Which Miami Art Week Event Should You Attend

You are an equal-opportunity art lover who enjoys gaping at giant outdoor sculptures with the open sky as a backdrop. Head to 2100 Collins Avenue to check out the glow-in-the-dark lamppost by Wagner Malta Tavares, and a giant pair of arrows by Tony Tasset. The exhibit opens Nov. 30 with a David Bowie tribute show by drag star Lady Bunny.

You take your art seriously and you want to be in the know with the world's top galleries and be first in line to have a look at the most coveted works to add to your collection. The main event, Art Basel at the Miami Beach Convention Center, boasts 269 exhibitors from the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa who will offer artworks by modern masters, leading contemporary artists and those just beginning to make a name for themselves. And while the show opens for the rest of the plebes on Thursday, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m., the VIP and deep pockets will be in and out earlier in the week.

No stuffy art party for you. You prefer hanging out with a ragtag team of graffiti artists from around the world, twelve of whom will be unveiling new murals in Miami's outdoor museum, the Wynwood. Walls The opening night party is Tuesday, before the madness sets in, so you can relax with the cool kids before it gets too crowded.

You are always on top of what's now, what's new and what's next in the world of contemporary and performance art so Miami Design District exhibition space Locust Projects' presentation of Alexis Gideon’s “The Comet and the Glacier” video opera and live performance is for you. There's a lot going on here, from music to animation, video and an installation. Catch performances daily throughout the week, opening with a show at 3 p.m. Monday. The address is 3852 N Miami Ave.

Art is great, but you are a pragmatist and you like to put that art to work for you, be it holding your behind (like a chair) or illuminating your room (like a lamp). This fair is the place to be to find out the latest trends in design, from furniture to lighting to decor, plus innovations in architecture, art and fashion. Bonus: This festival is across the road from the Miami Beach Convention Center, so you can hit them both in one day.

This is viable option for many art lovers. You can always check out our coverage of the event and cyberstalk us on Instagram and our new Snapchat account.

You like art just fine, but you are like, "Ugg! Traffic!" Red Dot and Spectrum are two art fairs taking place in the Arts & Entertainment District (on Northeast Second Avenue and 17th Street) which means the area just behind the Arsht Center, so no crossing the MacArthur Causeway and no Midtown/Wynwood traffic jams. OK, this means nothing. There will likely be a ton of traffic. Both shows will feature contemporary works from around the globe, art talks, art labs and plenty to behold, all aimed at high end art buyers. One thing you won't see is the Anti-Trump exhibit by artists David Gleeson and Mary Mihelic which involved a re-purposed Trump campaign bus, which was nixed from Red Dot after the election.

Art Miami is the Julia Tuttle of Miami art fairs, meaning it all started here (Art Miami predates even Art Basel), then spread out like suburban sprawl. The fair, which has a sister CONTEXT located adjacent, takes place in Midtown, which situates you in a great spot if you want to stop in over in Wynwood or the Design District, or if you need to pick something up from Target. Art Miami has more than 130 galleries from 20 different countries exhibiting contemporary and modern works from masters like Warhol, Lichtenstein, de Kooning plus up and coming artists. BONUS: Actor Adrien Brody is going to have some work up, so you definitely run into some famous folk.