Art Basel Week Is Back — And So Is Miami’s Annual “Which Fair Are You?” Personality Test

Art Basel week is basically Miami’s Super Bowl, except everyone’s wearing black, drinking fancy sparkling drinks, and pretending they weren’t just stuck in traffic on the MacArthur for 47 minutes. I’ll be hitting the art shows this week myself and have prepared this handy cheat sheet for the fairs and the type of Miami property each one feels like:

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Art Basel ($1MM+ blue chip art)
Blue-chip galleries, museum curators, serious collectors. Basel is the Continuum PH with the private elevator of art fairs: polished, expensive, and occasionally making you question all your life choices—but in a good way.

Untitled Art ($5k+, Brooklyn-ish on the sand in Miami Beach)
Cool, curated, airy. Untitled is the sun-drenched boutique condo in Sunset Harbour where everyone seems effortlessly stylish and the HOA group chat probably discusses natural wines.

NADA (New Art Dealers Alliance = fun downtown Miami show)
Indie, edgy, and slightly allergic to anything too commercial. NADA is your MiMo mid-century house in the Upper East Side—the one with terrazzo floors, original charm, and a buyer who uses the word “practice” a lot.

Pinta (Mundo Latino in the Grove)
A vibrant celebration of Latin American and Spanish art. Think Coral Gables Mediterranean Revival: elegant bones, cultural heritage, and the sense that abuela would approve.

CONTEXT Art Miami (popular art, best with kids)
Contemporary, energetic, and full of pieces you can actually imagine on your wall. CONTEXT is the Brickell luxury new-construction tower: shiny, confident, and knows exactly who it’s selling to.

So whether you’re shopping for art or shopping for property, the Miami rule still applies: Buy what you love—and what won’t scare you when you turn the lights on.