The Art Basel in Miami Beach stabbing victim.Photo: Rudy Perez.
The Art Basel in Miami Beach stabbing victim.
Photo: Rudy Perez.

The stabbing victim at Art Basel in Miami Beach. Photo: Rudy Perez, courtesy the Miami Herald.

Nothing like this has happened before, and hopefully nothing like it will happen again. Maybe a glorification of wealth and a culture of excess in Miami contributed to a climate where a crazed individual felt it acceptable to stab someone. Or not. The assailant sounds like a straight up loon to artnet News, and as we know those can pop up anywhere—even at health dept holiday parties in San Bernadino. Here, below, are images of the stabbing shot by photographer Rudy Perez.

Photo via Local 10 News Miami

The Art Basel in Miami Beach stabbing suspect.
Photo: Rudy Perez.

The Art Basel in Miami Beach stabbing victim.
Photo: Rudy Perez.

The Art Basel in Miami Beach stabbing victim.
Photo: Rudy Perez.

The Art Basel in Miami Beach stabbing aftermath.
Photo: Rudy Perez.

The Art Basel in Miami Beach stabbing aftermath.
Photo: Rudy Perez.

The Art Basel in Miami Beach stabbing aftermath.
Photo: Rudy Perez.

The Art Basel in Miami Beach stabbing aftermath.
Photo: Rudy Perez.

The Art Basel in Miami Beach stabbing aftermath.
Photo: Rudy Perez.

The Art Basel in Miami Beach stabbing victim.
Photo: Rudy Perez.

The Art Basel in Miami Beach stabbing victim.
Photo: Rudy Perez.

The Art Basel in Miami Beach stabbing victim.
Photo: Rudy Perez.

The Art Basel in Miami Beach stabbing victim.
Photo: Rudy Perez.

The Art Basel in Miami Beach stabbing victim.
Photo: Rudy Perez.