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
Filtered: Design

Thom Mayne
Painting
37
OVR
31
AUTH
47
CUL
55
CMP

Tokujin Yoshioka
41
OVR
42
AUTH
39
CUL
50
CMP

Richard Hell
42
OVR
37
AUTH
50
CUL
49
CMP

Seymour Chwast
Painting
35
OVR
35
AUTH
35
CUL
47
CMP

Ant Farm
Printmaking
35
OVR
35
AUTH
35
CUL
43
CMP

Preston Scott Cohen
36
OVR
34
AUTH
39
CUL
43
CMP

Dan Friedman
Printmaking
36
OVR
36
AUTH
36
CUL
43
CMP

Jacqueline Poncelet
Ceramics
32
OVR
26
AUTH
44
CUL
43
CMP

Patricia Urquiola
Textile
31
OVR
35
AUTH
25
CUL
43
CMP

Bob Pellegrini
Printmaking
29
OVR
26
AUTH
33
CUL
43
CMP

Elizabeth Diller
34
OVR
32
AUTH
38
CUL
41
CMP

Diana Agrest
32
OVR
25
AUTH
44
CUL
39
CMP

Ross Lovegrove
26
OVR
22
AUTH
33
CUL
39
CMP

Elia Zenghelis
33
OVR
33
AUTH
33
CUL
37
CMP

Pierre Mendell
26
OVR
22
AUTH
33
CUL
37
CMP

Xu Tiantian
32
OVR
24
AUTH
47
CUL
37
CMP

Ron Arad
35
OVR
38
AUTH
31
CUL
36
CMP

Tom Dixon
25
OVR
22
AUTH
31
CUL
35
CMP

Paulus van Leeuwen
23
OVR
20
AUTH
28
CUL
35
CMP

Andrew Morrison
23
OVR
20
AUTH
28
CUL
35
CMP

Cesare Leonardi
25
OVR
20
AUTH
33
CUL
35
CMP

Michael Joaquin Grey
Mixed Media
28
OVR
30
AUTH
25
CUL
35
CMP

John Van Hamersveld
22
OVR
18
AUTH
28
CUL
31
CMP

Grover Mouton
22
OVR
20
AUTH
25
CUL
31
CMP

Valve
23
OVR
20
AUTH
28
CUL
31
CMP

Martín Ruiz de Azúa
21
OVR
19
AUTH
25
CUL
31
CMP

M/M (Paris)
25
OVR
21
AUTH
33
CUL
31
CMP

Ted Shaine
25
OVR
20
AUTH
33
CUL
31
CMP

Hans Ofner
22
OVR
20
AUTH
25
CUL
31
CMP

Frieder Grindler
Photography
24
OVR
20
AUTH
30
CUL
31
CMP

Gastone Rinaldi
22
OVR
18
AUTH
28
CUL
31
CMP

Zoe Zenghelis
23
OVR
19
AUTH
30
CUL
31
CMP

Josefa Santos
15
OVR
10
AUTH
25
CUL
31
CMP

Emma Gismondi Schweinberger
21
OVR
19
AUTH
25
CUL
31
CMP

Stephen Kroninger
22
OVR
19
AUTH
28
CUL
29
CMP

Edward Fella
27
OVR
27
AUTH
25
CUL
29
CMP

El Ultimo Grito
Sculpture
21
OVR
19
AUTH
25
CUL
29
CMP

Alexander Khomyakov
23
OVR
20
AUTH
28
CUL
29
CMP

Aldo DiBelardino
22
OVR
19
AUTH
28
CUL
29
CMP

Charles William Moss
24
OVR
19
AUTH
33
CUL
29
CMP

Jhoon Rhee
19
OVR
15
AUTH
25
CUL
27
CMP
Giancarlo Mattioli
Mixed Media
14
OVR
8
AUTH
25
CUL
27
CMP

Siemens & Halske A.G., Munich, Germany
19
OVR
15
AUTH
25
CUL
27
CMP

Zhang Xintong
15
OVR
10
AUTH
25
CUL
27
CMP

Scott Christensen
21
OVR
19
AUTH
25
CUL
27
CMP

Marty Kohn
15
OVR
10
AUTH
25
CUL
27
CMP

Mark McKeague
15
OVR
10
AUTH
25
CUL
27
CMP

Wild Plakken
21
OVR
19
AUTH
25
CUL
27
CMP

Arteluce S.A., Milan
23
OVR
16
AUTH
35
CUL
27
CMP
Stefanie Posavec
13
OVR
6
AUTH
25
CUL
27
CMP

