MIAMI BEACH, FL – DECEMBER 05: A general view of the Galerie Daniel Templon at the Art Basel Miami Beach 2012 VIP Preview at the Miami Beach Convention Center on December 5, 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by John Parra/Getty Images for Art Basel Miami 2012)
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Art Basel Miami Beach 2012's grand opening on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, was truly a world affair. The Vernissage — Art Basel's big, opening night event — was a ball. The scene was more like a midsummer night's dream.
The glitterati from Italy, German, Spain, Holland, Nigeria, The Dominican Republic, Mexico, India and France were there. The billionaire philanthropist and notorious art collector, Eli Broad, was in attendance, as was Las Vegas casino magnate Steve Wynn (a formidable art collector himself). The peripatetic and global art collectors, Mera and Don Rubell and Martin Freiermuth of the Vontobel Swiss Investment Group were there. The convention center's acoustics were painted with canvases of Spanish, French, Arabic, German, Yoruba, Chinese and Italian.
Rap stars P.Diddy, Pharell, Rick Ross and Hip Hop mogul Lyor Cohen were in the house. This year's black presence was formidable.
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