In order to get an idea of each upcoming Art Basel such as Art Basel Miami 2009, take a look at past ones. Each year is better than the one before it.

To get an idea of the minimum you can expect from Art Basel Miami 2009, refer to Art Basel 2008 which went on through such a difficult economical time. Despite the economic woes, Art Basel 2008 received many guests and Miami Beach events.

The 2008 Art Basel featured over 2,000 artist’s exhibitions from 266 international galleries. The 2008 Art Basel Miami Beach events presented quality paintings, drawings, installations, sculptures, Anime, photography, street art and video.

It looks like we can expect quite a bit from Art Basel Miami 2009.

A few celebrity appearances were made at Miami Beach events including Jay-Z, Beyonce, Brad Pitt, Pharrell, Paris Hilton and Pamela Anderson.

Some pieces that particularly stood out in Art Basel 2008 include a humungous painting by Hernan Bas, a special exhibit in memory of Robert Rauschenberg and an innovative retrospective of Naomi Campbell as well as an amazing photography exhibition of the supermodel and works by Scott Campbell.

Other featured artists at the Miami Beach events include Barry McGee, Chiho Aoshima, Richard Prince, Mark Ryden, Barbara Kruger, Hyungkoo Lee, Josh Keyes, Robert Williams, Tomoo Gokita, Colin Christian, Raymond Pettibon, Eric White, Usugrow, Chris Mars, Fafi, Dash Snow, Todd James, Ron English, KAWS, Dearraindrop, Tony Oursler, Aurel Schmidt, Phil Frost, Shepard Fairey, The Clayton Brothers, Takashi Murakami and Kehinde Wiley.