Featuring GRAY artists Alex Katz and Theaster Gates, Observer’s Business of Art Power List spotlights the bold innovators steering today’s art world through shifting markets, new collector dynamics and cultural reinvention. From market disruptors to institution builders, these visionaries are redefining influence, expanding access and setting the course for art’s global future.

Torkwase Dyson: Akua at Brooklyn Bridge Park will feature a large-scale sculptural pavilion featuring a sound installation, immersing visitors in field recordings, poetry, and music. 

Alex Katz has been awarded the 2023 National Medal of Arts by the United States government. The National Medal of Arts is the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the federal government.