Database / Rankings
Rankings
Canonical artist rankings — Authority + Cultural Presence. Living artists weight cultural presence higher.
Most Complete Records
Ranked by record completeness and claim-readiness
Michael Craig-Martin
Sculpture
46
OVR
51
AUTH
37
CUL
76
CMP
Thomas Ruff
Photography
56
OVR
62
AUTH
45
CUL
75
CMP
Cecily Brown
Painting
51
OVR
55
AUTH
42
CUL
67
CMP
Jean-Michel Othoniel
Sculpture
38
OVR
40
AUTH
35
CUL
65
CMP
Dana Schutz
Printmaking
55
OVR
56
AUTH
52
CUL
65
CMP
Jo Ractliffe
Photography
38
OVR
42
AUTH
30
CUL
64
CMP
Marcel Dzama
Painting
52
OVR
53
AUTH
50
CUL
63
CMP
Christopher Le Brun
Painting
39
OVR
44
AUTH
30
CUL
61
CMP
Paloma Varga Weisz
Sculpture
29
OVR
30
AUTH
29
CUL
60
CMP
Torkwase Dyson
Mixed Media
32
OVR
35
AUTH
25
CUL
60
CMP
Lucien Smith
Mixed Media
25
OVR
30
AUTH
15
CUL
60
CMP
Gladys Nilsson
Painting
41
OVR
44
AUTH
35
CUL
60
CMP
Amoako Boafo
Painting
37
OVR
44
AUTH
25
CUL
60
CMP
Rudolf Stingel
Painting
34
OVR
41
AUTH
20
CUL
60
CMP
Gregory Amenoff
Painting
31
OVR
38
AUTH
19
CUL
60
CMP
Ken Gonzales-Day
Photography
49
OVR
47
AUTH
52
CUL
59
CMP
Theaster Gates
Mixed Media
44
OVR
49
AUTH
35
CUL
59
CMP
john gerrard
20
OVR
16
AUTH
27
CUL
59
CMP
Andres Serrano
Photography
32
OVR
39
AUTH
19
CUL
59
CMP
Nigel Hall
Sculpture
43
OVR
42
AUTH
44
CUL
58
CMP
Tania Franco Klein
Photography
37
OVR
43
AUTH
27
CUL
58
CMP
Lee Kun-Yong
Performance art
28
OVR
25
AUTH
35
CUL
58
CMP
Gary Hill
Installation
51
OVR
43
AUTH
65
CUL
58
CMP
Mickalene Thomas
Painting
44
OVR
49
AUTH
34
CUL
58
CMP
KAWS
Sculpture
44
OVR
45
AUTH
43
CUL
57
CMP
Jim Lee
Mixed Media
29
OVR
35
AUTH
17
CUL
56
CMP
Ilana Savdie
Installation
31
OVR
37
AUTH
19
CUL
56
CMP
Alicja Kwade
Photography
28
OVR
29
AUTH
25
CUL
56
CMP
Roger Ballen
Photography
45
OVR
44
AUTH
45
CUL
55
CMP
Thom Mayne
Painting
37
OVR
31
AUTH
47
CUL
55
CMP
Enrique Chagoya
Printmaking
41
OVR
42
AUTH
40
CUL
55
CMP
Monika Baer
Painting
25
OVR
36
AUTH
4
CUL
55
CMP
Joan Lyons
Textile
47
OVR
42
AUTH
55
CUL
55
CMP
Anna Boghiguian
Painting
35
OVR
39
AUTH
27
CUL
55
CMP
Ann Hamilton
Photography
38
OVR
43
AUTH
27
CUL
55
CMP
Andrea Büttner
Sculpture
37
OVR
33
AUTH
44
CUL
55
CMP
Edi Rama
Painting
21
OVR
24
AUTH
15
CUL
54
CMP
Nairy Baghramian
Photography
33
OVR
38
AUTH
25
CUL
52
CMP
Pieter Vermeersch
Painting
31
OVR
35
AUTH
25
CUL
52
CMP
Charlemagne Palestine
Installation
41
OVR
37
AUTH
50
CUL
52
CMP
Bill Jensen
Painting
45
OVR
38
AUTH
58
CUL
52
CMP
Claire Tabouret
Painting
15
OVR
15
AUTH
15
CUL
52
CMP
Leslie Wayne
Painting
32
OVR
41
AUTH
15
CUL
52
CMP
Gerhard Merz
Mixed Media
24
OVR
15
AUTH
40
CUL
51
CMP
Jake Chapman
Photography
40
OVR
46
AUTH
30
CUL
51
CMP
John Houck
Photography
24
OVR
26
AUTH
20
CUL
51
CMP
David Ostrowski
Painting
28
OVR
35
AUTH
15
CUL
51
CMP
Philip Corner
46
OVR
42
AUTH
53
CUL
51
CMP
Laura Lima
Painting
31
OVR
34
AUTH
25
CUL
51
CMP
Wong Ping
Mixed Media
26
OVR
32
AUTH
15
CUL
51
CMP
Janet Cardiff
Mixed Media
39
OVR
39
AUTH
40
CUL
51
CMP
Jonathan Borofsky
Sculpture
33
OVR
35
AUTH
30
CUL
51
CMP
Orly Genger
Sculpture
35
OVR
41
AUTH
24
CUL
51
CMP
Lebohang Kganye
Installation
24
OVR
31
AUTH
12
CUL
50
CMP
Michael Sailstorfer
Sculpture
14
OVR
14
AUTH
15
CUL
50
CMP
Anna Weyant
Painting
30
OVR
29
AUTH
33
CUL
50
CMP
Tokujin Yoshioka
41
OVR
42
AUTH
39
CUL
50
CMP
Harrell Fletcher
Photography
39
OVR
