THE PARTY An intimate signing and discussion for authors Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher’s book African Passion: Painted Bodies & Beyond THE VENUE The Minotti showroom, which doubled as an art gallery featuring dramatic, large-scale photography curated by the Annenberg Space for Photography specifically for the exhibit THE PLAYERS Mary Ta, president of Minotti Los Angeles, artist Mattia Biagi, Jacqueline Bisset and others who came to hear about the women’s travels and work in Africa. Photos by Leslie Rockitter