List of contemporary artists

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Marina Abramović (born 1946), performance artist

Vito Acconci (born 1940), installation and performance artist

Bas Jan Ader (1942–1979), conceptual artist

Eija-Liisa Ahtila (born 1959), video artist

Peggy Ahwesh (born 1954), video artist

Rita Ackermann (born 1968), artist

Chantal Akerman (1950–2015), filmmaker

Vikky Alexander (born 1959), installation artist

Edward Allington (born 1951) sculptor

Francis Alÿs (born 1959), conceptual artist

Laurie Anderson (born 1947), performance artist

Carl Andre (born 1935), sculptor

Janine Antoni (born 1964), sculptor and installation artist

Ida Applebroog (born 1929), painter

Nobuyoshi Araki (born 1940), photographer

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), photographer

Siah Armajani (born 1939), sculptor

Arman (1928–2005), sculptor

John Armleder (born 1948), performance artist, painter, sculptor, critic, and curator

Richard Artschwager (1923–2013), sculptor and painter

Roy Ascott (born 1934), new media artist

Frank Auerbach (1931), painter

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Francis Bacon (1909–1992), painter

Jo Baer (born 1929), painter

John Baldessari (born 1931), conceptual artist

Balthus (1908–2001), painter

Banksy (born 1974), graffiti artist

Fiona Banner (born 1966)

Matthew Barney (born 1967), filmmaker

Will Barnet (1911–2012), painter

Artur Barrio (born 1945), Interactive artist

Jennifer Bartlett (born 1945), painter

Georg Baselitz (born 1938), painter

Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988), painter

Vanessa Beecroft (born 1969)

Larry Bell (born 1939), sculptor

Maurice Benayoun (born 1957), media artist

Lynda Benglis (born 1941), sculptor

José Bernal (1925–2010), painter/sculptor

Joseph Beuys (1921–1986), sculptor, performance artist, installation artist

Ashley Bickerton (born 1959), mixed-media artist

Janet Biggs (born 1959), video and performance artist

Dara Birnbaum (born 1946), video and installation artist

Ronald Bladen, (1918–1988), sculptor

David Blatherwick (born 1960), painter and video artist

Guy Bleus (born 1950), performance artist, mail art

Christian Boltanski (born 1944), sculptor, photographer, painter and film maker

Alighiero Boëtti (1940–1994), conceptual artist

Henry Bond (born 1966), writer, photographer and visual artist

Christine Borland (born 1965)

Michaël Borremans (born 1963), painter

Eberhard Bosslet (born 1953), sculptor, installation artist

Fernando Botero (born 1932), painter

Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010), sculptor and installation artist

Mark Bradford (1961), painter

Robert J Brawley (1937–2006), painter

Candice Breitz (born 1972), video artist

Stuart Brisley (born 1933), performance artist

Marcel Broodthaers (1924–1976), poet, filmmaker and artist

Glenn Brown (born 1966)

Angela Bulloch (born 1966), installation artist

Deborah Butterfield (born 1949), sculptor

Chris Burden (born 1946), performance artist, sculptor, installation artist

Jack Bush 1909–1977, painter

Gerard Byrne (born 1969), installation artist

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Sophie Calle (born 1953), conceptual artist from France

Nuno de Campos (born 1969), painter

Janet Cardiff (born 1957), installation artist

Gerard Caris (born 1925), sculptor

Norman Carlberg (born 1928), sculptor

Gillian Carnegie (born 1971), painter

Anthony Caro (1924–2013), sculptor

Antonio Caro (born 1950), painter, conceptualization

Nicolas Carone (1917–2010), painter, sculptor

James Casebere (born 1953), photographer

Maurizio Cattelan (born 1960)

Nick Cave (born 1959), performance artist, sculptor

John Cederquist (born 1946), American sculptor

Vija Celmins (born 1938), painter

Saint Clair Cemin (born 1951) Brazilian sculptor

John Chamberlain (1927–2011), sculptor

Jake and Dinos Chapman (born 1966 and 1962)

Judy Chicago (born 1939), feminist artist

Dan Christensen (1942–2007), abstract painter

Abraham David Christian (born 1952)

Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy (1952–2012), portrait painter and printmaker

Christo and Jeanne-Claude (1935–2009)

Lygia Clark (1920–1988) painter, installation artist

Francesco Clemente (born 1952), painter

Chuck Close (born 1940), painter

Claude Closky (born 1963)

