Art and fashion intertwined at Art Basel Miami Beach this week, each serving as a backdrop and inspiration for the other.

Thanks to permanent public and private museums in South Florida, Miami has access to extraordinary collections of art all year long. Here are some of the works available this weekend only. Some are more entertainment than art, but all should make you think.

The soirees (complete with tantrums outside the velvet rope) have been a little much, but the art has sparkled, and it has been selling.

Some famous and not-so-famous brands converged in Miami to showcase their products and images in conjunction with Art Basel and satellite fairs.

Some famous and not-so-famous brands converged in Miami to showcase their products and images in conjunction with Art Basel and satellite fairs.

Miami Beach hotels are enjoying sold-out nights at top rates thanks to Art Basel crowds.

The museum’s fresh start in a spectacular new building, its backers say, will propel it toward the status that has long eluded the institution: Art-world player. Agent of transformation.

A pop-up town square at the cultural intersection of the United States and Latin America. A conceptual take on a Bedouin tent (with a pair of live camels) to shelter the concert launching a record label that aims to unite the warring cultures of the Middle East.

Art Basel, now open to the public at the Miami Beach Convention Center, brings the boldface names -- Say hello to Meet the Fockers goofball Owen Wilson and Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross.

As art comes to town, the new W magazine follows in its fashionable wake.

Art Basel/Miami Beach opened its doors to VIPs Wednesday with a vast selection of contemporary art that’s safer and less edgy than in previous years, and fairgoers responded with strong and steady buying.

Fashion makes a statement alongside the art collections

Brightly colored giant bunnies, miniature fishermen and fairly normal-sized reptiles have taken over Miami-Dade College’s Freedom Tower. With supplies.

When Frank Guzman’s grandmother passed away in 2006, he used her memory and the kaleidoscope she left him to start a small business. These memories include moments huddled by a television together, watching cartoons, classic films and listening to old records. Those small moments nurtured Guzman’s creativity and influenced him to appreciate iconic works, such as “Little Shop of Horrors” and translate them into his business, Frankleidoscope.

Interactive art explores space between object and performance