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London / Berlin (dpa) - The international anti-racism movement Black Lives Matter is at the top of this year's global art ranking «Power 100».
For the first time, a movement has made it to number one on the list of the most influential personalities and movements in contemporary art.
The ranking for 2020 was published by the British art magazine "ArtReview".
The violent death of the African American George Floyd in May from brutal police violence triggered protests all over the world, writes "ArtReview".
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In the art world, Black Lives Matter drove changes on every level: monuments were overthrown, galleries hastily diversified their programs, contemporary black artists became visible, museums roofed over who they represented.
The Indonesian artist collective Ruangrupa, which is curating the Kassel documenta in 2022, rose to second place.
Third place went to Felwine Sarr and Bénédicte Savoy.
The Senegalese economist and the French art historian who teaches in Berlin are calling for the extensive return of African cultural assets to the former colonies.
As a result of the Corona crisis, many galleries dropped out of the ranking this year - no German gallery is represented anymore.
The media art collector Julia Stoschek made it onto the list for the first time and landed at number 33. The “Power 100” are compiled by an anonymous international jury of around 20 people.
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