Robert Colescott (born 1925), painter

Mat Collishaw (born 1966), photographer, video artist

Tony Cragg (born 1945), sculptor

Michael Craig-Martin (born 1941), painter, printmaker, digital artist, sculpture

Martin Creed (born 1968), installation artist

José Luis Cuevas (born 1934), painter, printmaker, sculptor

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Dado (1933–2010), painter

Hanne Darboven (1941–2009), conceptual artist

Ian Davenport (born 1966), painter and printmaker

Ronald Davis (born 1937), abstract painter

Richard Deacon (born 1949), sculptor

Tacita Dean (born 1965), conceptual artist, filmmaker

Wim Delvoye (born 1965), neo-conceptual artist

Walter De Maria (1940–2013), installation artist, conceptual artist

Guy Denning (born 1965), painter

Richard Diebenkorn (1922–1993), painter

Rineke Dijkstra (born 1959), photographer

Sam Dillemans (born 1965), painter

Braco Dimitrijevic (born 1948)

Jim Dine (born 1935), sculptor

Mark di Suvero (born 1933), sculptor

Peter Doig (born 1959), painter

Marlene Dumas (born 1953), painter

John Duncan (born 1953), performance, installation artist

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Martin Eder (born 1968), painter

Ólafur Elíasson (born 1967)

Tracey Emin (born 1963)

Ben Enwonwu (1917–1994), painter and sculptor

Bracha Ettinger (born 1948)

Valie Export (born 1940)

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Jan Fabre (born 1958), multidisciplinary artist

Öjvind Fahlström (1928–1976), multimedia artist

Harun Farocki, (1944–2014), filmmaker

Angus Fairhurst (1966–2008), installation artist

Hans-Peter Feldmann, (born 1941), photographer, installation artist

Kenneth Feingold (born 1952), conceptual artist

Teresita Fernández (born 1968), multidisciplinary artist

Stephen Finer (born 1949), painter

Eric Fischl painter (born 1948), painter, sculptor and printmaker

Peter Fischli & David Weiss (born 1952, 1946–2012)

Dan Flavin (1933–1996)

Bruno Fonseca (1958–1994), painter, sculptor

Caio Fonseca (born 1959), painter

Peter Forakis (1927–2009), sculptor

Günther Förg (1952–2013), painter, graphic designer, sculptor and photographer

Sam Francis (1923–1994), painter

Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011), painter

Andrea Fraser (born 1965), performance artist

Lucian Freud (1922–2011), painter

Tom Friedman (born 1965), conceptual sculptor

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Ellen Gallagher (born 1965), multidisciplinary artist

Anya Gallaccio (born 1963), installation artist

Isa Genzken (born 1948), sculptor

Gilbert and George, (born 1943 and 1942), sculptors, performance artists

Sam Gilliam (born 1933), painter

Liam Gillick (born 1964), conceptual artist

Adrian Ghenie (born 1977), painter

Robert Gober (born 1954), sculptor

Michael Goldberg (1924–2007), painter

Nan Goldin (born 1953), photographer

Jack Goldstein (1945–2003), painter

Andy Goldsworthy (born 1956), sculptor, photographer

Peter Golfinopoulos (born 1928), painter

Leon Golub (1922–2004), painter

Felix Gonzales-Torres (1957–1996), sculptor, installation artist

Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster (born 1965), artist and filmmaker

Robert Goodnough (1917–2010), painter

Douglas Gordon (born 1966), video art, photography

Antony Gormley (born 1950), sculptor

Dan Graham (born 1942), multidisciplinary artist

Robert Graham (1938–2008), sculptor

Rodney Graham (born 1949), photographer, installation artist

Cleve Gray (1918–2004), painter

Kaloust Guedel (born 1956), painter, sculptor

Klaus Guingand (born 1962), multidisciplinary artist

Genco Gulan (born 1969), sculptor, performance artist

Don Gummer (born 1946), sculptor

Andreas Gursky (born 1955), photographer

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Hans Haacke (born 1936), conceptual artist

David Hall (born 1937), video artist

Richard Hamilton (1922–2011), painter, collagist

Keith Haring (1958–1990), painter, graffiti artist

Mona Hatoum (born 1952), performance artist

Carl Michael von Hausswolff (born 1956), sound artist

Tim Hawkinson (born 1960), sculpture artist

Al Held (1928–2005), painter

Gottfried Helnwein (born 1948), multimedia artist, installation artist, painter, photographer, performance artist

