Art Basel Miami Beach 
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News Desk / Updated: September 7, 2011 |
The cultural juggernaut that is ART BASEL
MIAMI BEACH has changed the tourist season
on South Beach forever. Kicking off the first four nights of December,
international art fans, artists, gallery owners, art buyers and
journalists fill the city with the deafening roar of art and commerce.
Celebrities host great parties, wealthy patrons open their homes to
tours of their priceless collections, clever PR flacks promote midnight
pool parties, clandestine boat tours and meet & greets with reclusive
artists. And then—like a mirage in a desert—all of the glitzy
installations simply vanish overnight and the resort town goes back to
business as usual.
Instead of the brief lull between the family rush at Thanksgiving and
the build up to Christmas & New Year's events, the full capacity crowds
that overwhelm every restaurant, bar, and hotel room in Downtown Miami
and Miami Beach during the first week of December are now an annual
occurrence. As a harbinger to the art assault last year, huge pink
plastic snails appeared as if by magic at intersections all over Miami
Beach to alert locals of the coming Art Basel BOOM! Sister exhibit to
the prestigious Art Basel fair in Switzerland, the Miami Beach show
draws thousands to the sunny shores of South Beach where days of film,
music, art and architecture are celebrated in live performances, hourly
seminars, guest lectures and spontaneous public displays.
Works from more than 2000 international artists line galleries at the
Miami Beach Convention Center and adjunct contemporary pieces fill
shipping containers at the Art Park at 21st Street Beach. Nightly
concerts, International DJs and dancing under the stars make this the
most popular after party in town. Satellite shows at many Miami Beach
hotels and fairs across the bay in Miami are also scheduled during Basel
week so critics, curators and collectors can make the most of their time
in Miami. While the atmosphere can sometimes feel like a circus, for
most visitors Art Basel is the greatest show on earth!
Art Basel Miami Beach, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach
Art Basel Miami Beach Details
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- 4 stars based on
1 review across the Web |
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Location: |
1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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| Phone: |
(305) 674-1292 |
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| Website: |
www.artbaselmiamibeach.com |
| Start Date: |
December 1-4, 2011 |
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