There are certainly galleries in New York that turn over more money than Elizabeth Dee – ones that have bigger artists and can guarantee themselves a presence at Art Basel – but Dee has nevertheless had a busy year wielding influence in an altogether less establishment manner. The X Initiative in the old Dia building wrapped up at the end of 2009, having provided a temporary creative hub for New York’s art scene to gather round: a positive project during a pessimistic year. In 2010, Dee and Darren Flook, of London’s Hotel gallery, used the same space to offer an alternative to the Armory in the hybrid form of Independent, an art fair that aped an exhibition and attracted participation from an international array of commercial galleries. Back at her Chelsea space, meanwhile – and talking of hipsters – OMG it has been all about Ryan Trecartin this year. Like, literally.