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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Przewalskis horses, Hustai National Park, Mongolia
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Lizard of mystery
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Astoria-Megler Bridge, Oregon
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World Book Day
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Welcome to California
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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Row, row, row your gondola
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Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
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What are these creatures?
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Fossil Day
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Seceda, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy
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Honoring the fallen
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Sleep tight, little hedgehog
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Castle Square, Old Town, Warsaw, Poland
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World Laughter Day—it s a hoot
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Ölüdeniz, Turkey
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A river on the tundra
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Ode to the sun
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Batten down the hatches
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A swim in the sky
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Salt evaporation ponds on the island of Gozo, Malta
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Manatee Awareness Month
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Great white egret, Upper Bavaria, Germany
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Greetings from Asbury Park
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World Lake Day in the Faroe Islands
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World Poetry Day
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Autumn comes to the Porcupines
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Lake Pehoé, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
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Golling Waterfall, Salzburg, Austria
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The Crown Jewel of the North Atlantic
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