Document Journal

6 days ago | documentjournal.com | Katie K Rex

On the heels of their new releases, 'Pirouette' and 'yes, please.,' the artists convene to discuss process, connection, and survivalism through art As the world burns, Model/Actriz and Sextile are thrashing in the smoke. Standing at the precipice of a techno-clash movement fueled by unrest, both groups have pioneered their singular sounds over the last 10 years, catapulting music beyond the framework of genre revivalism.

1 week ago | documentjournal.com | Drew Zeiba

For Document’s Spring/Summer 2025 issue, the actor and designer trace the transformative power of dress and drama Since debuting on-screen nine years ago as the lead in Ang Lee’s film about a celebrity soldier, Billy Lynn’s Long Walk, Trophée Chopard–winner Joe Alwyn has cemented himself as a versatile performer, adept at bringing complexity and dynamism to morally conflicted—or even ethically bereft—characters.

1 week ago | documentjournal.com | Ryan Petersen

In a sermon-performance equal parts satire and sacrament, 'Images' asks what it means to renounce the screen—and whether doing so is even possible I shuffled into EARTH, the New York arts space programmed by Dean Kissick, on Easter Sunday. Just like a crowded church, every seat was taken. So I stood in the back, pressed against the wall. Images—written by Gideon Jacobs and directed by Ruby McCollister—sits somewhere between a reading and a play.

2 weeks ago | documentjournal.com | Maraya Fisher

For Document's Spring/Summer 2025 issue, the musician and artist discuss 'Virgin,' finding their creative edge, and the importance of having the stones On “Mood Ring,” the third single from her 2021 album Solar Power, Lorde sings, “I can’t feel a thing / I keep lookin’ at my mood ring / Tell me how I’m feelin’ / Floatin’ away, floatin’ away.” A kernel of personal honesty behind shimmering vocals and exacting satire of wellness culture—though Lorde is not the narrator of the song, it expresses...

2 weeks ago | documentjournal.com | Nick Vogelson

In a debut portfolio for the inaugural issue of Notes on Beauty, we explore beauty through the lens of those who have indelibly shaped the cultural landscape of New York and the world over the last four decades What if we reimagined beauty not as a transformation but as a process of uncovering, a journey of becoming oneself?