Nova
Presenting works of art made in the last three years, Nova featured 35 galleries, five of which were first-time exhibitors at the Miami Beach show. Notable works from the sector included textiles by Margo Wolowiec (b. 1985) at Jessica Silverman Gallery; a film installation by Hong Kong-based artist Wong Ping (b. 1984) shown by Edouard Malingue Gallery; pieces by Korakrit Arunanondchai (b. 1986) and Harold Ancart (b.1980) at Clearing; an installation exploring radical biotech by Anicka Yi (b. 1971) – recipient of the 2016 Hugo Boss Prize – at 47 Canal; and a multimedia pairing of videos, drawings on paper and rippled mirrors by Joan Jonas (b. 1936) at Galleria Raffaella Cortese. Additional solo and group presentations included aaajiao (b. 1984), Cui Jie (b. 1983) and Liu Shiyuan (b. 1985) at Leo Xu Projects – also a first-time participant; Sanford Biggers (b. 1970) and Xaviera Simmons (b. 1974) at David Castillo Gallery; Lawrence Abu Hamdan (b. 1985) and Oscar Muñoz (b. 1951) at mor charpentier; Michael Dean (b. 1977) at Supportico Lopez; Vivian Suter (b. 1949) and Josef Strau (b. 1957) at House of Gaga; Mika Tajima (b. 1975) at 11R; and Kostis Velonis (b. 1968) at Kalfayan Galleries.

Positions
The 16 curated booths in Positions – 10 of which were first-time exhibitors in the sector – provided focused platforms for individual artists to present a major project. Featured artists in this sector included, Adrià Julià (b. 1974) at Dan Gunn, Gao Ludi (b. 1990) at White Space Beijing, Ulrike Müller (b. 1971) at Callicoon Fine Arts, Shelly Nadashi (b. 1981) at Christian Andersen, and Amy Yao (b. 1977) at Various Small Fires.

Three artists in the sector, Max Hooper Schneider (b. 1982) at High Art, Maggie Lee (b. 1987) at Real Fine Arts and Beto Shwafaty (b. 1977) at Prometeogallery di Ida Pisani were shortlisted for this year’s BMW Art Journey, a juried award that enables an emerging artist to go on a journey of creative discovery to a destination of their choice. The BMW Art Journey is open to artists from Positions and Discoveries, Art Basel's sectors for emerging artists in Miami Beach and Hong Kong. The winner will be announced in early 2017. For more information, please visit: bmw-art-journey.com.

Survey
Featuring presentations of rarely seen works from before 2000, Survey presented 14 projects including Romare Bearden’s (b. 1911; d. 1988) photographic series, ‘Projections’ (1964), at DC Moore Gallery; historic works on paper by Sudanese artist Ibrahim El-Salahi (b. 1930) at Vigo Gallery; monumental abstract paintings by Howardena Pindell (b. 1943) at Garth Greenan Gallery; works by Giorgio Morandi (d. 1890; d. 1964) at Galleria d'Arte Maggiore G.A.M.; and kinetic sculptures by George Rickey (b. 1907; d. 2002) at Maxwell Davidson Gallery. In addition, the galleries in Survey featured presentations of several important female artists, such as Graciela Carnevale (b. 1942) at espaivisor, Barbara T. Smith (b. 1931) at The Box and Betye Saar (b. 1926) at Roberts & Tilton.

Kabinett
A much-loved sector of the show, Kabinett consisted of 29 carefully curated exhibitions within booths across the fair. At Kavi Gupta, Irena Haiduk (b. 1982) transformed the gallery’s stand into a candy store selling authentic Balkan confections representing different political regimes, while Alexander Gray Associates presented allegorical paintings by Hugh Steers (b. 1962, d. 1995) that capture the emotional and political tenor of New York in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Rhona Hoffman Gallery celebrated its 40th anniversary with new works by Derrick Adams (b. 1970) and kurimanzutto featured Carlos Amorales’ (b. 1970) first paintings incorporating color. Works with a focus on everyday objects were featured at Sperone Westwater with recent sculptural pieces by Tom Sachs (b. 1966) and at Polígrafa Obra Gràfica with 66 lithographs by Rose Wylie (b. 1934).

Public
Curated for the fourth year by Nicholas Baume, Director and Chief Curator of New York's Public Art Fund, the Public sector in Collins Park drew crowds from across the city to view over 20 site-specific installations and performances by artists spanning 10 countries. Inspired by David Bowie, this year’s edition of Public featured the theme ‘Ground Control’and showcased works by Magdalena Abakanowicz (b. 1930), David Adamo (b. 1979), Jean-Marie Appriou (b. 1986), Eric Baudart (b. 1972), Huma Bhabha (b. 1962), Yoan Capote (b. 1977), Claudia Comte (b. 1983), Matías Duville (b. 1974), Camille Henrot (b. 1978), Glenn Kaino (b. 1972), Alicja Kwade (b. 1979), Sol LeWitt (b. 1928; d. 2007), Wagner Malta Tavares (b. 1964), Tony Matelli (b. 1971), William J. O'Brien (b. 1975), Anthony Pearson (b. 1969), Norbert Prangenberg (b. 1949; d. 2002), Ugo Rondinone (b. 1964), Tony Tasset (b. 1960) and Erwin Wurm (b. 1954). Public officially opened on Wednesday, November 30, with performances by Davide Balula (b. 1978), Lady Bunny (b. 1962), Rob Pruitt (b. 1964) and Naama Tsabar (b. 1982) and was produced in collaboration with The Bass and supported by MGM Resorts Art & Culture. This year, 11 Public sector projects will remain on view until March 15, 2017.

During the show, Art Basel was pleased to announce the appointment of a new curator for the Public sector – Philipp Kaiser – an independent curator and critic, who will curate the Swiss Pavilion of the 57th Venice Biennale (2017) and also the inaugural exhibition at the Marciano Foundation in Los Angeles next year. Philipp Kaiser will succeed Nicholas Baume, commencing with the 2017 Miami Beach edition.