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Insights | Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher
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For our inaugural online exhibition, we'll take a closer look at Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher's celebrated African Twilight series. With insights from the artists themselves via a series of live talks, and behind-the-scenes videos, we'll bring this extraordinary body of work directly to your home.This is the first of our Insights, a new series of online exhibitions THK Gallery will be holding to keep you connected.
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Interview | National Geographic
A clever feast spares the lives of photographers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher during a harrowing trip to Surmaland near the Ethiopian-Sudanese border.
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Fine Art Works
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Yoruba Voodoo Mask, Burkina Faso, 2014101.6 x 152.4 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
67.7 x 101.6 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
50.8 x 76.2 cm | Edition of 10 plus 2 AP -
Leaping Lunar Mask, Burkina Faso, 2014101.6 x 152.4 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
67.7 x 101.6 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
50.8 x 76.2 cm | Edition of 10 plus 2 AP -
Seated Lunar Masks, Burkina Faso, 2014Image size: 67.7 x 101.6 cm
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Surma Painted Man, 1985152.4 cm x 101.6 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
101.6 x 67.7 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
76.2 x 50.8 cm | Edition of 10 plus 2 AP
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Raffia Harvest Mask, Burkina Faso, 2014152.4 x 101.6 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
101.6 x 67.7 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
76.2 x 50.8 cm | Edition of 10 plus 2 AP -
Raffia Animal Mask, Burkina Faso, 2014152.4 x 101.6 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
101.6 x 67.7 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
76.2 x 50.8 cm | Edition of 10 plus 2 AP -
Pende Kitenga Mask, Gungu, DR Congo, 2014152.4 x 101.6 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
101.6 x 67.7 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
76.2 x 50.8 cm | Edition of 10 plus 2 AP -
Pende Muthatho Mask, DR Congo, 2014152.4 x 101.6 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
101.6 x 67.7 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
76.2 x 50.8 cm | Edition of 10 plus 2 AP
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Yoruba Gelede Mask, Benin, 1993101.6 x 67.7 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
76.2 x 50.8 cm | Edition of 10 plus 2 AP -
Salampasu Warrior, D.R. Congo, 2014101.6 x 152.4 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
67.7 x 101.6 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
50.8 x 76.2 cm | Edition of 10 plus 2 AP -
Salampasu Warrior, DR Congo, 2014152.4 x 101.6 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
101.6 x 67.7 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
76.2 x 50.8 cm | Edition of 10 plus 2 AP -
Young Kara Man with Chalk Paint, 2014152.4 x 101.6 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
101.6 x 67.7 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
76.2 x 50.8 cm | Edition of 10 plus 2 AP
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Whirling Spirit Mask, Burkina Faso, 2014101.6 x 152.4 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
67.7 x 101.6 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
50.8 x 76.2 cm | Edition of 10 plus 2 AP -
Salei Maasai Warriors Approach the Ceremonial Manyatta, Tanzania, 200667.7 x 101.6 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
50.8 x 76.2 cm | Edition of 10 plus 2 AP -
Salei Maasai Warriors Bearing Flags, Tanzania, 200667.7 x 101.6 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
50.8 x 76.2 cm | Edition of 10 plus 2 AP -
Pedi Queen, South Africa67.7 x 101.6 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
50.8 x 76.2 cm | Edition of 10 plus 2 AP
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Bwa Spirit Mask, Burkina Faso, 201460.9 x 40.6 cm | Open Edition
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Kara Painted Man, Omo River, Ethiopia, 198860.9 x 40.6 cm | Open Edition
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Three Wodaabe Male Charm Dancers, Niger, 1981101.6 x 67.7 cm | Edition of 7 plus 2 AP
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Turkana Bride with Fish on Head, Kenya, 198660.9 x 40.6 cm | Open Edition
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Rendille Warrior with Beaded Adornments, Kenya60.9 x 40.6 cm | Open Edition
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Samburu Initiate with Beetle Wing Adornments, Kenya, 200460.9 x 40.6 cm | Open Edition
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Kara Boy with Chalk Make up and Berry Adornment, Omo River, Ethiopia, 201360.9 x 40.6 cm | Open Edition
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Samburu Initiate's Beetle Wing Necklace, Kenya, 201360.9 x 40.6 cm | Open Edition
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Lecture | Harvard University
Center for African StudiesOn December 5, 2019, the Harvard Center for African Studies hosted a lecture on African Twilight. The full lecture can be viewed below:
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Field Diaries | Excerpts
Browse through excerpts below from Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher's field diaries, highlighting specific moments from their many journeys and experiences.
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Maasai Warrior Ceremony | Tanzania
Witness rare footage of the Maasai Warrior Ceremony.
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Press
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Sunday Times | Insight | Where Dance was Born | Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher
January 13, 2019 A two page feature included within the Insight section of the Sunday Times. -
Atelierbesuche | Angela Fisher & Carol Beckwith | Urban Zen
October 13, 2019 Elke Backes writes of Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher's amazing photographic journey throughout Africa, tracing the history of mankind, as well as their collaboration with Donna Karan's Urban Zen Foundation.... -
Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award | 2018 Gold Award | African Twilight
June 26, 2019 The Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards celebrate independent presses and authors. The awards are hosted by Foreword Reviews, a publication dedicated to the art of book reviewing. Carol... -
Travel Africa | Featured article | Jan-March 2019 Edition
January 1, 2019 Travel Africa is the only international magazine dedicated to the promotion of travel to Africa. Celebrating its diverse attractions, wildlife and culture, while offering practical travel advice and inspiration. The...
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Painted Bodies of Africa | Nat Geo Live
Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher explore the art of using skin as a canvas, a practice performed to attract the opposite sex, differentiate oneself from the enemy, and access the spirit world.
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New York Post | African Twilight Book Review | November 2018
November 16, 2018 The New York Post is a daily newspaper published in New York City. African Twilight the two-volume book by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher is reviewed in this featured article.... -
New African | Vanishing Africa | October 2018 Edition
October 22, 2018 New African is an English-language monthly news magazine based in London. Published since 1966, it is read by many people across the African continent and the African diaspora. It claims... -
Art Times | African Twilight | November 2018 Edition
November 28, 2018 Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher's exhibition at THK Gallery African Twilight: Vanishing Rituals & Ceremonies is featured in the November 2018 Edition of the SA Art Times. Read the full... -
Khuluma | Feature | December 2018 Edition
December 1, 2018 Khuluma is the official in-flight magazine of the South African airline kulula.com. Feature | Explore: Here. There. Everywhere. View the feature here .
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Spirit Masks | Burkina Faso
See the incredible detail of the Spirit Masks used during ritual ceremonies in Burkina Faso.
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Lecture | Urban Zen Foundation
Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher detail their journeys and processes alongside their photographs in a lecture at the Urban Zen Foundation in New York.
