Art Basel Miami

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Art lovers stand in front of an oil painting by Kehinde Wiley titled "Femme Piquee Par Un Serpent" during a preview of the Art Basel Miami Beach art show at the Miami Beach Convention Center on December 1, 2010.

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De Beers CEO Francois Delage, Daphne Guinness and W magazine editor in chief Stefano Tonchi attend a dinner hosted by W magazine and De Beers in celebration of Art Basel Miami at Soho Beach House on December 2, 2010 in Miami Beach, Florida.

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Sam Keller and Dasha Zhukova at the opening of Art Basel Miami Beach.

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Tony Shafrazi and Ben Stiller at the opening of Art Basel Miami Beach.

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MOCA Reception, the opening of Jonathan Meese: Sculpture, from the Knight Exhibition Series.

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Calvin Klein, Nicholas Gruber, George Hamilton, and Cassandra Cava at the opening of Art Basel, Miami Beach Convention Center.

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Dixon Boardman, Princess Firyal, and Bob Colacello.

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Dawn Magnotto and Lori Cheek lounge poolside.

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LVMH and Interview Magazine dinner.

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Larry Gagosian and Jay Jopling at the Aby Rosen & Samantha Boardman Dinner at Solea.

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Laura Santos, and Sima Familant at a party hosted by Jay Jopling at Soho House.

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A visitor views Olafor Eliasson's Inverted Berlin Sphere artwork in The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse during the Art Basel show in Miami,.

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Ryan McGinley, Tilda Swinton, and Susan Sarandon

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Jean Pigozzi and Michael Stipe

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Patrons view art at Mitchell-Innes & Nash during Art Basel Miami Beach 2010 at the Miami Beach Convention Center on December 1, 2010 in Miami Beach, Florida.

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