Today, ArtReview announces its annual Power100 list, the publication’s authoritative compilation of the 100 most influential people in the art world. This year, Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi tops the list, rising from 36th place in 2023. Al Qasimi has served as the director of the Sharjah Biennale since 2003 and founded the Sharjah Art Foundation in 2009. He has become a core figure in the expansion of contemporary art. Middle Eastern art scene. Her influence increasingly extends beyond the Bay Area, as she has been appointed Artistic Director of the 2025 Aichi Triennale in Japan (the first non-Japanese director) and will serve as curator of the 2026 Sydney Biennale.
This year marks the 23rd edition of the list, which is selected by a jury of 40 top (but anonymous) art world experts. Inclusion is based on the nominee’s activities over the past 12 months and their global impact in shaping contemporary art.
The Middle East’s growing influence on the art world is evident throughout the list. Al Qasimi appears alongside Palestinian curator Reem Fadda, who moves up the rankings from 57th to 56th as she serves as Abu Director of cultural projects in Zabi. In addition to the United Arab Emirates, the 2024 list also includes Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, director of the Qatar Museums and sister of Qatar’s ruling emir, who returns to the list this year at the age of 21 (in 2013, She is ranked No. 1 but is not on the 2023 list). In addition, Prince Badr bin Abdullah Al Saud, Minister of Culture of Saudi Arabia, made his debut on the Power100 at the age of 41.
According to this year’s Power100 ranking, the most influential gallerists are the trio behind Hauser & Wirth—Iwan Wirth, president of Hauser & Wirth; Manuela Wirth and Marc Payot, who are ranked a combined 28th, down from 14th last year. Overall, gallerists are down across the board: Larry Gagosian dropped to 35th from 12th last year; David Zwirner is now 38, down from 19 last year; Emmanuel Perrotin’s age is 42 years old, down from 23 years old last year; Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers are 49 years old, down from 25 years old last year. In other words, the ranking of José Kuri and Mónica Manzutto, the couple behind kurimanzutto, jumped from 80 years old in 2023 to 69 years old in 2024.
The top 10 of the Power100 list are dominated by artists. Rirkrit Tiravanija, known for her participatory and often food-themed artwork, came in second place. Other artists in the top 10 are as follows:
However, several artists who entered the top ten of the Power100 in 2023 failed to retain their positions in 2024. For example, German artist Hito Steyerl fell from 2nd to 18th place, and American sculptor Simone Leigh ranked 4th in 2023. , but was not selected. On the 2024 roster.
Instead, two writers cracked the top ten: Saidiya Hartman at No. 3 (34 in 2023) and Anna Kornbluh, who made her debut at No. 9. Hartman has been hailed as a transformative voice whose work reshaped how black life was represented in art and culture. literature. Meanwhile, Kornbluh’s 2024 book gets nod Immediacy is still too late capitalism style. ArtReview praised her work earlier this year, writing: “Kornbrough did better than almost anyone in recent memory to define the elusive, claustrophobic spirit of the era.”
