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Article: Liberal A: Art Basel Miami Beach, the annual extravaganza celebrating modern and contemporary art, is, as one observer says, 'the confluence of art, money and style.'.(Art Basel Miami Beach)
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- December 1, 2007
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NetJets, the vendor of shared ownership in business jets, booked 284 trips to Miami last February for the Super Bowl, the most ever for a single Florida event. That record is likely to tumble this month when Net Jets flights arrive for Art Basel Miami Beach, a four-day whirlwind of fine art, swank parties and conspicuous consumption.
Now in its sixth year, Art Basel Miami Beach is one of the world's largest art fairs of modern and contemporary art (works completed in the 20th and 21st centuries). More than 200 galleries from across the globe will set up Dec. 6-9 in the Miami Beach Convention Center peddling sculptures, paintings, ...