ArtReview Power 100 list topped by Documenta curator Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev

ArtReview has published its annual Power 100 list of the most influential people in the artworld and Documenta curator Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev is at the top of the list followed by Larry Gagosian and Ai Wewei. You can see the full lineup of entrants here, ranked according to a combination of influence over the production of art internationally, sheer financial clout, and activity over the past 12 months.
Image: Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev

Political activism recognised in this year's Power 100

Last year the top spot in ArtReview magazine's Power 100 was held by Ai Weiwei. Political activism will be recognised again in this year's lineup of art-world movers and shakers with the inclusion of Pussy Riot who, according to the editor of ArtReview, are positioned "somewhere in the middle of the list". The 2012 Power 100 will be announced later this week.

Image: Pussy Riot performing at Red Square in Moscow

Another Power 100 list

In its annual Power 100 issue, Art & Auction positions Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamid bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the daughter of the Emir of Qatar, as the most influential person in the art world. Shiekha Al-Mayassa is the chairwoman of the Qatar Museums Authority, an organisation overseeing the country's cultural initiatives including the world's biggest art buying spree.

You can see the Power 100 top ten here.

Image: Sheikha Al-Mayassa at the opening of Takashi Murakami's exhibition at Versailles in 2010

Ai Weiwei tops this year's POWER 100 List

ART REVIEW has published THE POWER 100, its annual list of movers and shakers in the art world. Entrants are ranked according to a combination of influence over the the production of art internationally, sheer financial clout and activity in the past 12 months.

2009 Power 100

Art Review's 2009 Power 100 is published here.