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Discover 95 influential artists and their groundbreaking works that transformed how we see the world.

Agnes Martin

a Minimalism artist

Agnes Martin

The Islands (1961)

Canadian-American

Ai Weiwei

an Installation Art artist

Ai Weiwei

Sunflower Seeds (2010)

Chinese

Amalia Ulman

a Post-Internet Art artist

Amalia Ulman

Excellences & Perfections (2014)

Argentine-Spanish

Andy Warhol

a Pop Art artist

Andy Warhol

Campbell's Soup Cans (1962)

American

Anselm Kiefer

a Neo-Expressionism artist

Anselm Kiefer

Margarethe (1981)

German

Audrey Flack

a Photorealism artist

Audrey Flack

Marilyn (Vanitas) (1977)

American

Banksy

a Street Art / Graffiti Art artist

Banksy

Girl with Balloon (various)

British

Barbara Kruger

an Appropriation Art artist

Barbara Kruger

Untitled (Your body is a battleground) (1989)

American

Brian Jungen

a Contemporary Indigenous Art artist

Brian Jungen

Prototype for New Understanding #1 (1998)

Dane-zaa

Brook Andrew

a Contemporary Indigenous Art artist

Brook Andrew

Jumping Castle War Memorial (2010)

Wiradjuri

Bruce Nauman

a Postminimalism artist

Bruce Nauman

Slow Angle Walk (Beckett Walk) (1968)

American

Carl Andre

a Minimalism artist

Carl Andre

144 Magnesium Square (1969)

American

Carolee Schneemann

a Performance Art artist

Carolee Schneemann

Interior Scroll (1975)

American

Chris Burden

a Performance Art artist

Chris Burden

Shoot (1971)

American

Chris Ofili

a Young British Artists (YBAs) artist

Chris Ofili

No Woman No Cry (1998)

British

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

a Land Art / Earthworks artist

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Running Fence (1972-76)

Bulgarian-French (Christo), French-American (Jeanne-Claude)

Chuck Close

a Photorealism artist

Chuck Close

Big Self-Portrait (1967-1968)

American

Cindy Sherman

an Appropriation Art artist

Cindy Sherman

Untitled Film Stills (1977-1980)

American

Claes Oldenburg

a Pop Art artist

Claes Oldenburg

Floor Burger (1962)

Swedish-American

Cory Arcangel

a Digital Art / New Media Art artist

Cory Arcangel

Super Mario Clouds (2002)

American

Damien Hirst

a Young British Artists (YBAs) artist

Damien Hirst

The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (1991)

British

Dan Flavin

a Minimalism artist

Dan Flavin

the nominal three (to William of Ockham) (1963)

American

Donald Judd

a Minimalism artist

Donald Judd

Untitled (Stack) (1967)

American

Eduardo Kac

a Bio Art artist

Eduardo Kac

GFP Bunny (2000)

Brazilian-American

Eva Hesse

a Postminimalism artist

Eva Hesse

Hang Up (1966)

German-American

Francesco Clemente

a Neo-Expressionism artist

Francesco Clemente

The Fourteen Stations, No. XII (1981-1982)

Italian

Gary Hume

a Young British Artists (YBAs) artist

Gary Hume

Doors series (various)

British

Georg Baselitz

a Neo-Expressionism artist

Georg Baselitz

Adler (Eagle) (1977)

German

Hanne Darboven

a Conceptual Art artist

Hanne Darboven

Schreibzeit (Writing Time) (1975-1999)

German

Helena Sarin

an AI and Algorithmic Art artist

Helena Sarin

Latentscapes #6, 2018 Collaborations with the Artificial Self

Russian-American

Hito Steyerl

a Post-Internet Art artist

Hito Steyerl

How Not to Be Seen: A Fucking Didactic Educational.MOV File (2013)

German

James Luna

a Contemporary Indigenous Art artist

James Luna

The Artifact Piece (1987/1990)

