I lucked my way into a private tour of the personal art play space of mega-collector Beth Rudin DeWoody.

These immersive installations will elicit “oh wow!” reactions and mess with your mind.

Visit an incredibly secluded 1920s era artist retreat located just minutes from Fort Lauderdale Beach.

Sun, sand, Scope. Trendy contemporary art in an iconic beach location? Yes, please!

See the works and read the stories that will surely be an influence on the next generation of artists.

Miami’s Goldilocks-sized option for contemporary art lovers.

I crammed in a lot of art over my Christmas holiday. So much that I didn’t get to write it all up. So here’s a random selection of more stuff worth seeing.

The Rubell collection is the Desert Island Discs of contemporary art. If it was a basketball team, it would be the 1992 US Olympic Dream Team.

Like all good museums, it’s big, sprawling and understated inside — making it a perfect home for the large and often colourful works on display.

The first time I visited Wynwood was about five years ago when there was no $12 entry fee, no parking garage, and it was all still a bit dodgy. Even in the daytime.

As the only contemporary art museum along the 70-mile stretch of sand between Miami and Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale’s NSU Art Museum has a challenging remit.

Just look at that turtle, made out of an old construction hard hat, and tell me you aren’t smiling. Go on… try not to smile. You can’t!