The 20 Most Influential Artists of 2017 -2018 according to Artsy

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The Influential Artists of 2017 -2018 by Artsy

The 20 Most Influential Artists of 2017 -2018 according to Artsy. Artsy features the world’s leading galleries, museum collections, foundations, artist estates, art fairs, and benefit auctions, all in one place. Our growing database of 800,000 images of art, architecture, and design by 80,000 artists spans historical, modern, and contemporary works, and includes the largest online database of contemporary art. Artsy is used by art lovers, museum-goers, patrons, collectors, students, and educators to discover, learn about, and collect art.

The Influential Artists and their art works for 2017 listed by the artsy editors as follows

1. Pierre Huyghe  B. 1962, Paris. Lives and works in Paris and New York


2. Carolee Schneemann B. 1939, Philadelphia. Lives and works in New Paltz, New York


3. Mark Bradford B. 1961, Los Angeles. Lives and works in Los Angeles


4. Camille Henrot  B. 1978, Paris. Lives and works in New York


5. Ai Weiwei  B. 1957, Beijing. Lives and works in Berlin


6. Lubaina Himid  B. 1954, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Lives and works in Preston, United Kingdom


7. Wolfgang Tillmans  B. 1968, Remscheid, Germany. Lives and works in Berlin and London


8. Njideka Akunyili Crosby  B. 1983, Enugu, Nigeria. Lives and works in Los Angeles


9. JR  B. 1983, Paris. Lives and works in Paris and New York


10. Barbara Kruger B. 1945, Newark, New Jersey. Lives and works in New York and Los Angeles


11. Pope.L B. 1955, Newark, New Jersey. Lives and works in Chicago


12. Yayoi Kusama  B. 1929, Matsumoto, Japan. Lives and works in Tokyo


13. Haroon Mirza  B. 1977, London. Lives and works in London


14. Anne Imhof  B. 1978, Giessen, Germany. Lives and works in Frankfurt


15. Damien Hirst B. 1965, Bristol, United Kingdom. Lives and works in London


16. Mika Rottenberg B. 1976, Buenos Aires. Lives and works in New York


17. Trevor Paglen B. 1974, Camp Springs, Maryland. Lives and works in Berlin


18. Laura Owens B. 1970, Euclid, Ohio. Lives and works in Los Angeles


19. David Hockney B. 1937, Bradford, United Kingdom. Lives and works in Los Angeles


20. Cindy Sherman B. 1954, Glen Ridge, New Jersey. Lives and works in New York