Luiseño, Puyukitchum

James Rosenquist

a Pop Art artist

James Rosenquist

F-111 (1964-65)

American

James Turrell

an Installation Art artist

James Turrell

Roden Crater (1979-ongoing)

American

Jean-Michel Basquiat

a Street Art / Graffiti Art artist

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Hollywood Africans (1983)

American

Jean-Michel Basquiat

a Neo-Expressionism artist

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Untitled (Skull) (1981)

American

Jeanne van Heeswijk

a Social Practice Art artist

Jeanne van Heeswijk

The Blue House (2005-2009)

Dutch

Jeff Koons

an Appropriation Art artist

Jeff Koons

New Hoover Convertibles (1981-1987)

American

John Baldessari

a Conceptual Art artist

John Baldessari

I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art (1971)

American

Jon Rafman

a Post-Internet Art artist

Jon Rafman

9 Eyes of Google Street View (2008-ongoing)

Canadian

Joseph Kosuth

a Conceptual Art artist

Joseph Kosuth

One and Three Chairs (1965)

American

Julian Schnabel

a Neo-Expressionism artist

Julian Schnabel

The Walk Home

American

Keith Haring

a Street Art / Graffiti Art artist

Keith Haring

Radiant Baby (various)

American

Kent Monkman

a Contemporary Indigenous Art artist

Kent Monkman

The Daddies (2016)

Cree

Lady Pink

a Street Art / Graffiti Art artist

Lady Pink

Various subway car murals (1979-1985)

Ecuadorian-American

Lawrence Weiner

a Conceptual Art artist

Lawrence Weiner

A REMOVAL OF THE CORNER OF A RUG IN USE (1968)

American

Liam Gillick

a Relational Aesthetics artist

Liam Gillick

Discussion Island: Projected Think Tank (1997)

British

Louise Bourgeois

an Installation Art artist

Louise Bourgeois

Maman (1999)

French-American

Lynda Benglis

a Postminimalism artist

Lynda Benglis

For Carl Andre (1970)

American

Lynn Hershman Leeson

a Digital Art / New Media Art artist

Lynn Hershman Leeson

Lorna (1979-1984)

American

Marina Abramović

a Performance Art artist

Marina Abramović

Rhythm 0 (1974)

Serbian

Mario Klingemann

an AI and Algorithmic Art artist

Mario Klingemann

The Butcher's Son (2018)

German

Marta de Menezes

a Bio Art artist

Marta de Menezes

Nature? (1999-2000)

Portuguese

Memo Akten

an AI and Algorithmic Art artist

Memo Akten

Learning to See (2017)

Turkish-British

Michael Heizer

a Land Art / Earthworks artist

Michael Heizer

Double Negative (1969-70)

American

Nam June Paik

a Digital Art / New Media Art artist

Nam June Paik

Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii (1995)

Korean-American

Nancy Holt

a Land Art / Earthworks artist

Nancy Holt

Sun Tunnels (1973-76)

American

Olafur Eliasson

an Installation Art artist

Olafur Eliasson

The Weather Project (2003)

Danish-Icelandic

Olia Lialina

a Digital Art / New Media Art artist

Olia Lialina

My Boyfriend Came Back From The War (1996)

Russian-German

Petra Cortright

a Post-Internet Art artist

Petra Cortright

VVEBCAM (2007)

American

Philippe Parreno

a Relational Aesthetics artist

Philippe Parreno

No Ghost Just a Shell (2000-2002) (Collaboration with Pierre Huyghe)

French

Pierre Huyghe

a Relational Aesthetics artist

Pierre Huyghe

Untilled (Liegender Frauenakt) (2012)

French

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

a Digital Art / New Media Art artist

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

Pulse Room (2006)

Mexican-Canadian

Ralph Goings

a Photorealism artist

Ralph Goings

McDonalds Pickup (1970)

