At Miami’s Art Fairs, a Somber Mood Sets In
This year’s finale to the art season dials down the party atmosphere with works exploring rape, natural disaster and instability
Art Basel Miami Beach is sobering up.
When the latest edition of the U.S.’s preeminent contemporary-art fair opens to the public on Thursday, it will be anchored by artworks tackling contentious issues like immigration, race and sexual violence.
It is a departure from the event’s typically breezy, partying tone, but reflects artists’ growing...