Happy Women's History Month Yall!#SaturdayMorningTunes is a weekly music set produced by @TyKey. Art:Vougish Vista, 2012 by Fatimah Tuggar
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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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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.
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. ;)