Pussy Riot named as one the most important contemporary art figures She may not be a household name, but the Italian-American curator of Germany's Documenta 13 exhibition was chosen because "her engagement of ideas and practices from outside the sphere of contemporary art are particularly influential, prompting discussions across the art world," according to the magazine. Larry Gagosian, the US art dealer and owner of a string of galleries around the world, was second in the list. Ai Weiwei, the Chinese dissident artist who topped the list last year, is at number three. The highest ranked British figure in the list is Sir Nicholas Serota, director of the Tate, who is in eighth place. Gerhard Richter is the highest placed artist. Earlier this week, Eric Clapton sold a Richter abstract painting for £21.3 million at Sotheby's - a new record for a living artist. The list is a mixture of dealers, artists, curators and super-rich buyers. Damien Hirst is 41st after his record-breaking Tate Modern show this year. The highest climber is Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, who has risen from number 90 last year to number 11 as head of the Qatar Museums Authority. Pussy Riot are at number 57, ahead of the artists Jeff Koons, Steve McQueen, Takashi Murakami and Tino Sehgal. ArtReview said: "Art has more than ever become a space for protest, with artists, curators and organisations taking up the cause of the Occupy movements, Pussy Riot or the censorship issues raised by last year's number one, Ai Weiwei. Art is seen increasingly as a space of social and political commentary. Power 100 Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev Larry Gagosian Ai Weiwei Iwan Wirth David Zwirner Gerhard Richter Beatrix Ruf Nicholas Serota Glenn D. Lowry Hans Ulrich Obrist & Julia Peyton-Jones Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Anton Vidokle, Julieta Aranda & Brian Kuan Wood Cindy Sherman Alain Seban & Alfred Pacquement Adam D. Weinberg Annette Schönholzer, Marc Spiegler & Magnus Renfrew Marc Glimcher Marian Goodman Massimiliano Gioni Jay Jopling François Pinault Klaus Biesenbach Matthew Slotover & Amanda Sharp Barbara Gladstone RoseLee Goldberg Eli & Edythe Broad Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Bernard Arnault Nicholas Logsdail Liam Gillick Ann Philbin Victor Pinchuk Maja Hoffmann Tim Blum & Jeff Poe Marina Abramović Dakis Joannou Udo Kittelmann Monika Sprüth & Philomene Magers Matthew Marks Gavin Brown Damien Hirst Rosemarie Trockel Wolfgang Tillmans Agnes Gund Chus Martínez Isa Genzken Iwona Blazwick Anne Pasternak Sadie Coles Daniel Buchholz Toby Webster Adam Szymczyk James Lingwood & Michael Morris William Wells & Yasser Gerab Michael Ringier Theaster Gates Pussy Riot Jeff Koons Steve McQueen Takashi Murakami Boris Groys Emmanuel Perrotin Richard Chang Tim Neuger & Burkhard Riemschneider Slavoj Žižek Thaddaeus Ropac Chang Tsong-zung Elena Filipovic Tino Sehgal Christian Boros & Karen Lohmann Luisa Strina Claire Hsu José Kuri & Mónica Manzutto Brett Gorvy & Amy Cappellazzo Tobias Meyer & Cheyenne Westphal Budi Tek Walid Raad Cuauhtémoc Medina Massimo De Carlo Bernardo Paz Christine Tohme Mario Cristiani, Lorenzo Fiaschi & Maurizio Rigillo John Baldessari Sheikha Hoor Al-Qasimi Dasha Zhukova Vasif Kortun Anita & Poju Zabludowicz Candida Gertler Gisela Capitain Carol Greene Franco Noero & Pierpaolo Falone Jacques Rancière Miuccia Prada Maureen Paley Don, Mera, Jason & Jennifer Rubell Paul Chan Victoria Miro Adriano Pedrosa Johann König Gregor Podnar