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    Miami's galleries beyond the fair: Little River, Allapattah and the Design District

    The fair lasts three days; Miami's own galleries are open all season, mostly in Little River and Allapattah. Where they are, how they got there and what they show in Art Week.

    Oct 2026 · 9 min read
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    From the archive: "Art Basel Miami Beach postponed", November 2001

    Six weeks before it was due to open, the first Art Basel Miami Beach was called off. What the one-page release said, what it left out, and who came to Miami anyway.

    Oct 2026 · 6 min read
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    Surrounded Islands: how Christo and Jeanne-Claude turned Biscayne Bay pink in 1983

    In May 1983 eleven islands in Biscayne Bay wore pink for about two weeks. How the work was won, paid for and built, how Miami saw it, and where to see it now.

    Oct 2026 · 9 min read
  1. 01Art · Oct 2026 · 8 min readHaiti in Miami: from the Centre d'Art to Edouard Duval-Carrié's Little HaitiHow a 1944 art center in Port-au-Prince, a migration by sea and one artist's studio on 59th Street made Little Haiti part of Miami's art story, and where to see it now.Read article →
  2. 02Plan · Oct 2026 · 7 min readArt Basel Miami Beach 2026 dates: when the fair happens, how its days run, and the building it fillsDecember 4 to 6, 2026, after two private days: when Art Basel Miami Beach happens and why, how its days work, every edition since 2002, and the convention center's own history.Read article →
  3. 03Art · Oct 2026 · 8 min readHow Art Basel came to Miami Beach: the collectors, the deal and the first fair in 2002Art Basel's first fair outside Switzerland opened on Miami Beach in December 2002, a year late. How collectors, a city and a rival fair's contract brought it here.Read article →
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  5. 04Art · Oct 2026 · 9 min readInside Art Basel Miami Beach 2026: the galleries, sectors and what to look for272 exhibitors, a smaller floor and no Meridians: how Art Basel Miami Beach 2026 is laid out, what each sector shows, and the booths worth finding, from Art Basel's own list.Read article →
  6. 05Art · Oct 2026 · 9 min readMiami's private art collections during Art Week: the Rubell, Margulies and El Espacio 23The Rubell, the Margulies and El Espacio 23: three collectors' warehouses that open their doors in Art Week, what each one collects, what is on in 2026, and when to go.Read article →
  7. 06Art · Oct 2026 · 8 min readWynwood: how Miami's garment district became its art district, from the Rubells to the Wynwood WallsA bakery, a garment district, a collector's warehouse and a developer's walls: how Wynwood became Miami's art district, why the galleries left, and what is still there to see.Read article →
  8. 07Art · Oct 2026 · 12 min readMiami museums to see during Art Basel: PAMM, ICA, The Bass and the WolfsonianFour Miami museums to fit around Art Basel 2026: their history, Art Week shows from Picasso to Basquiat, hours, prices and free days, checked on each site.Read article →
  9. 08Plan · Oct 2026 · 4 min readArt Basel Miami Beach tickets 2026: prices, types and where to buyEvery ticket in the official shop, from the $92 day ticket to the $4,500 two-day Premium Discovery Pass: what each one gets you, entry times, re-entry, and which to buy.Read article →
  10. 09Plan · Oct 2026 · 7 min readHow the Art Basel Miami Beach VIP preview works, and what a pass can buyFirst Choice, Preview, Vernissage: how Art Basel's private days work, who gets a card, why the selling starts before the doors open, and what $1,250 does and does not buy.Read article →
  11. 10Art · Oct 2026 · 9 min readMiami's art fairs in 2026: which ones matter during Art Basel week, and whyTwenty-one fairs are listed for Miami Art Week. Four are worth planning around, three serve particular collectors, and the rest can wait. Here is which is which, and why.Read article →

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