at the May 24th opening of Spazio Punch's "Cruising Pavilion." by Caroline Christie
Is a film festival sponsored by the Israeli government an incident of ‘art-washing?’ Document talks with a London-based filmmaker and activist, who is one of 30 industry professionals calling for the boycott of The London Israel Film and... by Caroline Christie
Christopher Kane’s propensity for playful subversion lands at your feet Known for collaborations with Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood, The Rug Company now takes on Christopher Kane’s signature prints. by Maraya Fisher
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s ‘Flesh and Spirit’ is at the center of an art family’s legal feud As Sotheby's prepares to auction the virtually unseen Basquiat piece next week for an estimated $30 million, a disinherited art collector is accusing the auction... by Caroline Christie
An exhibit celebrating fashion’s fascination with ‘Heavenly Bodies’ The Met's 2018 Costume Institute exhibition, “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” explores the relationship between fashion and Catholicism. by Ann Binlot
Uber’s self-driving car purposefully ignored the pedestrian it fatally struck The company's flawed programming extends beyond the self-driving program and into deep-set racial bias, as well, drivers claim. by Caroline Christie
How Prada’s music producer Frédéric Sanchez landed on 90s classics for their 2019 Resort show The music producer crafted a show soundtrack inspired by timelessness and Daft Punk for Prada's 2019 Resort show. by Megan Wray Schertler
Curating the curator who “didn’t buy the bullshit” of the art world This past weekend, Frieze New York’s first curated section celebrated the legendary curator Hudson, whose lone vision shaped the contemporary art world as we know... by Ann Binlot
Ermenegildo Zegna’s visionary entrance into ready-to-wear gets the retrospective treatment ‘Uomini All'Italiana 1968’ marks five decades since the iconic Italian label’s foray into prêt-à-porter—at the expansive tipping point for personal expression in cultures across the globe. by Ann Binlot
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. by Ann Binlot
Jordan Nassar is delicately weaving a new vision into one of Palestine’s cultural legacies The Palestinian-American artist discusses the cultural weft of his evocative handmade embroidery—featured, this weekend, in Frame at Frieze New York. by Alex Bacon
Big books and bigger sticker prices are for big boys, only, researchers conclude An analysis of over 2 million books published between 2002 and 2012 by researchers at the City University of New York finds that publishing, after... by Caroline Christie
Smuggled into Claire Fontaine’s ‘Untitled (Tennis Ball Sculpture)’ What Document overheard at the artist collective’s opening at Century Pictures. by Joshua Seidner
A collective that documents global conflict are now up for the Turner Prize The nomination of London-based Forensic Architecture is a watershed moment for Britain's most prestigious art prize. by Caroline Christie
Photographer Sanlé Sory made stars out of the youth of Burkina Faso in the 1960s Document talks with the 75-year-old photographer following the opening of his first American exhibition at Yossi Milo Gallery in New York. by Olivia Dillingham
It took six months and 18 sexual assault allegations for the Swedish Academy to confront its own #MeToo crisis The elite body responsible for awarding the Nobel Prize in Literature is handling its own sexual misconduct crisis more poorly than you could imagine. by Caroline Christie