Database / Rankings
Rankings
Canonical artist rankings — Authority + Cultural Presence. Living artists weight cultural presence higher.
Top Movers — 7 Days
Artists with the largest rank change in the past 7 days
Thom Mayne
Painting
37
OVR
31
AUTH
47
CUL
55
CMP
Jo Ractliffe
Photography
38
OVR
42
AUTH
30
CUL
64
CMP
Gert Tobias
33
OVR
35
AUTH
30
CUL
39
CMP
Enrique Chagoya
Printmaking
41
OVR
42
AUTH
40
CUL
55
CMP
Gladys Nilsson
Painting
41
OVR
44
AUTH
35
CUL
60
CMP
Philip Corner
46
OVR
42
AUTH
53
CUL
51
CMP
Kamala Ibrahim Ishag
Installation
24
OVR
22
AUTH
27
CUL
39
CMP
David Maljković
24
OVR
23
AUTH
27
CUL
37
CMP
Tania Franco Klein
Photography
37
OVR
43
AUTH
27
CUL
58
CMP
Diana Michener
25
OVR
24
AUTH
27
CUL
43
CMP
Roger Ballen
Photography
45
OVR
44
AUTH
45
CUL
55
CMP
Mickalene Thomas
Painting
44
OVR
49
AUTH
34
CUL
58
CMP
Thomas Ruff
Photography
56
OVR
62
AUTH
45
CUL
75
CMP
Aria Dean
Mixed Media
36
OVR
39
AUTH
29
CUL
47
CMP
Ross Lovegrove
26
OVR
22
AUTH
33
CUL
39
CMP
Charlemagne Palestine
Installation
41
OVR
37
AUTH
50
CUL
52
CMP
Dana Schutz
Printmaking
55
OVR
56
AUTH
52
CUL
65
CMP
José Toirac
Painting
37
OVR
36
AUTH
40
CUL
41
CMP
Gary Hill
Installation
51
OVR
43
AUTH
65
CUL
58
CMP
Cecily Brown
Painting
51
OVR
55
AUTH
42
CUL
67
CMP
Ken Gonzales-Day
Photography
49
OVR
47
AUTH
52
CUL
59
CMP
Wangechi Mutu
Painting
46
OVR
42
AUTH
52
CUL
44
CMP
KAWS
Sculpture
44
OVR
45
AUTH
43
CUL
57
CMP
Fanny Sanin
42
OVR
39
AUTH
47
CUL
47
CMP
Tokujin Yoshioka
41
OVR
42
AUTH
39
CUL
50
CMP
Shu Lea Cheang
Mixed Media
33
OVR
36
AUTH
27
CUL
47
CMP
Elia Zenghelis
33
OVR
33
AUTH
33
CUL
37
CMP
Gregory Amenoff
Painting
31
OVR
38
AUTH
19
CUL
60
CMP
Janet Cardiff
Mixed Media
39
OVR
39
AUTH
40
CUL
51
CMP
Marcel Dzama
Painting
52
OVR
53
AUTH
50
CUL
63
CMP
Christopher Le Brun
Painting
39
OVR
44
AUTH
30
CUL
61
CMP
Harrell Fletcher
Photography
39
OVR
41
AUTH
35
CUL
50
CMP
Robert Stackhouse
Painting
39
OVR
39
AUTH
39
CUL
48
CMP
John Lueders-Booth
Photography
33
OVR
36
AUTH
27
CUL
43
CMP
Malala Andrialavidrazana
Installation
34
OVR
35
AUTH
32
CUL
46
CMP
Kathy High
Mixed Media
34
OVR
35
AUTH
32
CUL
43
CMP
Vernon Fisher
Printmaking
38
OVR
38
AUTH
38
CUL
47
CMP
Cheryl Donegan
Mixed Media
38
OVR
38
AUTH
40
CUL
45
CMP
Jean-Michel Othoniel
Sculpture
38
OVR
40
AUTH
35
CUL
65
CMP
Amoako Boafo
Painting
37
OVR
44
AUTH
25
CUL
60
CMP
Ann Hamilton
Photography
38
OVR
43
AUTH
27
CUL
55
CMP
Elizabeth Blackadder
Printmaking
26
OVR
27
AUTH
24
CUL
47
CMP
Rafael Ferrer
Drawing
38
OVR
36
AUTH
40
CUL
43
CMP
Andrea Büttner
Sculpture
37
OVR
33
AUTH
44
CUL
55
CMP
Jacques Charlier
26
OVR
26
AUTH
24
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
Fukita Fumiaki
Printmaking
25
OVR
26
AUTH
24
CUL
39
CMP
Jaume Plensa
Sculpture
35
OVR
38
AUTH
30
CUL
44
