Culture Club

One could argue that Miami’s cultural ascent began 16 years ago, when the first Art Basel arrived on its sandy shores, bringing artists, gallerists, and collectors to a city whose own art scene had been percolating for decades. This month, as the fair once again descends on the Miami Beach Convention Center (newly expanded for this year’s show), it will do so amid an impressive collection of freshly minted cultural establishments, from the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami—which opens its doors this month in the fashionable Miami Design District—to the Bass Museum of Art, which reopened in October following a 2-year renovation.

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Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami

Photo: Courtesy Iwan Bann