Earlier this month Art Basel Miami Beach capped off a fresh 17th edition. This season artists examined the pressing issues our world faces. Many young social artists managed to infuse an austere visual language with gripping physicality.

Our editors covered not only the main Art Basel show but a dozen satellite art fairs from Untitled to Context, Scope, and beyond.

Prominent trends amongst the artwork were bright neons, optical illusions, and soft sensuality.

Exceptional artists favored among the younger crowd included Shantel Miller, Joyce J. Scott, and Bayne Peterson. Highlights from the shows included Prada’s Freehand installation of forgotten stories in American history spotlighting African American heritage. Luka Sabbat debuted a new “Hot Mess” exhibition titled FREE MONEY, an “in-depth look at how capitalistic values are woven into the American cultural fabric. Solo artists like Isabelle Fein made a splash with her glossy ceramics featured at Jack Hanley Gallery, and there was a massive unauthorized Bansky show in a warehouse space, the largest collective exhibit of his works ever shown in the U.S.

But part of the joy in attending Art Basel is making new discoveries. Below are 123 highlights from the booths.

Pop Life

41 artworks inspired from popular and mass media culture, ranging from advertising to mundane cultural objects.

Christine Wang “Johnny Depp” (photo: courtesy image)

Tyree Guyton “No Way” (photo: courtesy image)

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The Power of Color

23 artworks created expressly to establish individuality and flair.

Dietmar Busse “A Forest #2” (photo: courtesy image)

Bayne Peterson “Untitled” (photo: courtesy image)

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Life Moments

26 artworks focused on how our world shapes who we are and how who we are shapes our world.

Anahita Razmi “New Silk Road Patterns 2 Beijing” (photo: courtesy image)

Jessica Campbell “Phoning It In #1” (photo: courtesy image)

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Work On Paper

12 contemporary art works on paper showing invention and ingenuity.

Al Freeman “Comparison #73” (photo: courtesy image)

Anne Pohlmann “#5 Emi Dancing” (photo: courtesy image)

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Raw

21 artists that want to be seen and heard.

Danny Ferrell “Devan and Bowie” (photo: courtesy image)

Joyce J. Scott “Harriet’s Riffe #2”, 2018 (photo: courtesy of Peter Blum Gallery, New York City)

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