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"Influence 100"

The reason why I decided to write this list comes from the recent publication in a Chinese magazine of their "Art 2008 Power 100". I felt that it didn't portray the influence of people on a global scale and actually on a domestic scale with the list very Beijing based. I also wanted to reflect the influence of that person on his peers. I don't particularly like the idea of a Power 100 in art. I think it is better to look at it as an "Influence 100" instead. The list is obviously highly subjective and I tried to give an overall global impression but also represent to a regional scale as to who is important to a cities art scene. Some people might not appear to carry much influence but within the industry or to the right people they do. Some are doing work that might go un-noticed but doing very important jobs. I have also tried to represent galleries by how they have worked with their markets, either locally or to show Chinese art to the world and increase knowledge. The list can't be taken too seriously; any number of people could be in a different order given my frame of mind or what recent show or article had been produced. I think some people will be very modest about seeing themselves on the list but I believe they deserve recognition. Others will be disappointed, I guess, this is either because I forgot you or you are just not as important as you think! Each person on my list has a link to a relevant piece of information. The original "Power 100" is at the bottom Happy reading Andrew James

1	Ai Weiwei	Artist
2	Uli Sigg	Collector
3	Lorenz Helbling	Gallerist
4	Melissa Chiu	Curator
5	Eric Chang	Auction House
6	Li Xianting	Critic
7	Zeng Fanzhi	Artist
8	Ullens Family	Collector
9	Zhang Xiaogang	Artist
10	Liu Xiaodong	Artist
11	Evelyn Lin	Auction House
12	Charles Saatchi	Collector
13	Kim Chang-il	Gallerist
14	Zhang Huan	Artist
15	Zhu Qi	Critic
16	Wu Hung	Curator
17	Huang Yongping	Artist
18	Zhang Rui	Collector
19	Johnson Chang	Gallerist / Collector
20	Larry Warsh	Collector / Publisher
21	Yan Peiming	Artist
22	Urs Meile	Gallerist
23	Alexander Ochs	Gallerist
24	Cai Guoqiang	Artist
25	Xu Bing	Artist
26	Zhao Xu	Auction House
27	Ludovic Bois	Gallerist
28	Karen Smith	Critic
29	Cheng Xindong	Gallerist
30	Lv Peng	Critic
31	Fang Lijun	Artist
32	Huang Liaoyuan	Gallerist
33	Liu Ye	Artist
34	Phillip Tinari	Critic
35	Zhou Chunya	Artist
36	Art Seasons	Galleriest
37	Yang Shaobin	Artist
38	Kent & Vicki Logan	Collectors
39	Zhou Tiehai	Artist
40	Yang Bin	Gallerist / Collector
41	Miao Xiaochun	Artist
42	Pi Li	Gallerist
43	Wu Jin	Gallerist
44	Sui Jianguo	Artist
45	Zhang Wei	Gallerist
46	Dai Zhikang	Collector / Museum
47	Agnes Lin	Gallerist
48	Fabien Fryns	Gallerist
49	Fritz Kaiser	Collector
50	Meg Maggio	Gallerist
51	Victoria Lu	Curator
52	Yue Minjun	Artist
53	Yu Deyao	Collector
54	Wang Guangyi	Artist
55	Feng Boyi	Critic / Curator
56	Leng Lin	Gallerist
57	Primo Marella	Gallerist
58	Elaine W.Ng	Publisher
59	Lu Jie	Gallerist
60	Sun Ning	Gallerist
61	Wang Qingsong	Artist
62	Hans Ulrich Obrist	Curator
63	Xu Zhen	Artist
64	Pearl Lam	Gallerist
65	Ou Ning	Curator / Designer
66	Guan Yi	Collector
67	Rong Rong	Artist
68	Yukihito Tabata	Gallerist
69	Li Suqiao	Gallerist
70	Hou Hanrou	Critic
71	Ye Yongqing	Artist
72	Deng Chuanqin	Collector
73	Zhang Peili	Artist
74	Zheng Shengtian	Publisher
75	Michael Goedhuis	Gallerist
76	Cao Fei	Artist
77	Hua Yuzhou - Hwas Gallery	Gallerist
78	Asia Pacific Triennale	Museum
79	Levy Family DSL Collection	Collector
80	William Acquavella	Gallerist
81	Sheng Qi	Artist
82	Didier Hirsch	Collector
83	Sun Yuan & Peng Yu	Artists
84	Christopher Mao	Gallerist
85	Qui Zhijie	Artist
86	Britta Erickson,	Critic / Curator
87	Arnold Glimcher Pace	Galleriest
88	Max Protetch	Galleriest
89	Claire Hsu	Art Achieve
90	Ethan Cohen	Galleriest
91	Robert Bernell	Publisher
92	Zhang O	Artist
93	N12	Artists
94	Wang Ling	Critic
95	Brian Wallace	Galleriest
96	Feng Mengbo	Artist
97	Jerome Sans	Curator
98	Tian Kai	Dealer
99	Monique Burger	Collector
100	Gu Zhenqing	Publisher / Curator

