Art Basel Cancels Miami Beach Show in December, Citing Pandemic

Art Basel Miami Beach, the largest contemporary art fair in the U.S. was canceled for this year, the latest blow to an already reeling industry.

MCH Group, which owns the brand and earlier had to cancel editions in Hong Kong and Basel, Switzerland, blamed the pandemic in a statement Wednesday. MCH, which is partly owned by billionaire media scion James Murdoch, cited limitations and uncertainty about the staging of large-scale events, international travel restrictions and quarantine regulations.