Mario Meier
21
OVR
19
AUTH
25
CUL
27
CMP

Bashir Zivari
21
OVR
17
AUTH
28
CUL
27
CMP

Giuseppe Lignano
14
OVR
8
AUTH
25
CUL
25
CMP

Karen Fairbanks
14
OVR
8
AUTH
25
CUL
25
CMP

Thomas Eriksson
24
OVR
21
AUTH
28
CUL
25
CMP

Robert Boughey
14
OVR
8
AUTH
25
CUL
25
CMP

Bradford Bissell
14
OVR
8
AUTH
25
CUL
25
CMP

Javier Cuesta Rodríguez-Torices
14
OVR
8
AUTH
25
CUL
25
CMP

Stephen Hobson
14
OVR
8
AUTH
25
CUL
25
CMP

Brian Tattersfield
14
OVR
8
AUTH
25
CUL
25
CMP

Freeplay Energy Plc.
13
OVR
7
AUTH
25
CUL
25
CMP

Organ Recovery Systems
14
OVR
8
AUTH
25
CUL
25
CMP

Fritz Fischer-Nosbisch
22
OVR
17
AUTH
30
CUL
25
CMP

Marc Treib
25
OVR
19
AUTH
36
CUL
25
CMP

Mathias Gmachl
14
OVR
8
AUTH
25
CUL
25
CMP

Byron Qually
14
OVR
8
AUTH
25
CUL
25
CMP

Walter Tafelmaier
20
OVR
17
AUTH
25
CUL
25
CMP

Camille van den Brande
14
OVR
8
AUTH
25
CUL
25
CMP

Stephan Augustin
22
OVR
19
AUTH
28
CUL
25
CMP

Thomas Klinkowstein
20
OVR
17
AUTH
25
CUL
25
CMP

Bent Hedegaard Nobert
19
OVR
15
AUTH
25
CUL
23
CMP
Ayse Sulan Kolatan
19
OVR
15
AUTH
25
CUL
23
CMP

Harry C. Wolf
20
OVR
17
AUTH
25
CUL
23
CMP

Kyoko Kumai
20
OVR
17
AUTH
25
CUL
23
CMP
Kjetil Trædal Thorsen
13
OVR
6
AUTH
25
CUL
23
CMP
A&E Design
13
OVR
6
AUTH
25
CUL
23
CMP
Pandora Design
13
OVR
6
AUTH
25
CUL
23
CMP

David Bush
19
OVR
15
AUTH
25
CUL
23
CMP

Giancarlo Piretti
21
OVR
15
AUTH
30
CUL
23
CMP

Earl Childress
19
OVR
15
AUTH
25
CUL
23
CMP

Fridolin Müller
22
OVR
15
AUTH
35
CUL
23
CMP

Rocco Redondo
19
OVR
15
AUTH
25
CUL
23
CMP
Yuliya Parshina-Kottas
13
OVR
6
AUTH
25
CUL
23
CMP
Ouzak Design Formation
13
OVR
6
AUTH
25
CUL
23
CMP
Designskolen Kolding
13
OVR
6
AUTH
25
CUL
23
CMP

Heikkinen Komonen Architects
19
OVR
15
AUTH
25
CUL
23
CMP

Aranda/Lasch
19
OVR
15
AUTH
25
CUL
23
CMP

Vesa Hinkola
19
OVR
15
AUTH
25
CUL
23
CMP
Hutzler Manufacturing Co.
21
OVR
15
AUTH
30
CUL
23
CMP
Joseph Forakis
19
OVR
15
AUTH
25
CUL
23
CMP

Cesare Casati
20
OVR
17
AUTH
25
CUL
21
CMP

David Staub
20
OVR
17
AUTH
25
CUL
21
CMP

Franco Ricci
20
OVR
17
AUTH
25
CUL
21
CMP

Takao Sasai
22
OVR
17
AUTH
30
CUL
21
CMP

Manuel Saez
14
OVR
8
AUTH
25
CUL
21
CMP

Jimmy Loizeau
14
OVR
8
AUTH
25
CUL
21
CMP

Marion Weiss
20
OVR
17
AUTH
25
CUL
21
CMP

Sara Shaughnessy
14
OVR
8
AUTH
25
CUL
21
CMP

Max Lenz
14
OVR
8
AUTH
25
CUL
21
CMP

Steve McGarry
20
OVR
17
AUTH
25
CUL
21
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.