As street art gains traction in the elite word of Miami Art Week fairs, Shepard Fairey and other artists take time to reflect on the gains.

Once an afterthought, the street art component of Miami Art Week finally seems ready to assert itself.

While the moneyed collectors and elite gallerists at the big art fairs in Miami Beach, the pulse of Miami Art Week beats just as hard a few miles inland in Wynwood.

The art world makes its annual southern pilgrimage December 2-7, and for seven days, Miami becomes the proving ground where reputations are minted, careers launched, and the very definition of contemporary art is contested. Here’s your guide.