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As CAA’s art-and-design agent, who also curates the firm’s art collection, Thao Nguyen knows how to navigate the inner circles of the art world. Here, wearing Tory’s stone statement necklace, she shares her report from the recent Art Basel Miami Beach show, from the artists to watch to the best city scenes.

Art Basel Miami Beach is like no other art fair because…
The influx of Europeans who come for the art (and making a beach vacation out of it too).

The works and artists I loved…
Kerry James Marshall, Mickalene Thomas, Henry Taylor, Harold Ancart…

The other can’t-miss fairs in Miami…
NADA, Design Miami and the Julio Le Parc show at Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)

When I need to escape the crowds, I head to…
The Eucalyptus Infusion Steam treatment at Lapis Spa

My go-to restaurant here…
Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink

And favorite place for a cocktail and what I drink… 
Baby Bison cocktail at Sweet Liberty

My packing and wardrobe essentials…
Eos lip balm, Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Cream, Tory Burch’s Brida mule, and a whole lot of zen…!