Famous Contemporary Artists, Ranked Artists

Famous Contemporary Artists, Ranked

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List of famous Contemporary artists ranked best to worst, with images, bios, and information about their notable works. All the greatest artists associated with the Contemporary art movement are included here, along with clickable names for more information on that particular painter or sculptor. These notable Contemporary period artists are organized alphabetically, but you may sort this information by clicking any column. Every well-known or influential figure in this movement is listed below. You may want to copy this factual list to build your own just like it, re-rank it to fit your opinions, then publish it to share it on Facebook, Twitter or any other social sites you frequent.
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    David Lee

    1982
  2. 2
    Up 8
    Down 1

    Christo

    1935
  3. 3
    Up 7
    Down 1
    1960
  4. 4
    Up 7
    Down 1
    No image

    Robert Morris

  5. 5
    Up 7
    Down 1
    1948
  6. 6
    Up 7
    Down 1
    1933
  7. 7
    Up 7
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    1958
  8. 8
    Up 7
    Down 1
    1945
  9. 9
    Up 7
    Down 1
    1922
  10. 10
    Up 6
    Down 1
    No image

    Tom Friedman

    1965
  11. 11
    Up 5
    Down 0
    1931
  12. 12
    Up 6
    Down 1
    1922
  13. 13
    Up 5
    Down 0
    1962
  14. 14
    Up 6
    Down 1

    Damien Hirst

    1965
  15. 15
    Up 7
    Down 2

    Steve McQueen

    1969
  16. 16
    Up 6
    Down 1
    1955
  17. 17
    Up 7
    Down 2
    1953
  18. 18
    Up 5
    Down 0
    1932
  19. 19
    Up 6
    Down 1
    1936
  20. 20
    Up 5
    Down 0
    1929
  21. 21
    Up 6
    Down 1
    No image
    1939
  22. 22
    Up 6
    Down 1
    No image

    Dave White

    1971
  23. 23
    Up 6
    Down 2
    1951
  24. 24
    Up 6
    Down 2

    John Duncan

    1953
  25. 25
    Up 6
    Down 2
    1911
  26. 26
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    Down 2
    1940
  27. 27
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    No image
    1975
  28. 28
    Up 6
    Down 2
    1940
  29. 29
    Up 6
    Down 2
    1928
  30. 30
    Up 6
    Down 2
    No image

    Odd Nerdrum

    1944
  31. 31
    Up 6
    Down 2
    1949
  32. 32
    Up 6
    Down 2
    1967
  33. 33
    Up 6
    Down 2
    1956
  34. 34
    Up 5
    Down 1
    1951
  35. 35
    Up 5
    Down 1
    No image

    Anselm Kiefer

    1945
  36. 36
    Up 4
    Down 0
    No image

    Ray Parker

    1922
  37. 37
    Up 4
    Down 0
    No image

    Robert Graham

  38. 38
    Up 4
    Down 0
    No image
    1951
  39. 39
    Up 4
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    Richard Prince

    1949
  40. 40
    Up 6
    Down 3

    Jan Fabre

    1958
  41. 41
    Up 5
    Down 2
    1960
  42. 42
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    Down 2
    No image

    Robert Longo

    1953
  43. 43
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    Down 2

    Félix González-Torres

    1957
  44. 44
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    No image

    Richard Jackson

    1939
  45. 45
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    No image

    Rirkrit Tiravanija

    1961
  46. 46
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    Jake and Dinos Chapman

  47. 47
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    No image
    1948
  48. 48
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    No image

    Christo and Jeanne-Claude

    1935
  49. 49
    Up 5
    Down 2
    1944
  50. 50
    Up 5
    Down 2
    1950

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  1. Armand Turnes
    Famous Contemporary Artists, Ranked at 10/18/2012 10:30 PM
    What a good thing to read about, Contemporary art Artists.
  2. Son Lonas
    Famous Contemporary Artists, Ranked at 9/25/2012 10:30 PM
    Definitely a good round up on this Contemporary artists.

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