"For me to be part of this, especially coming from a place like Ghana, which for many years was almost as if we were not even part of the discourse, is quite humbling."
"I think you could also look at that as saying there's a realignment of where global finance sits I wouldn't say that the art world is separate from those worlds. The MENA region has historically always been a bridge between east and west."
Ibrahim Mahama became the first African to top ArtReview's annual power list of the contemporary art world's most influential people and organisations. Mahama's work frequently incorporates found materials, notably textile remnants. Mahama is based in Tamale, in northern Ghana, and his recognition is expected to inspire younger Ghanaian artists to see themselves within the contemporary discourse. ArtReview's editor-in-chief framed the choice as evidence of a shifting centre of power in the art world and highlighted a realignment of global finance and the MENA region's historical role as a bridge between east and west. The top ten features several figures from the Middle East and Africa.
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