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"I Don't Feel Powerful At All": Ai Weiwei Ranked Most Powerful Figure in Art World

ArtReview magazine has ranked Ai Weiwei number one in its tenth annual list of “the dancers who’ve spent the past 12 months gyrating around contemporary art’s greasy pole of power”. Ai is only the second artist to top the list, which also includes collectors, curators and critics. From The Associated Press: The honor is the latest sign of how Ai’s fame has soared foll