Reflecting on her first edition as director, Bridget Finn shared, "It was an ecstatic feeling to finally open the doors of our show to visitors, after more than a

Art Basel Miami Beach united creatives, art enthusiasts, celebrities, musicians, and more — here's what it was like attending this year's event.

São Paulo artist Beatriz Milhazes mixes European modernism with traditional Brazilian folk motifs, making her a part of Antropofagia, a 1920s art movement that seeks to equate cultural and tribal art with the fine art favored by museums and galleries.

Business is not brisk at Art Basel Miami Beach this year, and the seller of a $27 million Gerhard Richter may be willing to take a loss.

Housed as always in the Miami Beach Convention Center, the event is also the last major art fair in a year full of them, including previous Art Basel editions in Hong Kong in March; Basel, Switzerland, in June; and Paris in October. Not to mention four far-flung Frieze fairs and a couple put on by the European Fine Art Foundation.

Miami Beach Art Basel wrapped up with a record-breaking economic impact, fueled by high-profile attendees and growing interest in the global art scene.

On November 25, the banana brand Chiquita lit up Instagram with eye-catching yellow stories, offering a chance to win free tickets to Art Basel Miami Beach. The deal was simple: share your email address for a shot at a pair of one-day passes.

The long-running fair’s host city is America’s current de facto crypto capital. This week, a month after the reelection of the country’s first meme-coin president, it is also a global destination for that other great speculator’s sport: buying art.

The mood was buoyant at Art Basel Miami Beach, even if business was slow. A $30 million Picasso was seeking a new home.

From the main fair to a Gucci snow globe, an itinerary of the best events and exhibitions Miami Art Week has to offer.