Art Basel 40 wrapped up with over 61,000 visitors. And there is no looking back. The official website has already been updated to Art | 41 | Basel for 2010.

So where does the art world go next? La Biennale di Venezia! Our good friends at Carbon 12 directed us to a nice essay on U.A.E. participation. Sultan Sooud ?Al Qassemi comments that “UAE’s Oneness” comes under question when the country has two competing pavilions, both of which highlight the same artists. Contemporary art is on the rise in the U.A.E., but the number of purchased pavilions is one place that more does not necessarily mean better.