American

Rebecca Belmore

a Contemporary Indigenous Art artist

Rebecca Belmore

Vigil (2002)

Anishinaabe

Refik Anadol

an AI and Algorithmic Art artist

Refik Anadol

Machine Hallucinations (various)

Turkish-American

Richard Estes

a Photorealism artist

Richard Estes

Telephone Booths (1967)

American

Richard Prince

an Appropriation Art artist

Richard Prince

Untitled (Cowboy) (1989)

American

Richard Serra

a Postminimalism artist

Richard Serra

Tilted Arc (1981)

American

Rick Lowe

a Social Practice Art artist

Rick Lowe

Project Row Houses (1993-ongoing)

American

Rirkrit Tiravanija

a Relational Aesthetics artist

Rirkrit Tiravanija

Untitled (Free) (1992)

Thai-Argentine

Robert Bechtle

a Photorealism artist

Robert Bechtle

61 Pontiac (1968-1969)

American

Robert Morris

a Postminimalism artist

Robert Morris

Untitled (1967-1968) from his "Felt Pieces" series.

American

Robert Smithson

a Land Art / Earthworks artist

Robert Smithson

Spiral Jetty (1970)

American

Roy Lichtenstein

a Pop Art artist

Roy Lichtenstein

Whaam! (1963)

American

Ryan Trecartin

a Post-Internet Art artist

Ryan Trecartin

I-Be Area (2007)

American

Sarah Lucas

a Young British Artists (YBAs) artist

Sarah Lucas

Au Naturel (1994)

British

Shepard Fairey

a Street Art / Graffiti Art artist

Shepard Fairey

Obey Giant (various)

American

Sherrie Levine

an Appropriation Art artist

Sherrie Levine

After Walker Evans: 4 (1981)

American

Sol LeWitt

a Conceptual Art artist

Sol LeWitt

Wall Drawing #260 (1975) (and his Wall Drawings series generally)

American

Sol LeWitt

a Minimalism artist

Sol LeWitt

Wall Drawing #118 (1971) (and his Wall Drawings generally, as well as his modular structures)

American

Sougwen Chung

an AI and Algorithmic Art artist

Sougwen Chung

Drawing Operations Unit: Generation 1 (D.O.U.G.) (2015-ongoing)

Canadian

Stelarc

a Bio Art artist

Stelarc

Third Hand (1980)

Cypriot-Australian

Suzanne Anker

a Bio Art artist

Suzanne Anker

Astroculture (Shelf Life) (2009)

American

Suzanne Lacy

a Social Practice Art artist

Suzanne Lacy

The Oakland Projects (1991-2001)

American

Tania Bruguera

a Social Practice Art artist

Tania Bruguera

Immigrant Movement International (2010-2015)

Cuban

Theaster Gates

a Social Practice Art artist

Theaster Gates

Dorchester Projects (2006-ongoing)

American

Tissue Culture & Art Project (Oron Catts & Ionat Zurr)

a Bio Art artist

Tissue Culture & Art Project (Oron Catts & Ionat Zurr)

Victimless Leather (2004)

Australian (both)

Tom Wesselmann

a Pop Art artist

Tom Wesselmann

Great American Nude #57 (1964)

American

Tracey Emin

a Young British Artists (YBAs) artist

Tracey Emin

My Bed (1998)

British

Vanessa Beecroft

a Relational Aesthetics artist

Vanessa Beecroft

VB35 (1998)

Italian

Vito Acconci

a Performance Art artist

Vito Acconci

Seedbed (1972)

American

Walter De Maria

a Land Art / Earthworks artist

Walter De Maria

The Lightning Field (1977)

American

Yayoi Kusama

an Installation Art artist

Yayoi Kusama

Infinity Mirrored Room - The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away (2013) (and her Infinity Mirror Rooms series generally)

Japanese

Yoko Ono

a Performance Art artist

Yoko Ono

Cut Piece (1964)

Japanese