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Rankings

Canonical artist rankings — Authority + Cultural Presence. Living artists weight cultural presence higher.

How scores work: Authority (85%) measures institutional presence — museum collections, gallery representation, exhibition history, and verified records. Cultural Presence (15%) measures depth — exhibitions, movement associations, and artwork coverage. Scores update daily.

Top Movers — 7 Days

Artists with the largest rank change in the past 7 days

Filtered: Design

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Artist
OverallAuthCulComp7D
420
Umberto Nason

Umberto Nason

29

OVR

24

AUTH

52

CUL

37

CMP

188
181
Thom Mayne

Thom Mayne

Painting

37

OVR

31

AUTH

47

CUL

55

CMP

180
151
Barney Bubbles (Colin Fulcher)

Barney Bubbles (Colin Fulcher)

Mixed Media

38

OVR

36

AUTH

45

CUL

45

CMP

101
70
Nikolai Suetin

Nikolai Suetin

Painting

44

OVR

40

AUTH

60

CUL

52

CMP

54
179
Jan Młodożeniec

Jan Młodożeniec

Painting

37

OVR

35

AUTH

43

CUL

47

CMP

29
559
Ross Lovegrove

Ross Lovegrove

26

OVR

22

AUTH

33

CUL

39

CMP

2
6
Gerrit Rietveld

Gerrit Rietveld

Furniture

60

OVR

60

AUTH

60

CUL

69

CMP

1
46
Vladimir Stenberg

Vladimir Stenberg

49

OVR

42

AUTH

77

CUL

47

CMP

15
105
Tokujin Yoshioka

Tokujin Yoshioka

41

OVR

42

AUTH

39

CUL

50

CMP

20
102
Maarten Van Severen

Maarten Van Severen

41

OVR

40

AUTH

45

CUL

47

CMP

22
289
Elia Zenghelis

Elia Zenghelis

33

OVR

33

AUTH

33

CUL

37

CMP

24
200
Margaret Macdonald

Margaret Macdonald

Painting

36

OVR

34

AUTH

44

CUL

40

CMP

24
551
Firmin Bouisset

Firmin Bouisset

26

OVR

24

AUTH

33

CUL

39

CMP

36
165
Horst Janssen

Horst Janssen

Printmaking

37

OVR

36

AUTH

41

CUL

43

CMP

39
184
Nathan George Horwitt

Nathan George Horwitt

36

OVR

34

AUTH

48

CUL

46

CMP

48
195
Preston Scott Cohen

Preston Scott Cohen

36

OVR

34

AUTH

39

CUL

43

CMP

49
187
Dan Friedman

Dan Friedman

Printmaking

36

OVR

36

AUTH

36

CUL

43

CMP

50
212
Arne Jacobsen

Arne Jacobsen

35

OVR

35

AUTH

35

CUL

47

CMP

60
222
Ant Farm

Ant Farm

Printmaking

35

OVR

35

AUTH

35

CUL

43

CMP

66
236
Russell Drysdale

Russell Drysdale

Painting

34

OVR

35

AUTH

31

CUL

43

CMP

69
247
Elizabeth Diller

Elizabeth Diller

34

OVR

32

AUTH

38

CUL

41

CMP

73
277
Leon Krier

Leon Krier

33

OVR

32

AUTH

36

CUL

36

CMP

79
279
Clive Gardiner

Clive Gardiner

Printmaking

33

OVR

35

AUTH

25

CUL

39

CMP

80
309
Jacqueline Poncelet

Jacqueline Poncelet

Ceramics

32

OVR

26

AUTH

44

CUL

43

CMP

85
317
Diana Agrest

Diana Agrest

32

OVR

25

AUTH

44

CUL

39

CMP

87
337
Patricia Urquiola

Patricia Urquiola

Textile

31

OVR

35

AUTH

25

CUL

43

CMP

97
189
Henri Dumont

Henri Dumont

Painting

36

OVR

35

AUTH

41

CUL

36

CMP

101
368
Michael Andrews

Michael Andrews

Painting

31

OVR

27

AUTH

44

CUL

41

CMP

108
373
Carl Anderson

Carl Anderson

30

OVR

32

AUTH

25

CUL

35

CMP

110
449
Sidney Janis

Sidney Janis

28

OVR

25

AUTH

43

CUL

35

CMP

112
122
W. Eugene Smith

W. Eugene Smith

Photography

39

OVR

36

AUTH

51

CUL

43

CMP

114
224
Philip Webb

Philip Webb

Painting

35

OVR

36

AUTH

30

CUL

48

CMP

137
423
Otto Schönthal

Otto Schönthal

29

OVR

30

AUTH

25

CUL

36

CMP

138
430
Jorge Castillo

Jorge Castillo

Painting

29

OVR

30

AUTH

25

CUL

41

CMP

144
436
Bob Pellegrini

Bob Pellegrini

Printmaking

29

OVR

26

AUTH

33

CUL

43

CMP

147
629
Charles William Moss

Charles William Moss

24

OVR

19

AUTH

33

CUL

29

CMP

148
206
Ron Arad

Ron Arad

35

OVR

38

AUTH

31

CUL

36

CMP

152
692
Andrew Morrison

Andrew Morrison

23

OVR

20

AUTH

28

CUL

35

CMP

163
338
Eric Henri Kennington

Eric Henri Kennington

31

OVR

30

AUTH

35

CUL

39

CMP

200
561
Viola Gråsten

Viola Gråsten

Printmaking

26

OVR

23

AUTH

38

CUL

39

CMP

216
580
M/M (Paris)

