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This is a list of artists who create contemporary art, i.e. those whose peak of activity can be situated somewhere between the 1970s (the advent of postmodernism) and the present day. Artists on this list meet the following criteria:

The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by his/her peers or successors.
The person is known for originating a significant new concept, theory or technique.
The person has created, or played a major role in co-creating, a significant or well-known work, or collective body of work, that has been the subject of an independent book or feature-length film, or of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews.
The person's work either (a) has become a significant monument, (b) has been a substantial part of a significant exhibition, (c) has won significant critical attention, or (d) is represented within the permanent collections of several notable galleries or museums, or had works in many significant libraries.

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[edit] A

Marina Abramovic (born 1946), performance artist
Vito Acconci (born 1940), architect & installation artist
Rita Ackermann (born 1968), painter
Nadir Afonso (born 1920), geometric abstractionist
Gustavo Aguerre (born 1953), conceptual, performance and installation artist
Eija-Liisa Ahtila (born 1959), video artist
Peggy Ahwesh (born 1954), video artist
Chantal Akerman (born 1950), filmmaker
Vikky Alexander (born 1959), installation artist
Edward Allington (born 1951) sculptor
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

[edit] B

Jo Baer (born 1929), painter
John Baldessari (born 1931), conceptual artist
Banksy (born 1974), graffiti artist
Matthew Barney (born 1967), filmmaker
Artur Barrio (born 1945), Interactive artist
Jennifer Bartlett (born 1945), painter
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), painter
Vanessa Beecroft (born 1969)
Zdzisław Beksiński (1929–2005), painter
Larry Bell, (born 1939), sculptor
Maurice Benayoun (born 1957), media artist
Lynda Benglis (born 1941), sculptor
José Bernal (born 1925), painter/sculptor
Tobias Bernstrup (born 1970), video and performance artist
Ashley Bickerton (born 1959)
Janet Biggs (born 1959), video and performance artist
Thierry Bisch (born 1953), painter
David Blatherwick (born 1960), painter and video artist
Godfrey Blow (born 1948), painter
Christian Boltanski (born 1944)
Iñaki Bonillas (born 1981)
Michaël Borremans (born 1963), painter
Eberhard Bosslet (born 1953)
Fernando Botero (born 1932), painter
Louise Bourgeois (born 1911), sculptor
Robert J Brawley (born 1936), painter
Stuart Brisley (born 1933), performance artist
Chris Burden (born 1946)

[edit] C

Sophie Calle (born 1953)
Nuno de Campos (born 1969), painter
Janet Cardiff (born 1957), installation artist
Gerard Caris (born 1925)
Norman Carlberg (born 1928), sculptor
Gillian Carnegie (born 1971), painter
Antonio Caro (born 1950), painter, conceptualization
James Casebere (born 1953), photographer
Maurizio Cattelan
Vija Celmins (born 1938)
John Chamberlain (born 1928), sculptor
Jake and Dinos Chapman (born 1966 & 1962)
Illya Chichkan (born 1967), installation and video artist
Dan Christensen (1942 - 2007), abstract painter
Christo (born 1935)
Lygia Clark (1920-1988)
Francesco Clemente (born 1952)
Chuck Close (born 1940), painter
Claude Closky (born 1963)
Jon Coffelt (born 1963), painter, new media, book arts, fiber art
Tony Cragg (born 1945), sculptor
Michael Craig-Martin (born 1941), painter, printmaker, digital artist, sculpture
Martin Creed (born 1968), installation artist

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Ian Davenport (born 1966), painter and printmaker
Ronald Davis (born 1937), abstract painter
Richard Deacon (born 1949), sculptor
Guy Denning (born 1965), painter
Sam Dillemans (born 1965), painter
Braco Dimitrijevic (born 1948)
Mark Divo (born 1966)
Peter Doig (born 1959), painter
Marlene Dumas (born 1953), painter
John Duncan (born 1953), performance, installation artist

[edit] E

Leif Elggren (born 1950)
Ólafur Elíasson (born 1967)
Tracey Emin (born 1963)
Rob Erdle (1949-2006)
Ali Omar Ermes (born 1945)
Bracha Ettinger (born 1948)

[edit] F

Jan Fabre (born 1958)
Öjvind Fahlström (1928-1976)
Ingrid Falk (born 1960)
Bernd Fasching (born 1955)
Kenneth Feingold (born 1952)
Stephen Finer (born 1949)
Dan Flavin (1933-1996)
Bruno Fonseca (1958-1994)
Caio Fonseca (born 1959)
Peter Forakis (born 1927)
Jane Frank (1918-1986)
Helen Frankenthaler (born 1928), painter
Lucian Freud (born 1922)
Tom Friedman (born 1965), conceptual sculptor

