Art Basel Miami in 2017

Does Art Basel Miami Beach still hold its charm? In 2016, America's sexiest fair was more subdued than usual. The first day registered its usual harvest of big sales (Gagosian sold a painting by Richter for $5.8 M, for instance), but without the frenzied buying typical of the Florida event. Now that the Zika virus is no longer menacing the city and the country has digested the presidential elections, Art Basel Miami Beach can hope to regain its high number of eager visitors. The 2017 edition should notably benefit from the reopening of the Bass Museum after two years of refurbishment and a new, more ambitious approach, as well as the young Institute of Contemporary Art's move to a brand-new museum. Above all – a decidedly good omen – the fair renewed its lease with the Miami Beach Convention Center in late September, thus ensuring use of the premises until…