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ART FULL Love Stream #2, by Randy Polumbo, 2012, from New York's Paul Kasmin Gallery, was featured in the Art Public sector at Art Basel Miami Beach last year. The Fairest of Art A s the contemporary art world hurtles into the annual fall whirlwind of auctions, exhibitions, and institutional galas, one event easily stands apart from the rest—Art Basel Miami Beach. Launched in 2002, the show quickly established itself as one of the most prestigious in the world, drawing the crème de la crème of international collectors, dealers, artists, and curators each year. "The best thing about a fair like Art Basel Miami Beach is the concentration of objects and works of art under one roof," says James Rondeau, curator of contemporary art at the Art Institute of Chicago, in a recent discussion about the upcoming show, which is set to run December 5–8 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. "Seeing gallerists, collectors, and museum colleagues from around the world can be a pleasure, and it's 80 productive. For us, it is not necessarily about buying... It's about research and development. Often good things happen far down the road as a result of conversations that happen at the fair." The show, which has been a major influence in Miami's transformation into a thriving cultural hub, has grown to include a selection of 258 galleries from 31 countries, plus cutting-edge performances, films, talks, and music. One of the most impressive examples of art changing the public sphere in Miami over the past few years has been the Public Art Sector, which is staged in Collins Park in collaboration with the adjoining Bass Museum and which will be curated this December by Nicholas Baume, director and chief curator of New York's Public Art Fund. "I have known Nicholas for almost 10 years, and we continued on page 82 PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEVIN TACHMAN CHICAGO COLLECTORS ARE GEARING UP FOR THE EXCITEMENT OF THIS YEAR'S ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH, WHERE SOME OF THE WORLD'S FINEST ARTISTS AND GALLERIES WILL MAKE HISTORY ONCE AGAIN. BY SUE HOSTETLER MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM 080-082_MA_SC_ArtFull_Nov13.indd 80 10/21/13 12:29 PM