Diango Hernandez (born 1970), conceptual artist, painter

Eva Hesse (1936–1970), sculptor

Andreas Heusser (born 1976), conceptual artist

Hugo Heyrman (born 1942), painter, multimedia artist

Gary Hill (born 1951), video artist

Susan Hiller (born 1940), installation artist

Charles Hinman (born 1932), painter

Thomas Hirschhorn (born 1957), installation artist

Damien Hirst (born 1965), installation artist

David Hockney (born 1937), painter

Howard Hodgkin (born 1932), painter

Candida Höfer (born 1944), photographer

Tom Holland (born 1936), mixed media artist, painter

Saskia Holmkvist (born 1971), conceptual artist

Christian Holstad (born 1972), conceptual artist

Jenny Holzer (born 1950), interdisciplinary artist

Roni Horn (born 1955), sculptor, installation artist and writer

Peter Howson (born 1958), painter

Gary Hume (born 1962), painter

Pierre Huyghe (born 1962), media artist

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Jörg Immendorff (1945–2007), painter

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Alfredo Jaar (born 1956), conceptual artist

Richard Jackson (born 1939), painter, installation

Chantal Joffe (born 1969), painter

Jasper Johns (born 1930), painter, printmaker

Ray Johnson (1927–1995), pop artist, mail art

Jennie C. Jones (born 1968), multidisciplinary

Donald Judd (1928–1994), sculptor

Isaac Julien (born 1960), filmmaker

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Ilya Kabakov (born 1933), installation artist

Eduardo Kac (born 1962), transgenic artist

Stanya Kahn (born 1968), performance, video artist

Wolf Kahn (born 1927), landscapes, oil paints/pastels

Anish Kapoor (born 1954), sculptor

Allan Kaprow (1927–2006), painter, performance artist

On Kawara (born 1949), conceptual artist

Mary Kelly (born 1941), conceptual artist

Mike Kelley (1954–2012), sculptor, installation artist, performance artist

Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015), painter

William Kentridge (born 1955), draughtsman, film maker and sculptor

Anselm Kiefer (born 1945), painter

Manfred Kielnhofer (born 1967), sculptor, designer, photographer

Edward Kienholz (born 1927), installation artist

Bodys Isek Kingelez (born 1948), sculpture

Martin Kippenberger (1953–1997), conceptual artist, installation artist

Komar and Melamid (born 1943 and 1945), conceptual artist

Jeff Koons (born 1949), conceptual artist

Mark Kostabi (born 1960), painter

Barbara Kruger (born 1949), artist and photographer

Alfred Freddy Krupa (born 1971), painter, book artist

Yayoi Kusama (born 1929), installation artist, performance artist, painter

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David LaChapelle (born 1963), photographer

Suzanne Lacy (born 1945), performance/public artist

Ronnie Landfield (born 1947), painter

Michael Landy (born 1963), conceptual artist

Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt (born 1948), installation, collage

Maria Lassnig (1919–2014), painter

Matthieu Laurette (born 1970), multimedia, conceptual, installation, video artist

Robert Lazzarini (born 1965), sculptor, installation artist

Lee Bul (born 1964), sculpture, installation, conceptual artist

Zoe Leonard (born 1961), photographer and visual artist

Mark Lewis (born 1958), installation and film artist

Sol LeWitt (1928–2007), installation and conceptual artist

Richard Long (born 1945), sculptor, photographer, painter

Robert Longo (born 1953), painter and sculptor

Lee Lozano (1930–1999), painter

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (born 1967), installation artist

Sarah Lucas (born 1962), photographer, sculptor, conceptual artist

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Robert Mangold (born 1937), painter

Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989), photographer

Christian Marclay (born 1955), composer, conceptual artist

Brice Marden (born 1938), painter

Kerry James Marshall (born 1955), painter

Milovan Destil Marković (born 1957), painter, performance artist

Agnes Martin (1912–2004), painter

Eugene J. Martin (1938–2005), painter

Gordon Matta-Clark (1943–1978), conceptual artist

Amanda Matthews (born 1968), sculptor, painter, public art designer

Paul McCarthy (born 1945), performance and installation artist

Allan McCollum (born 1944), sculptor, installation artist

Ryan McGinley (born 1977), photographer

Steve McQueen, (born 1969), filmmaker

Cildo Meireles (born 1948), sculptor and installation artist

Ana Mendieta (1948–1985), sculptor, performance and video artist

Thom Merrick (born 1963), sculptor, painter

Boris Mikhailov (born 1938), photographer

Haroon Mirza (born 1977), sculptor, installation artist

Eva Moll (born 1961), painter, performance and installation artist

Franco Mondini-Ruiz (born 1961), painter, sculptor, performance and installation artist

