List of contemporary artists

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This is a list of artists who create contemporary art, i.e. whose peak of activity can be situated somewhere between the 1970s (the advent of postmodernism) and the present day. Artists in this list have proven their importance because their work has been shown in contemporary art exhibitions of worldwide importance, such as the documenta or the Venice Biennale, the Sao Paulo Art Biennial or exhibited in major modern or contemporary art museums and institutes.

There may be some overlap with the list of modern artists, since it is difficult to define the boundaries between modern and contemporary art.

Add names in alphabetical order.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Marina Abramovic, (born 1946), performance artist
Vito Acconci, (born 1940)
Gustavo Aguerre, (born 1953), conceptual, performance and installation artist
Eija-Liisa Ahtila, (born 1959), video artist
Chantal Akerman, (born 1950), filmmaker
J Tobias Anderson, (born 1971), video artist
Laurie Anderson, (born 1947)
Carl Andre, (born 1935), sculptor
Ida Applebroog, (born 1929), painter
Nobuyoshi Araki, (born 1940)
Oscar Araripe, (born 1941), painter
Ahmed Al Safi, (born 1971) , painter/sculptor
Jan-Hein Arens, (born 1974), painter/sculptor

[edit] B

Menno Baars, (born 1961), painter
Marie-Claire Baldenweg, (born 1954), painter
John Baldessari, (born 1931), conceptual artist
Matthew Barney, (born 1967), filmmaker
Jean-Michel Basquiat, (born 1960), painter
Vanessa Beecroft, (born 1969)
Zdzislaw Beksinski, (1929–2005), painter
Maurice Benayoun, (born 1957), media artist
Tobias Bernstrup, (born 1970), video and performance artist
Thierry Bisch, (born 1953), painter
Roald Blijleven, (born 1983), media artist
Godfrey Blow, (born 1948), painter
Iñaki Bonillas, (born 1981)
Eberhard Bosslet, (born 1953)
Louise Bourgeois, (born 1911), sculptor
Robert J Brawley, (born 1936), painter
Stuart Brisley, (born 1933), performance artist
Chris Burden, (born 1946)

[edit] C

Nuno de Campos,(born 1969), painter
Janet Cardiff, (born 1957), installation artist
Norman Carlberg (born 1928), sculptor
Vija Celmins, (born 1938)
Jake and Dinos Chapman, (born 1966 & 1962)
Dan Christensen, (1942 - 2007), abstract painter
Christo, (born 1935)
Chuck Close, (born 1940), painter
Francesco Clemente, (born 1952)
Claude Closky, (born 1963)
Jon Coffelt, (born 1962) painting, sculpture, multi-media
Tony Cragg, (born 1945), sculptor
Martin Creed, (born 1968), installation artist
Tom Curtis, (born 1953), painting, sculpture, multi-media

[edit] D

Ronald Davis, (born 1937), abstract painter
Richard Deacon, (born 1949), sculptor
Guy Denning, (born 1965), painter
Damon Denys, (born 1974), painter
Sebastian Diaz Morales, (born 1975), Video Artist
Braco Dimitrijevic, (born 1948)
Mark Divo, (born 1966)
Marlene Dumas, (born 1953), painter
John Duncan, (born 1953), performance, installation artist

[edit] E

Ólafur Elíasson, (born 1967)
Tracey Emin, (born 1963)
Rob Erdle, (1949-2006)
Leif Elggren (born 1950)
Marco Evaristti, (born 1963)

[edit] F

Jan Fabre, (born 1958)
Ingrid Falk, (born 1960)
Bernd Fasching, (born 1955)
Kenneth Feingold, (born 1952)
Stephen Finer, (born 1949)
Dan Flavin, (1933-1996)
Tom Friedman, (born 1965), conceptual sculptor
Lucien Freud, (born 1922)

