Every December the center of the art world convenes not in New York, Tokyo, or London, but in a town known more for its wide sandy beaches, café Cubano, and conga rhythms. Art Basel Miami Beach, which wraps up its three-day run today, is the American leg of an international art fair also staged in Basel, Switzerland (where the festival started in 1970), Hong Kong, and Paris. The event, now 20 years old, is the most comprehensive contemporary art fair in North America, attracting thousands of artists, dealers, collectors, appreciators, and just fun-seeking tourists for this annual burst of creativity steps from the sand.
Art Basel Miami Beach
Today in History
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Wild lupines
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Ready for takeoff
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International Day of Forests
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Bodie State Historic Park, California
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Light show in the forest
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Shark Awareness Day
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National Park Week begins
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Christmas Eve
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Irohazaka road
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Red squirrel in Cairngorms National Park, Scotland
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The ruins of a Maya superpower
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Kawachi Fuji Garden
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Where do those colors come from?
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Wyoming celebrates its statehood
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Sequential images of a total solar eclipse
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Indigo bunting
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Best fronds forever
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World Otter Day
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Into the woods
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Venture into a prehistoric gallery of art
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Mount Pico, Portugal
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Honoring our fallen heroes
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Celebrating Minnesota’s statehood
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Ruins of St. Dwynwens Church, Ynys Llanddwyn, Wales
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Winter in the Finnish wilds
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Western Monarch Day
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Baddest of the badlands
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A species no longer at risk
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National Fossil Day
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