Modern & Contemporary Artists 1-24
24 entries in the Modern & Contemporary Artists compendium.
Modern & Contemporary Artists 1-24 — Era Chart
Christo and Jeanne-ClaudeArtists of large-scale, fabric-wrapped environmental installations.Cindy ShermanAmerican artist known for photographic self-portraits as imagined characters.Claes OldenburgSwedish-born American sculptor of oversized everyday objects.Cy TwomblyAmerican painter known for large-scale scribbled, graffiti-like works on muted fields.Damien HirstEnglish artist known for preserved animal works and record auction.Donald JuddAmerican artist and leading theoretician of minimalism.Eva HesseGerman-born American sculptor who pioneered postminimal art.Faith RinggoldAmerican artist known for narrative quilts and intersectional activism.Félix González-TorresCuban-born American conceptual artist known for interactive everyday-material works.Hannah HöchGerman Dada artist and originator of photomontage.Helen FrankenthalerAmerican abstract expressionist painter and color field pioneer.Hilma af KlintSwedish mystic and pioneer of abstract painting.James TurrellAmerican artist known for light-based installations and skyspaces.Jenny HolzerAmerican neo-conceptual artist known for text in public spaces.Jenny SavilleEnglish figurative painter and original YBA member.Joan MitchellAmerican abstract expressionist painter of emotionally intense landscapes.Jean DubuffetFrench painter and sculptor who founded the art brut movement.Joseph BeuysGerman artist and theorist of humanism, Fluxus, and performance art.Judy ChicagoAmerican feminist artist who created The Dinner Party.Tracey EminEnglish artist known for autobiographical and confessional artwork.Yves KleinFrench artist and leading member of Nouveau réalisme, pioneer of performance art.Jeff KoonsAmerican artist known for popular culture sculptures and record auction prices.Yayoi KusamaJapanese artist known for polka dots, infinity nets, soft sculptures, and happenings.Sol LeWittAmerican artist known for wall drawings and modular structures.
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