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Ibrahim Mahama is Number 1 on ArtReview’s 2025 Power 100

Posted: 4 December 2025

© Ibrahim Mahama. Photo © White Cube (George Darrell). Courtesy the artist, APALAZZOGALLERY and White Cube

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Ibrahim Mahama has topped the annual Art Review Power 100 list, occupying the number 1 spot for 2025. Mahama has featured in the Power 100 list every year since 2021.

‘Mahama is the first person from the African continent to occupy the top spot on the Power 100. His place on the list is a result of his role as both an artist and as a creator of infrastructures that assist other artists in realising their visions, including a series of institutions in his hometown of Tamale: the Red Clay Studio, the Savannah Centre for Contemporary Art (SCCA and Nkrumah Volini.’ - ArtReview

Also featured on the list are Tracey Emin, Theaster Gates, Jay Jopling and Julie Mehretu.