BASEL.- The 42nd edition of Art Basel closed on Sunday, June 19, 2011. This year, the annual reunion of the international artworld attracted more than 65,000 artists, collectors, curators, and art lovers from around the globe, a new record for attendance. The participating galleries, art lovers, and art journalists were unanimous in pronouncing this a superb year for the show in terms of quality. Collectors from all over the globe rewarded the excellent material and booth presentations with strong sales throughout the week across all levels of the market. A great many artists attended the event, among them John Baldessari, Pierre Bismuth, Daniel Buren, Maurizio Cattelan, Janet Cardiff, Jimmie Durham, Liam Gillick, Joan Jonas, Vera Lutter, Goshka Macuga, Sarah Morris, Mai-Thu Perret, Tobias Rehberger, Allen Ruppersberg, Anri Sala, Thomas Schütte, Tino Sehgal, Yinka Shonibare and Cathy Wilkes.