[edit] G

Harry Gamboa, Jr. (born 1951), Chicano artist
H.R. Giger (born 1940)
Gilbert and George, (born 1943 & 1942)
Sam Gilliam (born 1933), painter
Michael Goldberg (1924-2007), painter
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
Cleve Gray (1918-2004)
Johannes Grenzfurthner (born 1975)
Alex Grey (born 1953)
Peter Grzybowski (born 1951), performance artist
Don Gummer (born 1946), sculptor

[edit] H

Hans Haacke (born 1936), conceptual artist
Madeline Haase (born 1931)
Karl Hagedorn (1922 - 2005), painter
Richard Hamilton (born 1922)
Keith Haring (1958-1990), painter, graffiti artist
Mona Hatoum (born 1952), performance artist
Carl Michael von Hausswolff (born 1956)
Tim Hawkinson (born 1960), sculpture artist
Diango Hernandez (born 1970), conceptual artist, painter
Eva Hesse (1936-1970)
Hugo Heyrman (born 1942), painter, multimedia artist
Gary Hill (born 1951), video artist
Susan Hiller (born 1940), installation artist
Damien Hirst (born 1965), installation artist
Saskia Holmkvist (born 1971), conceptual artist
Christian Holstad, (born 1972), conceptual artist
Toos van Holstein (born 1949), painter
Jenny Holzer (born 1950), interdisciplinary artist
Peter Howson (born 1958), painter
Pierre Huyghe (born 1962), media artist

[edit] I

John Stuart Ingle (born 1933), painter
Koji Ishikawa (born 1968)

[edit] J

Alfredo Jaar (born 1956), conceptual artist
Richard Jackson (born 1939), painter, installation
Michael (Mike) Jansen (born 1951), painter, performer and composer
Jeanne-Claude (born 1935)
Jasper Johns (born 1930), painter, printmaker
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
Nabil Kanso (born 1946), painter
Anish Kapoor (born 1954), sculptor
On Kawara (born 1949), conceptual artist
Wladyslaw Kazmierczak (born 1951), performance artist
Jonathan Keats (born 1971), conceptual artist
Mike Kelley (born 1954)
Ellsworth Kelly (born 1923), painter
Anselm Kiefer (born 1945), painter
Scott Kildall (born 1969), performance, new media, conceptual
Miru Kim (born 1981), photography
Bodys Isek Kingelez (born 1948), sculpture
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
Yayoi Kusama (born 1929), installation artist, performance artist, painter

[edit] L

Suzanne Lacy (born 1945), performance/public artist
Ronnie Landfield (born 1947), painter
Annika Larsson (born 1972), video artist
Maria Lassnig (born 1919), painter
Matthieu Laurette (born 1970), multimedia, conceptual, installation, video artist
Lee Bul (born 1964), sculpture, installation, conceptual artist
Lennie Lee (born 1958), multimedia, performance, video, photography
Mark Lewis (born 1958) installation and film artist
Sol LeWitt (1928 - 2007), installation and conceptual artist
Allan Linder (born 1966), painter and sculptor
Claude-Max Lochu (born 1951), painter
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

[edit] M

Totte Mannes (born 1933), painter
Brice Marden (born 1938), painter
Milovan Destil Marković (born 1957)
Agnes Martin (1912-2004), painter
Eugene J. Martin (1938-2005), painter
Paul McCarthy (born 1945)
Allan McCollum (born 1944)
Ryan McGinley (born 1977), photographer
Steve McQueen, (born 1969)
Cildo Meireles (born 1948), sculptor and installations
Ana Mendieta (1948-1985)
Thom Merrick (born 1963)
Stani Michiels (born 1973), artist and architect
Boris Mikhailov (born 1938), photographer
Ksenia Milicevic (born 1942), painter and architect
Franco Mondini-Ruiz (born 1961)
Sebastian Diaz Morales (born 1975), Video Artist
Robert Morris (born 1931)
Loren Munk (born 1951), painter
Leonard van Munster (born 1972), installation artist
Antoni Muntadas (born 1942)
Takashi Murakami (born 1962), sculptor and painter
Elizabeth Murray (1940-2007), painter
Wangechi Mutu (born 1972), painter

[edit] N

Bruce Nauman (born 1941)
Odd Nerdrum (born 1944), painter
Alexander Ney (born 1939), sculptor and painter
Graham Nicholls (born 1975), installation artist
Kenneth Noland (born 1924), painter

[edit] O

Albert Oehlen (born 1954), painter
Markus Oehlen (born 1956), painter
Chris Ofili (born 1968), painter
Arthur Omar (born 1948), photographer, filmmaker, video and installation artist,
Yoko Ono (born 1933), musician, artist
Orlan (born 1947)
Julian Opie (born 1958), digital artist