Art Basel’s Virtual Miami Beach Fair Gets Off to Bullish Start with Flurry of Sales

As 2020 draws to close, the art market’s traditional last marquee event has opened virtually—like most other things have in a chaotic year marked by a global pandemic—and several galleries have reported numerous sales across the board.
After Art Basel was forced to cancel the in-person iterations of all three of its fairs in Hong Kong, Basel, Switzerland, and Miami Beach, it pivoted to the virtual realm with online viewing rooms. Many dealers had reported slow sales at various