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Despite Art Market Lull, Art Basel Still Delivers for Miami Beach

Art Basel Miami Beach is the biggest art fair in the US and has emerged as a year-end, pre-holiday retreat for corporate leaders of all stripes.
“Library of Us,” a rotating triangular installation by Es Devlin, invited Art Basel Miami Beach attendees to peruse the artist’s bookshelf.
“Library of Us,” a rotating triangular installation by Es Devlin, invited Art Basel Miami Beach attendees to peruse the artist’s bookshelf. (Getty Images)
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Art Basel Miami Beach is a trade show, a Cannes festival, and a Super Bowl all rolled into one. It’s the biggest art fair in the US and one of a handful of truly global destination cultural events. The first week of December — when art dealers, collectors, curators and creators descend on Vice City — also marks the unofficial start of Florida’s snowbird season. And since its launch in 2002, ABMB has emerged as a year-end, pre-holiday retreat for corporate leaders of all stripes.

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