From today's fair edition:  MIAMI. The first person through the oceanfront door at yesterday’s VIP opening of Art Basel Miami Beach was the Brazilian art adviser Pedro Barbosa: “Brazilians used to come here to shop. Now we’ve got a bit more money, we come to shop for cultura,” he said, heading straight to Hauser & Wirth (K17). Following hot on his heels was São Paulo-based collector Ricard Akagawa, who bought Bharti Kher’s decorative Symphony, 2001, priced at $175,000. “There are a lot of emerging collectors in my country, and they are interested in international contemporary art,” he said. READ MORE
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video  Cricket Taplin, co-owner of Miami's so called 'Art Hotel' acts as curator for the large collection of works which adorn the walls and public areas of the Sagamore Hotel.
In this interview, Cricket talks about how she began collecting with the help of her husband's best friend, Martin Margulies and how her tastes have evolved to create such a diverse collection.
 Anna Somers Cocks talks to one of Miami`s most influential collectors of contemporary art on the role her Foundation has played in improving opportunities for artists and communities from Central and Southern America.
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