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Artists and Gulf royalty top ArtReview Power 100 list

Ibrahim Mahama takes first place in 2025 ranking of the art world's most influential people, becoming the first African artist to take the top spot

Aimee Dawson
4 December 2025
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From left: Emirati curator and president of Sharjah Art Foundation; artist Ibrahim Mahama Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi; Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama; and Singaporean artist Ho Tzu Nyen

Al Qasimi: photo, Chieska Fortune Smith; Mahama: © White Cube (George Darrell), courtesy the artist; Ho Tzu Nyen: Photo: Stefan Khoo, courtesy a+ Singapore