Art Basel preparations underway

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  Local artist Debra Holt works in the installation entitled 'An Unborn Child Leaves a Shadow on the Soul.' Most of the pieces in the installation are vintage items that she has collected in the past three years. Artists, gallerists and installers got busy as SCOPE art fair prepared Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, for Art Basel weekend in Miami. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Art installer Steven "Rusty" Coe installs Kathy Kissik's pieces at the Robert Fontaine Gallery booth. Artists, gallerists and installers got busy as SCOPE art fair prepared Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, for Art Basel weekend in Miami. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Artist Simon Bilodeau paints his installation "Le Monde Est Un Zombie" inside the SCOPE art fair. Artists, gallerists and installers got busy as SCOPE art fair prepared Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, for Art Basel weekend in Miami. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Gallerist Jacob Karpio, left, greets publicist Ebany Binks, of New York City, in front of Carlos Aires' piece titled 'Face to Face with Death II." Artists, gallerists and installers got busy as SCOPE art fair prepared Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, for Art Basel weekend in Miami. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Installers prepare for the opening of SCOPE near the Zeger Reyers' piece 'Hard-Water'/dark fountain, 2012. The piece is stacked dinnerware donated by Ikea under the premise that SCOPE would in turn donate the plates to a charitable organization. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Installers continue preparations for the opening of SCOPE near the Peering artist Jaume Piensa's "Triptych" piece on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Framers Hugo Barrientos and his wife, Marivel Alverez, brush down Cuban artist Alexandre Arrechea's piece titled "Pain-Free" after framing it for exhibition during Art Basel on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 in Miami. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Local artist Valentina Simon, 24, left, and her son, Alec Atwood, 3, get a closer look of the new Tony Goldman mural on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. The mural will be dedicated Tuesday prior to Art Basel weekend. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF