It’s the end of the year, so that means it’s time for our annual list that highlights those who are often rendered powerless in a system ruled by the oversized influence of the super-rich and their courtiers.
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The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2021 Edition
Welcome to our annual list which highlights those who are rendered powerless in a system unduly influenced by the super-rich and the institutions and businesses that serve them.
The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2020 Edition
Welcome to our annual list which highlights those who are rendered powerless in a system influenced by the super wealthy and the commercial galleries, nonprofits, museums, and publications that serve them.
The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2019 Edition
Welcome to our annual list which highlights those who are rendered powerless in a system greatly influenced by the super wealthy and the commercial galleries and vanity museums that serve them.
The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2017 Edition
Some people think the art world is a series of champagne lunches, private jet trips, auctions, freeports, and VIP lounges, but that part of the scene doesn’t interest us. Welcome to the latest edition of our annual list compiling those who are rendered powerless in a system created for the affluent and well-connected.
The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2016 Edition
Some people care about money, fame, and power; we prefer to look elsewhere.
The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2015 Edition
Forget the rich and powerful — they’re predictable. We’re more interested in the powerless. That’s where the real stories are, where the future is decided, where creativity starts. Here is our annual list of the art world’s most powerless.
The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2014 Edition
While other publications sing the praises of the rich and powerful, we like to look at those who are largely overlooked in order to understand the real state of the art world and its discontents.
The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2013 Edition
It’s our favorite time of year. Why’s that you ask? Well, Art Review recently published their hilarious thoughtful pandering art world power list that starts with a dictator Qatari royal and continues through a who’s who of people — including an artist who “doesn’t make a thing” — who must appear like they have power from the London-based perch of the Art Review editorial board.
It’s a fun day (for some) when people are ranked, since the art world loves to feel on top. Well, here is our effort to highlight people, places, and things who we think deserve more attention than the rich, powerful, and well-connected. Without further ado, the infamous Hyperallergic Powerless 20!
The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2012 Edition
It’s that time of year again. Art Review just had their fun bringing the art world their directory of the rich and powerful, and now it’s our turn to flip the script and point out that not everyone is rich, famous, or powerful in our beloved community. Here is our infamous Hyperallergic Powerless 20!
The art world can suck, but for these people it sucks just a little bit more.
The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2011 Edition
This year we revisit our annual tradition of highlighting the powerless among those of us in the art world. Are you on it?
The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2010 Edition
This month we add another 20 to the growing list of the Powerless 20 we published last year to mark the painful rite of passage that is Art Review’s hilarious Power 100 list.
Here’s to hoping you’re not on it!