CMP
Pierre Clerk
Painting
35
OVR
38
AUTH
30
CUL
46
CMP
Ant Farm
Printmaking
35
OVR
35
AUTH
35
CUL
43
CMP
Orly Genger
Sculpture
35
OVR
41
AUTH
24
CUL
51
CMP
Rudolf Stingel
Painting
34
OVR
41
AUTH
20
CUL
60
CMP
Anthony Goicolea
29
OVR
27
AUTH
34
CUL
47
CMP
Sanford Biggers
Mixed Media
33
OVR
31
AUTH
37
CUL
48
CMP
David Rabinowitch
Painting
33
OVR
38
AUTH
25
CUL
43
CMP
Edgar Arceneaux
24
OVR
23
AUTH
24
CUL
39
CMP
Mika Rottenberg
Painting
34
OVR
36
AUTH
30
CUL
46
CMP
Jonathan Borofsky
Sculpture
33
OVR
35
AUTH
30
CUL
51
CMP
Elizabeth Diller
34
OVR
32
AUTH
38
CUL
41
CMP
Daniel Boyd
Painting
32
OVR
35
AUTH
27
CUL
47
CMP
Leslie Wayne
Painting
32
OVR
41
AUTH
15
CUL
52
CMP
Jacqueline Poncelet
Ceramics
32
OVR
26
AUTH
44
CUL
43
CMP
Andres Serrano
Photography
32
OVR
39
AUTH
19
CUL
59
CMP
Diana Agrest
32
OVR
25
AUTH
44
CUL
39
CMP
Luis Camnitzer
Printmaking
40
OVR
39
AUTH
40
CUL
47
CMP
Monika Baer
Painting
25
OVR
36
AUTH
4
CUL
55
CMP
Allison Janae Hamilton
Installation
30
OVR
29
AUTH
33
CUL
43
CMP
Torkwase Dyson
Mixed Media
32
OVR
35
AUTH
25
CUL
60
CMP
Simon Leung
22
OVR
22
AUTH
24
CUL
29
CMP
Patricia Urquiola
Textile
31
OVR
35
AUTH
25
CUL
43
CMP
Pieter Vermeersch
Painting
31
OVR
35
AUTH
25
CUL
52
CMP
Teddy Cobeña
Sculpture
31
OVR
35
AUTH
25
CUL
49
CMP
Janaina Tschäpe
Painting
31
OVR
29
AUTH
35
CUL
39
CMP
Laura Lima
Painting
31
OVR
34
AUTH
25
CUL
51
CMP
Ilana Savdie
Installation
31
OVR
37
AUTH
19
CUL
56
CMP
Carmen Winant
Installation
34
OVR
36
AUTH
30
CUL
37
CMP
Laurel Nakadate
30
OVR
34
AUTH
24
CUL
42
CMP
Dove Bradshaw
Photography
35
OVR
38
AUTH
30
CUL
43
CMP
Karin Apollonia Müller
Mixed Media
28
OVR
31
AUTH
22
CUL
39
CMP
Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill
Mixed Media
28
OVR
31
AUTH
22
CUL
39
CMP
Unmade
21
OVR
19
AUTH
24
CUL
31
CMP
Marina Adams
Mixed Media
29
OVR
31
AUTH
25
CUL
34
CMP
Robert Cahen
22
OVR
20
AUTH
27
CUL
25
CMP
Bob Pellegrini
Printmaking
29
OVR
26
AUTH
33
CUL
43
CMP
Kandis Williams
Mixed Media
29
OVR
32
AUTH
22
CUL
39
CMP
Charles William Moss
24
OVR
19
AUTH
33
CUL
29
CMP
Timm Rautert
Photography
23
OVR
24
AUTH
22
CUL
39
CMP
Ron Arad
35
OVR
38
AUTH
31
CUL
36
CMP
Lee Kun-Yong
Performance art
28
OVR
25
AUTH
35
CUL
58
CMP
David Ostrowski
Painting
28
OVR
35
AUTH
15
CUL
51
CMP
Evergon
Photography
28
OVR
31
AUTH
22
CUL
43
CMP
Bryan Hunt
Sculpture
34
OVR
31
AUTH
40
CUL
35
CMP
Randall Sellers
Mixed Media
21
OVR
20
AUTH
24
CUL
31
CMP
Andrew Morrison
23
OVR
20
AUTH
28
CUL
35
CMP
Olaf Breuning
27
OVR
25
AUTH
32
CUL
43
CMP
Alicja Kwade
Photography
28
OVR
29
AUTH
25
CUL
56
CMP
Michael Spano
Photography
28
OVR
26
AUTH
30
CUL
35
CMP
Kerstin Brätsch
Painting
27
OVR
31
AUTH
20
CUL
35
CMP
Andrei Monastyrski
26
OVR
22
AUTH
32
CUL
39
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.