Jonathan Monk (born 1969), conceptual artist

Sebastian Diaz Morales (born 1975), video artist

François Morellet (born 1926), painter, engraver, sculptor and light artist

Yasumasa Morimura (born 1951), photographer

Robert Morris (born 1931), sculptor, writer and conceptual artist

Antoni Muntadas (born 1942), installation and new media artist

Vik Muniz (born 1961), photographer

Bruce Munro, installation artist

Takashi Murakami (born 1962), sculptor and painter

Elizabeth Murray (1940–2007), painter

Zoran Mušič (1909–2005), painter

Wangechi Mutu (born 1972), painter

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Bruce Nauman (born 1941)

Odd Nerdrum (born 1944), painter

Shirin Neshat (born 1957), visual artist

Alexander Ney (born 1939), sculptor and painter

Graham Nicholls (born 1975), installation artist

Olaf Nicolai (born 1962), conceptual artist

Kenneth Noland (1924–2010), painter

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Albert Oehlen (born 1954), painter

Markus Oehlen (born 1956), painter

Chris Ofili (born 1968), painter

Claes Oldenburg (born 1929), sculptor

Jules Olitski (1922–2007), painter

Nathan Oliveira (1928–2010), painter

Yoko Ono (born 1933), musician, artist

Bruce Onobrakpeya (born 1932), printmaker, painter and sculptor

Orlan (born 1947), performance and body artist

Roman Opałka (1931–2011), painter

Julian Opie (born 1958), digital artist

Dennis Oppenheim (1938–2011), conceptual and installation artist

Gabriel Orozco (born 1962), conceptual and installation artist

Tony Oursler (born 1957), multimedia and installation artist

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Nam June Paik (1932–2006), video artist

Roxy Paine (born 1966), sculptor

Eduardo Paolozzi (1924–2005), sculptor

Niki de Saint Phalle (1930–2002,) sculptor

Cornelia Parker (born 1956), sculptor and installation artist

Ray Parker (1922–1990), painter

Ed Paschke (1939–2004), painter

Simon Patterson (born 1967), conceptual artist

Oliver Payne and Nick Relph (born 1977 and 1979), video artists

Grayson Perry (born 1960), ceramicist

Raymond Pettibon (born 1957), drawing, video and installation artist

Elizabeth Peyton (born 1965), painter

Adrian Piper (born 1948), conceptual artist

Steven Pippin (born 1960), sculptor

Michelangelo Pistoletto (born 1933), painter, action and object artist

Paola Pivi (born 1971), multimedia artist

Sigmar Polke (born 1941–2010), painter, photographer

Larry Poons (born 1937), painter

William Powhida (born 1976), drawing, painter, writer

Kenneth Price (1935–2012), ceramicist, sculptor

Richard Prince (born 1949), painter and photographer

Laure Prouvost (born 1978), installation artist, 2013 Turner Prize winner

Martin Puryear (born 1941), sculptor

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Marc Quinn (born 1964), sculptor

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Alessandro Raho (born 1971), painter and photographer

Arnulf Rainer (born 1929), painter

Yvonne Rainer (born 1934), performance artist

Rallé (born 1949), painter

Neo Rauch (born 1960), painter

Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008), painter, collagist, printmaker, neo-dadaist

Peter Reginato (born 1945), sculptor

Seund Ja Rhee (1918–2009), painter, printmaker, and ceramicist

Jason Rhoades (1965–2006), installation artist and sculptor

Jesse Richards (born 1975), artist

Gerhard Richter (born 1932), painter

Pipilotti Rist (born 1962), video artist

Larry Rivers (1923–2002), painter, multi-media

James Rosenquist (born 1933), painter

Martha Rosler (born 1943), video artist, installation artist and performance artist

