In 2007, art world players were forced to chart a new course. Coasting wasn’t going to cut it: Unfamiliar collectors from Sao Paulo, Shanghai and St. Petersburg were increasingly calling the shots, and venerable names—ones like Rockefeller and Dennison—were playing entirely new games. Dealers sold their wares at auction, artists acted like businessmen, and encyclopedic museums placed bets on contemporary art. And the heady influence of youth was everywhere, from the obvious (every hot gallery show) to the surprising (the sedate realm of Old Masters). In an ever-shifting world, one thing remains constant: Our annual power package brings it all into focus.

Changes That Matter

The Next Generation: A Dealer's Roundtable
In a pressure-filled age of globalization, how can the latest crop of dealers make its mark?

Who's Got the Power? At the Source
Artists are both chicken and egg: Without them, there’s no market.

Who's Got the Power? The Eyes Have It
Connoisseurs use their knowledge as power—at least in the categories where it’s possible.

Who's Got the Power? Only Collect
Buyers hold the purse strings, and hence the reins of the whole art market.

Who's Got the Power? A Different Path
Forget market power. Focus instead on where power is not.

Contributors to "Changes that Matter": Julie Brener, Meghan Dailey, Judith H. Dobrzynski, Sarah Douglas, Jori Finkel, Colin Gleadell, Katherine Jentleson, Ted Loos, Judd Tully, Paula Weideger and Kaelen Wilson-Goldie. "The Changing Face of Power" and "Changes That Matter"comes to ARTINFO from the December 2007 issue of Art & Auction magazine, where "25 Changes That Matter" appears in full.