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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 Editors

New Public Art by Jim Hodges Offers Hurried Commuters a Moment of Reflection at Grand Central

The expansive installation, created by artist Jim Hodges, was made of more than 5,000 separately cut pieces of colored glass.

Hakim Bishara

The Swirling, Sensual Dystopias of TARWUK

At Martos Gallery, the collaborative duo imparts the solace of companionship among the cracks and crags of their mythical wasteland.

Billy Anania

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, a Portrait of Black Masculinity Among Blues Musicians

Despite the title, Netflix’s adaptation of August Wilson’s play is not about the legendary singer, but the men around her.

Jourdain Searles

The "End of Truth" Under the Trump Administration

The Bronx Documentary Center’s latest exhibition examines the ongoing degradation of media standards in the US.

Dan Schindel

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