For over the past three decades, Elisa Turner has been a witness to the changing landscape of Miami’s art scene and the people who shaped it.

When internationally renowned artist Edouard Duval-Carrié introduced a milestone exhibit in 2000, she saw him introduce Haitian Voudou and iconography to a wider audience.

When the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami — or MOCA for short — first opened its doors in 1996, Turner wrote about “the candy-coated gimmick,” a tin of chocolate, she received at the opening celebration.

When the 9/11 terrorist attacks postponed plans for the inaugural Art Basel Miami Beach , Turner watched as the arts community created new opportunities for other artists and themselves.

Now, the award-winning art critic and journalist has turned hundreds of thos

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