18-я fair Art Basel Miami Beach will open to the public for three days, from 5 to 8 December, and will present over 200 galleries from 33 countries — the largest number of participants in the history of the event

One of the main events of the year in the contemporary art world unites 269 galleries and about 4 000 artists main program, a few dozen small independent fairs held in parallel with the main, several big contemporary art exhibitions at local museums (e.g., the opening of the renovated Museum of the don and the Measures rubel), as well as many various shows and collaborations with famous representatives of various industries, including art, design and show-бизнеса. So, among the guests and participants of the fair this year called British Princess Eugenie (Director of the gallery Hauser & Wirth), artists Sean Combs and Beyonce. It is expected that during three days the fair will attract at least 70,000 people. And as practice shows, these expectations always come true.

we note in particular the appearance at the fair for the first 15 years of new works by Maurizio Catellan — is a banana taped to the wall. The work, estimated at $120 000, you can look at the stand of gallery Perrotin.

And of course, expect high prices. The most expensive in the gallery sector of the work of Jean-Мишеля Basquiat, Louise Bourgeois and other famous representatives of modern art presented at the fair in abundance.

the Material was prepared by Maria Kuznetsova, AI

Sources: theartnewspaper.com, artbasel.com, nypost.com