[edit] G

H.R. Giger, (born 1940)
Gilbert and George, (born 1943 & 1942)
Jack Goldstein, (1945-2003)
Andy Goldsworthy, (born 1956)
Felix Gonzales-Torres (1957-1996)
Antony Gormley, (born 1950), sculptor
Dan Graham, (born 1942)
Robert Graham, (born 1938)
Rodney Graham, (born 1949), photographer, installation artist
Johannes Grenzfurthner, (born 1975)
Alex Grey, (born 1953)

[edit] H

Hans Haacke, (born 1936), conceptual artist
Madeline Haase, (born 1931)
Karl Hagedorn, (1922 - 2005), painter
Einar Hakonarson, (born 1945), painter
Richard Hamilton, (born 1922)
Keith Haring, (1958-1990), painter, graffiti artist
Mona Hatoum, (born 1952), performance artist
Tim Hawkinson, (born 1960), sculpture artist
Hugo Heyrman, (born 1942), painter, multimedia artist
Gary Hill, (born 1951), video artist
Damien Hirst, (born 1965), installation artist
Saskia Holmkvist, (born 1971), conceptual artist
Christian Holstad, (born 1972), conceptual artist
Sean Hopp, (born 1970), painter
Peter Howson, (born 1958), painter
Pierre Huyghe, (born 1962), media artist

[edit] I

Ishikawa Koji, (born 1968)

[edit] J

Jeanne-Claude, (born 1935)
Dan Jones, (born 1960), painter
Donald Judd, (1928-1994), sculptor
Isaac Julien, (born 1960), filmmaker

[edit] K

Ilya Kabakov, (born 1933), installation artist
Eduardo Kac, (born 1962), transgenic artist
Hanns-Christian Kaiser, (born 1969), painter
Anish Kapoor, (born 1954), sculptor
Lena Karpinsky, (born 1961), painter
On Kawara, (born 1949), conceptual artist
Jonathon Keats, (born 1971), conceptual artist
Mike Kelley, (born 1954)
Anselm Kiefer, (born 1945), painter
Martin Kippenberger, (1953-1997)
Komar and Melamid, (born 1943 & 1945)
Jeff Koons, (born 1949)
Frans Koppelaar, (born 1943), painter
Barbara Kruger, (born 1949), artist and photographer

[edit] L

Suzanne Lacy, (born 1945), performance/public artist
Ronnie Landfield, (born 1947), painter
Annika Larsson, (born 1972), video artist
Lennie Lee, (born 1958)
Sol LeWitt, (born 1928), installation and conceptual artist
Allan Linder, (born 1966), painter and sculptor
Katarina Löfström, (born 1970), video artist
Richard Long, (born 1945)
Robert Longo, (born 1953), painter and sculptor
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, (born 1967), installation artist
Cecilia Lundqvist, (born 1971), video artist
Lia Lapithi Shukuroglou, (born 1963), multimedia Cyprus artist

[edit] M

Manuel Pereira da Silva, (born 1920), sculptor, Portugal
Miltos Manetas, (born 1964)
Eugene J. Martin (1938-2005), painter
Paul McCarthy (born 1945)
Allan McCollum, (born 1944)
Steve McQueen, (born 1969)
Cildo Meireles, (born 1948) , sculptor and installations, Brazil
Thom Merrick, (born 1963)
Stani Michiels, (born 1973), artist and architect
Leonard van Munster, (born 1972), installation artist
Howard Munson, (born 1946), book artist and printmaker
Antoni Muntadas, (born 1942)
Takashi Murakami, (born 1962), sculptor and painter
Loren Munk, (born 1951), painter

[edit] N

Bruce Nauman, (born 1941)
Alexander Ney, (born 1939), sculptor and painter
Graham Nicholls, (born 1975), installation artist

[edit] O

Albert Oehlen
Markus Oehlen
Chris Ofili, (born 1968), painter
Arthur Omar, (born 1948), photographer, filmmaker, video and installation artist,
Yoko Ono, (born 1933), musician, artist