Dieter Roth (1930–1998), artist's books, sculptor, installation artist

Thomas Ruff (born 1958), photographer

Allen Ruppersberg (born 1944), conceptualist, mixed media, installation artist

Edward Ruscha (born 1937), painter, printmaker and filmmaker

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Anri Sala (born 1974), video artist

Chéri Samba (born 1956), painter

Jean-Michel Sanejouand (born 1934), painter and sculptor

David Salle (born 1952), painter

Bojan Sarcevic (born 1974), sculptor

Jenny Saville (born 1970), painter

Raymond Saunders (born 1934), painter

Markus Schinwald (born 1973), painter, sculptor and filmmaker

Julian Schnabel (born 1951), painter, sculptor and filmmaker

Carolee Schneemann (born 1939), performance artist

Thomas Schütte (born 1954), sculptor

Richard Serra (born 1939), sculptor

Joel Shapiro (born 1941), sculptor

Cindy Sherman (born 1954), photographer, performance artist

Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)

Amy Sillman (born 1966), painter

David Simpson, (born 1928), painter

Lorna Simpson (born 1960), interdisciplinary artist

Maggie Siner, painter and teacher

Bob and Roberta Smith (born 1958)

Jack Smith (1932–1989), film director

Kiki Smith (born 1954), feminist artist

Robert Smithson (1938–1973), sculptor and painter

Michael Snow (born 1929), filmmaker, musician, painter

Joan Snyder (born 1940), painter

Keith Sonnier (born 1941), sculptor

Pierre Soulages (born 1919), painter

Nancy Spero (1926–2009), painter

Joe Stefanelli (born 1921), painter

Pat Steir (born 1940), painter

Frank Stella (born 1936), painter, printmaker

Thomas Struth (born 1954), photographer

Hiroshi Sugimoto (born 1948), photographer

Sarah Sze (born 1969), sculptor

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Tomoko Takahashi (born 1966), installation artist

Mark Tansey (born 1949), painter

Sam Taylor-Wood (born 1967), filmmaker, photographer

Diana Thater (born 1962), video artist

Paul Thek (1933–1988), painter, sculptor, installation artist

Wayne Thiebaud (born 1920), painter, printmaker

Arthur Thrall (born 1926), printmaker, painter

Wolfgang Tillmans (born 1968), photographer

Rirkrit Tiravanija (born 1961), conceptual and installation artist

Mark Titchner (born 1973), painter

Slaven Tolj (born 1964), performance, installation artist

Scott Treleaven (born 1975), filmmaker

Rosemarie Trockel (born 1952), installation artist

Gavin Turk (born 1967), sculptor

James Turrell (born 1943), installation artist

Richard Tuttle (born 1941), postminimalist

Luc Tuymans (born 1958), painter

Cy Twombly (1928–2011), painter

Keith Tyson (born 1969), drawing, painter, installation artist

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Francis Upritchard (born 1976), installation artist

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Lydia Venieri (born 1964), painter, sculptor, photographer

Bill Viola (born 1951), video artist

Wolf Vostell (1932–1998), multimedia artist

Peter Voulkos (1924–2002), ceramicist, sculptor

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Kara Walker (born 1969), installation artist

Jeff Wall (born 1946), photographer

Magnus Wallin (born 1965), video artist

Mark Wallinger (born 1959), conceptual artist

Suling Wang (born 1968), painter

Andy Warhol (1928–1987), pop artist

Gillian Wearing (born 1963), conceptual artist

Carrie Mae Weems (born 1953), photographer

Lawrence Weiner (born 1942), conceptual artist

Monika Weiss (born 1964), installation, video and performance artist

Ai Weiwei (born 1957), Chinese, conceptual artist

Tom Wesselmann (born 1931), painter

Franz West (1947–2012), drawing, painter, sculptor

Rachel Whiteread (born 1963), sculptor

Alison Wilding (born 1948), sculptor

Hannah Wilke (1940–1993), sculptor

Thornton Willis (born 1936), painter

Jane and Louise Wilson (born 1967), installation artists

Richard Wilson (born 1953), installation artist

Joel-Peter Witkin (born 1939), photographer

Francesca Woodman (1958–1981), photographer

Wu Guanzhong (1919–2010), painter

Erwin Wurm (born 1954), sculptor, photographer

Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009), painter

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Xing Xin (born 1981), performance artist

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Peter Young (born 1940), painter

Jack Youngerman (born 1926), painter

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Andrea Zittel (born 1965), installation artist

Larry Zox (1936–2006), painter