41
AUTH
35
CUL
50
CMP
Teddy Cobeña
Sculpture
31
OVR
35
AUTH
25
CUL
49
CMP
Richard Hell
42
OVR
37
AUTH
50
CUL
49
CMP
Robert Stackhouse
Painting
39
OVR
39
AUTH
39
CUL
48
CMP
Theo Jansen
Sculpture
20
OVR
24
AUTH
13
CUL
48
CMP
Santiago Calatrava
Sculpture
30
OVR
35
AUTH
20
CUL
48
CMP
Sabelo Mlangeni
Photography
32
OVR
34
AUTH
30
CUL
48
CMP
Barbara Hulanicki
Fashion Design
23
OVR
29
AUTH
12
CUL
48
CMP
Sanford Biggers
Mixed Media
33
OVR
31
AUTH
37
CUL
48
CMP
Alberto Biasi
Painting
26
OVR
23
AUTH
32
CUL
47
CMP
Gérard Rancinan
Photography
18
OVR
26
AUTH
3
CUL
47
CMP
Peter Kraus
Performance Art
20
OVR
24
AUTH
13
CUL
47
CMP
Elizabeth Blackadder
Printmaking
26
OVR
27
AUTH
24
CUL
47
CMP
Luis Camnitzer
Printmaking
40
OVR
39
AUTH
40
CUL
47
CMP
Thomas Bayrle
Painting
30
OVR
33
AUTH
25
CUL
47
CMP
Aria Dean
Mixed Media
36
OVR
39
AUTH
29
CUL
47
CMP
Mike Amiri
Fashion Design
16
OVR
23
AUTH
4
CUL
47
CMP
Daniel Boyd
Painting
32
OVR
35
AUTH
27
CUL
47
CMP
Allen Rawson Ruppersberg
Photography
30
OVR
34
AUTH
22
CUL
47
CMP
Shu Lea Cheang
Mixed Media
33
OVR
36
AUTH
27
CUL
47
CMP
Elio Ciol
Photography
28
OVR
31
AUTH
22
CUL
47
CMP
Joel Sternfeld
Photography
41
OVR
41
AUTH
40
CUL
47
CMP
Seymour Chwast
Painting
35
OVR
35
AUTH
35
CUL
47
CMP
Thomas Steiner
Painting
16
OVR
23
AUTH
3
CUL
47
CMP
Fanny Sanin
42
OVR
39
AUTH
47
CUL
47
CMP
Anthony Goicolea
29
OVR
27
AUTH
34
CUL
47
CMP
Vernon Fisher
Printmaking
38
OVR
38
AUTH
38
CUL
47
CMP
Pierre Clerk
Painting
35
OVR
38
AUTH
30
CUL
46
CMP
Xi Zhang
Painting
21
OVR
31
AUTH
3
CUL
46
CMP
Kerstin Kartscher
Painting
30
OVR
34
AUTH
22
CUL
46
CMP
Mika Rottenberg
Painting
34
OVR
36
AUTH
30
CUL
46
CMP
Malala Andrialavidrazana
Installation
34
OVR
35
AUTH
32
CUL
46
CMP
Cheryl Donegan
Mixed Media
38
OVR
38
AUTH
40
CUL
45
CMP
Oliver Mark
Photography
21
OVR
26
AUTH
13
CUL
45
CMP
Woody De Othello
Mixed Media
28
OVR
35
AUTH
15
CUL
45
CMP
QI Zhuo
Mixed Media
25
OVR
25
AUTH
25
CUL
45
CMP
Jon Pylypchuk
Painting
21
OVR
24
AUTH
15
CUL
45
CMP
Lucky DeBellevue
Mixed Media
15
OVR
16
AUTH
15
CUL
44
CMP
Sebastian Spreng
Painting
24
OVR
26
AUTH
21
CUL
44
CMP
Sandra Maischberger
Conceptual Art
20
OVR
24
AUTH
13
CUL
44
CMP
Mark Manders
Sculpture
25
OVR
28
AUTH
20
CUL
44
CMP
Oliver Stritzel
Performance Art
20
OVR
24
AUTH
13
CUL
44
CMP
Wangechi Mutu
Painting
46
OVR
42
AUTH
52
CUL
44
CMP
How Ranking Works
Overall Rank
Weighted blend of Authority (85%) and Cultural Presence (15%). The flagship ranking representing an artist's position in the WattsOS cultural graph.
Authority
Canonical record strength based on trusted sources, attribution confidence, institutional and representation links, graph relationships, and verified field coverage.
Cultural Presence
Depth of an artist's cultural footprint — exhibition history, movement associations, gallery representation tier, and published artwork coverage.
Completeness
How complete and claim-ready the record is across identity, biography, media, assets, and verification. Visible separately — does not affect overall rank.
7D / 30D Change
Rank change versus the most recent weekly or monthly snapshot. Positive means the artist moved up.
Cohort Tags
Blue Chip: high authority with institutional backing. Emerging: rising cultural presence with developing record. Derived from record signals, not self-reported.