Tykia Key & Agamine Lands It's First Magazine Feature

I'm so excited to share that Tykia Key and agamine.com has landed is first magazine cover and feature with Estelle Magazine! Check out the interview and cover story and find out what's next for agamine.com, what's the coolest opportunity thus far, what's my superpower and how I feel about the increasing number of black women in entrepreneurship and tech and why I think it's important for young girls.

Thank you for always supporting and sharing. Click here to get your digital and print copies.

Also, support the work of other talented people apart of this issue:

Editor-In-Chief : Adrina Nelson | Estelle Mag | Fashion Site

Fashion & Style: Otaymah Bonds | Instagram

Travel: Mara Rose | Website

Photography: Joseph Jones | Website

Makeup: April Antoinette | Website Legend Riviera | Website

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Dope Vibes: Insecure - Issa Rae's Comedy Series on HBO this Fall (Trailer)

The first trailer for Issa Rae’s HBO series, Insecure, is finally here and hit the internet yesterday. The show, a worthy follow-up to her popular web series, The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl, looks at a friendship, experiences and tribulations of two black women, premieres this Fall and I don't know if eight 30 minute episodes are going to be enough. I will follow-up with date as soon as it hits the press.

Stay beautiful.

Insecure, starring Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis and Lisa Joyce. Created and executive produced by Issa Rae, Prentice Penny, Melina Matsoukas, Michael Rotenberg, Dave Beck, Jonathan Berry, and Larry Wilmore as a consultant.

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Dopeness | Noisey: Bompton Growing up with Kendrick Lamar

To view more on Kendrick Lamar's documentary, head over to Noisey.com or view it on their YouTube channel.

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Vibe: Theaster Gates

I believe that beauty is a basic service. Often I have found is that when there are resources that have not been made available to certain under-resourced cities or neighborhoods or communities, that sometimes culture is the thing that can ignite [change].-Theaster Gates

So I work in digital marketing and by training I'm supposed to write at least 250 words per article or blog post to "buff" up my SEO so that I can get a lot of views, but I've come to except that sometimes you just have to do you. In a world that's full of so many opinions, so many sounds that have no real impact, I won't inundate you with mine. I just want to share beauty.

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#WeekendRecap : Playdates in Chelsea x Menkui Tei

The holiday season is the perfect time to enjoy tons of holiday shopping, winter sports and cozying up with the ones that you love. But the holiday season is also a perfect time to get out and about and hit up some galleries to see some art. So on Saturday debonair Stephen and I had a playdate hitting up a few galleries in Chelsea to catch a few expiring exhibits and checking in to our favorite Ramen spot, ( mentioned in NYC best ramen spots list post ) Menkui Tei, to make sure the broth was still good. lol If you're in the browsing mood and would like to experience some amazing free art in New York; check out some of the artist's works in the exhibits and galleries listed below.

Cheim & Read Gallery - "Suspension" - Louise Bourgeois

Derek Eller Gallery - Ivan Witenstein

Gagosian Gallery - "In the Land of the Dead, Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow" - Takashi Murakami

Lyons Wier Gallery - "Slip Stream" - Jeff Muhs x "Donut Rush" - Jae Yong Kim

Jack Shainman Gallery - "All Manner of Needs" - Lynette Yiadom-Boakye

Mike Weiss Gallery - "GYMNASTY" - Cameron Gray

C24 - "A Bullfighter in New York / Un Torero en Nueva York" - Domingo Zapata

Photo images were captured by the talented Stephen Ewings of liferoundhere photography using his point and shoot, but check out his website for his amazing professional works in the link above.

Happy browsing,

A.gamine

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Derrick Adams: LIVE and IN COLOR

DISCLAIMER: "Keep in mind that I'm a blogger and I'm sensitive about my ish.." I am not an artist and I have no formal training in the arts and I am not familiar with Derrick Adams or his previous works. I am simply a novice that attended an exhibition and this is what I experienced while observing his work. Last night was Derrick Adams' opening reception of his LIVE and IN COLOR exhibition at the Tilton Gallery. I managed to get there a little early so that gallery wasn't packed to the max which was nice because I got to really experience the works without major distractions.

I personally thought the works were beautiful, raw and comical. And I felt that he did an amazing job at conveying every message loudly by using techniques of incorporating mixed-mediums, collaging and using vidid colors. If I could sum it up and relate the works to something that I am more familiar with I would relate it to movies and television and I would say it had the voice of a blaxploitation film dressed up in the comical presentation of, the t.v. show, In Living Color. I definitely experienced many nostalgic moments while observing the works and now while sitting here reflecting on all these things I wonder if Derrick Adams created this work to pose the question; Who is influencing who the media or it's subjects?

If you're on the Upper East Side for various reasons Tilton gallery is really close to the Whitney Museum, which is now displaying the Jeff Koons exhibition that everyone is raving about. Maybe you can check them both out at the same time. I smell cute date idea!! Anyway, the Live and IN COLOR exhibition is at the Tilton gallery from now until October 18th and its totally worth blocking out a good hour to head over and check it out.

Happy exploring!

xxo,

A.Gamine

Charles Gaines: Gridwork 1974 - 1984 x Studio Museum

On Thursday I had the pleasure of being a plus 0ne to check out Charles Gaines' "Gridwork 1974 - 1984 at the Studio Museum of Harlem and I must say that the people over at the Studio Museum know how to put on an exhibit opening that tickles the fancy of my little gamine taste. With the DJ spinning extra soulful house + EDM mashups and the bartenders helping to subdue the crowd with unique feature cocktails by the Absolut sponsor in the courtyard. The themed numbers and trees exhibit really hit a sweet spot in my work week that only MoMa Ps1 is able to give me during it's Warm up sessions on the weekends. And I hear that I can pretty much get that fix again at the Studio Meseum on Uptown Summer Fridays. (The little 5 year old in me squeals)

If you're in Harlem head over to the Studio Museum on 125th to check out the exhibit before it ends on October 26th!

xxo,

A.Gamine

p.s. If you like random artsy stationary like me, make sure to grab a studio postcard or two. They look adorable framed.

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Kara Walker Exhibit

There is a lot to be said about this exhibit. Since the images of the larger than life sugar sphinx hit social media back in early May it has been the "it" hot topic of discussion; well at least in my gamine world…

The creator, Kara Walker, critically known to produce works that explores race, gender, sexuality, violence and identity; decided to tie all of them into one with her most recent masterpiece, titled “A Subtlety”, which is commissioned by public art projects group Creative Time.

The exhibit, located in the soon to be demolished Domino Sugar factory, since it’s début has incited a plethora of thought papers, tweets, #hashtags and retrospective pieces in appreciation and disgust of how the sugar mama and her babies are sometimes victims of fascination and exploitation. In my opinion the exhibit definitely shows how art imitates life and brings it back to the original purpose and meaning of this work as it intends to reflect history.

If you are in the New York area and have not had a chance to check it out yet head on over to Williamsburg before July 6th. It's really a treat. Pun intended. ;)

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