Alternative "Art 2008 Power 100" from Chinese Publication "Art Value"

1	Cai Guoqiang
2	Ai Weiwei
3	Fan Di'an
4	Huang Yongping
5	Zeng Fanzhi
6	Fang Lijun
7	Zhang Xiaogang
8	Wang Huangsheng
9	Xu Bing
10	Dong Menyang
11	Zhu Qi
12	Guy & Myriam Ullens
13	Huang Zhuan
14	Wang Guangyi
15	Chen Dongsheng
16	Yue Minjun
17	Liu Xiaodong
18	Li Lei
19	Zhang Zikang
20	Gao Shiming
21	Xu Zhen
22	Le Zhengwei
23	Leng Lin
24	Zhou Chunya
25	Liu Ye
26	Feng Boyi
27	Lorenz Helbling
28	Huang Du
29	Lorenz Rudolf
30	Yun Cheagab
31	Yang Shaobin
32	Lin Tianmin & Geng Guiying
33	Sui Jianguo
34	Lv Peng
35	Wang Yihan
36	Pi Li 7 Waling Boers
37	Xia Xiaowan
38	Zhang Peili
39	Zhang Huan
40	Ms Federica
41	Xiao Yu
42	Zhang Dingyuan
43	Uli Sigg
44	Yang Fudong
45	Lu Jie
46	Urs Meile
47	Li Da
48	Huang Liaoyuan
49	Liu Wei
50	Lin Jiaru
51	Wang Xingwei
52	Zhao Xu
53	Qiu Zhijie
54	Yi Ying
55	Yin Xiuzhen
56	Zhang Songren
57	Han Jiyun
58	Shen Qibin
59	He Juxing
60	Shi Jinsong
61	Gao Minglu
62	Wang Jianwei
63	Zhang Haoming
64	Xiang Jing
65	Wan Jie
66	Zhou Tiehai
67	Zhan Wang
68	Yang Bin
69	Guo Jianchao
70	Weng Ling
71	Shu Kewen
72	Sun Peishao
73	Meg Maggio
74	Cheng Xingdong
75	Wang Dingqian
76	Zhao Jianping
77	Gu Zheng
78	Zheng Lin
79	Zou Yuejin
80	Qi Zhilong
81	Wang Minan
82	Dong Guoqiang
83	Mei Jianping
84	Guo Qianru
85	Mao Weiqing
86	Wang Hua
87	Sun Ning
88	Zhao Bandi
89	Karen Smith
90	Qiu Anxiong
91	Feng Zhengjie
92	Huang Rui
93	Rong Rong & Inri
94	Fang Fang
95	Robert Bernell
96	They couldn't think of anyone!
97	They couldn't think of anyone!
98	They couldn't think of anyone!
99	They couldn't think of anyone!
100	They couldn't think of anyone!