The Times magazine has released the 2025 edition of its annual Times 100 list featuring the most prominent names in the world, including four artists.
The Times 100 list, starting in 1999, is an iconic list that tries to capture the most influential names in the world at the time. The list categorises each name among one of the six categories: artists, innovators, titans, leaders, icons, and pioneers. Each name is accompanied by a short description of the person, written by another influencer – either a peer or an admirer.
This year’s Times 100 list features four artists – Yoshimoto Nara, Mickalene Thomas. Annabelle Selldorf and Miranda July. Yoshimoto Nara is a Japanese visual artist who has had nearly 40 solo exhibitions for his paintings and sculptures. Art designer Stella McCartney said on Nara: “His work is not only childlike, innocent, and direct—it also carries messages that we need to hear, presented in a way we can digest with humor and clarity.”
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Mickalene Thomas (somehow categorized under the “innovators” category) is an African-American artist known for her complex works that utilize rhinestones, enamel, and acrylic. Musician and collector Alicia Keys called Thomas “a mastermind at conveying poignant messages through striking visuals, and stepping into one of her shows feels like entering another world.” Anna Selldorf is a German-American architect who won the 2016 AIANY Medal of Honour. Photographer Annie Leibowitz praised Selldorf “for reimagining monumental architecture.” Miranda July is an American film director, screenwriter, actress, and author known for films such as “Me and You and Everyone We Know” (2005). Actress Molly Ringwald said for July: “_July doesn’t just tap into the zeitgeist; she helps shape it.”
