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Polymathic artist Sanford Biggers, left, greets attendees during the Art of Black Miami event inside the Brightline Central Station in Overtown on Thursday, November 8, 2018. Art of Black Miami is a marketing platform and destination driver organized by the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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Art of Black Miami kicks off its fifth annual celebration of cultural diversity

Art of Black Miami, a celebration of cultural diversity in the arts presented by the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, kicked off its fifth annual edition on Thursday night.

Dancer and choreographer Bárbara Foulkes in an April performance of Abraham Cruzvillegas’ ”Autorreconstrucción: To insist, to Insist, to Insist” at The Kitchen in New York.

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Art Basel’s popular, free outdoor showcase is going away. Here’s what will replace it.

Art Basel Miami Beach’s popular, free outdoor public-art program is being scratched and replaced by a twice-daily performance that’s still free, but indoors.

A visitor from New York and his son check out artwork by Ernesto Neto at Art Basel in Miami Beach 2017.

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What are the dates for Art Basel Miami Beach 2018?

Art Basel in Miami Beach is open to the public Dec. 6-9. Tickets cost $50 online, $60 at the door.

Beginning in 2019, smaller galleries like Miami-based David Castillo Gallery, shown here in 2017, will be charged less than larger galleries for their spaces at Art Basel fairs in Switzerland, Miami Beach and Hong Kong.

The organizers of Art Basel fairs in Miami Beach, Switzerland and Hong Kong are introducing a sliding fee scale to help support smaller, younger galleries that offer crucial support to artists — but also face high risks.

Elizabeth Sutton poses with Juan Salazar Salas, left, and Pedro Valerino, right, before their Miami Art Week event. Salas and Valerino were rear-ended by another car in an accident on I-95 during Art Basel. Salas was thrown from the car and died. Valerino is in critical condition. Sutton has created a GoFundMe page to help their families.

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Cuban artists celebrate Art Basel success only to have tragedy hit them on last night

Juan Salazar Salas and Pedro Valerino were in a crash on I-95 during Art Basel that killed Salas and left Valerino in critical condition. Elizabeth Sutton, a New York artist, has started a GoFundMe to help their families.

Three women have told the New York Times that music mogul Russell Simmons raped them. Simmons, in a statement to the paper, vehemently denied what he called “these horrific accusations,” saying all his relations have been consensual.

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Russell Simmons accused of sexual misconduct again — once at Art Basel

Two weeks after announcing he was stepping away from his businesses due to sexual misconduct allegations, Russell Simmons is the subject of a New York Times article in which two women, in separate incidents, say he assaulted them. One alleged incident happened in Miami in 1988, the other during Art Basel Miami Beach in 2014.

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Get your smartphone ready: The weekend is crammed with Instagrammable art

Art Basel, Art Miami and dozens of other fairs and pop-ups are a visual feast. Here are a few of our favorites.

Valentina Pereda, 2, holds a sprinkle-and-chocolate-covered banana at The Museum of Ice Cream on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017.

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Photo gallery: Museum of Ice Cream Miami Beach

The Museum of Ice Cream has opened in Miami Beach at 3400 Collins Ave. just in time for Art Basel.

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Despite the name, this art show doesn’t involve bacon. It’s all about catching a break

Cos x Studio Swine is a show full of bubbles, joy and the ephemeral nature of spring. After a hectic day of art, it’s where you want to be. And it’s free.

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Opening day of Art Basel 2017

The annual fairs, shows, films and performances of Art Basel, Art Miami and Miami’s annual art week kicked off on Wednesday with a press and VIP opening. Good news: Many are free.

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Is Art Basel bigger and better than ever? The early reviews are in

The 16th edition of Miami Beach’s blockbuster Art Basel fair opened Wednesday to VIPs with impressive showcases of modern and contemporary art, vigorous sales and an improved, roomier layout that drew broad praise.

Miami police plan to close down busy North Miami Avenue between 22nd and 29th streets to vehicular traffic this weekend to accommodate the expected large crowds that overflow the sidewalk. Some barriers will also be erected.

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Police to close Wynwood streets and install barricades for Miami Art Week crowds

Miami police plan to close down busy Northwest Second Avenue between 22nd and 29th streets to vehicular traffic this weekend to accommodate the expected large crowds that overflow the sidewalk. Some barriers will also be erected.

Miami Jewish Health resident Bonnie Beauchamp, pictured on Dec. 4, 2017, is overcoming psoriatic arthritis, but still loves to paint.

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Miami Jewish Basel celebrates local artists young and old

Miami Jewish Health on Monday celebrated the Art Basel season, taking advantage of its prime location, by hosting its own rendition of the famous show, Miami Jewish Basel, in an effort to raise money for the facility’s art therapy program.

Jacob Fellander specializes in photography incorporating multiple exposures. This image was shot in Chennai, India, in 2007.

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If you make one side trip from the big Art Basel fair, this is one to see

Photographer Jacob Felländer incorporates multiple exposure and virtual reality to create multi-dimensional artworks, now on display at Museum of Contemporary Art - North Miami.

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Here’s an early glimpse of Wynwood Walls’ newest works

Wynwood Walls, the outdoor street art museum in Miami’s hip Wynwood neighborhood, will unveil its newest 12 works Tuesday in honor of Art Basel week.

An artistic compilation of used drug bags on display in Miami Beach. Tom Fruin ‘A.E. Smith-Shattered’ (2009)

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The opioid crisis has made its way to Art Basel this year

For SCOPE Miami Beach, workers from a Massachusetts healthcare company will be giving out free dosages of Narcan, also known as naloxone, a medication to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. The company wants to further the conversation regarding the stigma associated with mental illness and addiction.

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