M/M (Paris)

25

OVR

21

AUTH

33

CUL

31

CMP

229
594
Cesare Leonardi

Cesare Leonardi

25

OVR

20

AUTH

33

CUL

35

CMP

232
608
Dean Pollock

Dean Pollock

Mixed Media

24

OVR

20

AUTH

43

CUL

31

CMP

237
455
Michael Joaquin Grey

Michael Joaquin Grey

Mixed Media

28

OVR

30

AUTH

25

CUL

35

CMP

252
655
Thomas Eriksson

Thomas Eriksson

24

OVR

21

AUTH

28

CUL

25

CMP

253
702
Valve

Valve

23

OVR

20

AUTH

28

CUL

31

CMP

280
706
Karel Maes

Karel Maes

23

OVR

20

AUTH

33

CUL

35

CMP

280
710
Zoe Zenghelis

Zoe Zenghelis

23

OVR

19

AUTH

30

CUL

31

CMP

282
721
Bonnie Maclean

Bonnie Maclean

23

OVR

21

AUTH

28

CUL

39

CMP

288
735
Fridolin Müller

Fridolin Müller

22

OVR

15

AUTH

35

CUL

23

CMP

293
748
Sven Palmqvist

Sven Palmqvist

22

OVR

20

AUTH

30

CUL

35

CMP

299
759
Aldo DiBelardino

Aldo DiBelardino

22

OVR

19

AUTH

28

CUL

29

CMP

303
959
Pamela Woodhead

Pamela Woodhead

21

OVR

19

AUTH

28

CUL

29

CMP

304
787
Stephan Augustin

Stephan Augustin

22

OVR

19

AUTH

28

CUL

25

CMP

315
788
Stephen Kroninger

Stephen Kroninger

22

OVR

19

AUTH

28

CUL

29

CMP

315
813
Takao Sasai

Takao Sasai

22

OVR

17

AUTH

30

CUL

21

CMP

325
817
John Van Hamersveld

John Van Hamersveld

22

OVR

18

AUTH

28

CUL

31

CMP

326
816
Gastone Rinaldi

Gastone Rinaldi

22

OVR

18

AUTH

28

CUL

31

CMP

326
808
Fritz Fischer-Nosbisch

Fritz Fischer-Nosbisch

22

OVR

17

AUTH

30

CUL

25

CMP

326
727
Cornelis Zitman

Cornelis Zitman

22

OVR

22

AUTH

25

CUL

35

CMP

349
854
Eugene Masselink

Eugene Masselink

21

OVR

20

AUTH

25

CUL

35

CMP

350
897
Emma Gismondi Schweinberger

Emma Gismondi Schweinberger

21

OVR

19

AUTH

25

CUL

31

CMP

367
898
Mario Meier

Mario Meier

21

OVR

19

AUTH

25

CUL

27

CMP

367
1114
Alexei Gutnov

Alexei Gutnov

19

OVR

17

AUTH

28

CUL

29

CMP

368
942
Bashir Zivari

Bashir Zivari

21

OVR

17

AUTH

28

CUL

27

CMP

389
950
Frederic Schwartz

Frederic Schwartz

21

OVR

19

AUTH

28

CUL

29

CMP

393
956
Josef Kohn

Josef Kohn

21

OVR

19

AUTH

28

CUL

35

CMP

396
968
H

Hutzler Manufacturing Co.

21

OVR

15

AUTH

30

CUL

23

CMP

402
967
Giancarlo Piretti

Giancarlo Piretti

21

OVR

15

AUTH

30

CUL

23

CMP

402
1208
Glanzman-Parker

Glanzman-Parker

19

OVR

17

AUTH

28

CUL

27

CMP

418
1064
Cesare Casati

Cesare Casati

20

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

467
1068
Eduardo Munoz Bachs

Eduardo Munoz Bachs

20

OVR

19

AUTH

25

CUL

31

CMP

470
754
Otis Shepard

Otis Shepard

22

OVR

19

AUTH

35

CUL

31

CMP

472
1084
Walter Tafelmaier

Walter Tafelmaier

20

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

25

CMP

478
1081
Steve McGarry

Steve McGarry

20

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

479
899
Martín Ruiz de Azúa

Martín Ruiz de Azúa

21

OVR

19

AUTH

25

CUL

31

CMP

479
1082
Theodor Paul Etbauer

Theodor Paul Etbauer

20

OVR

19

AUTH

25

CUL

31

CMP

479
1083
Thomas Klinkowstein

Thomas Klinkowstein

20

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

25

CMP

479
941
Adolphe Crespin

Adolphe Crespin

Painting

21

OVR

18

AUTH

30

CUL

31

CMP

505
1201
Anya Phillips

Anya Phillips

19

OVR

17

AUTH

28

CUL

27

CMP

556
1203
B

Banana Equipment

19

OVR

17

AUTH

28

CUL

27

CMP

557
902
Wild Plakken

Wild Plakken

21

OVR

19

AUTH

25

CUL

27

CMP

581
1253
David Bush

David Bush

19

OVR

15

AUTH

25

CUL

23

CMP

597
1256
Heikkinen Komonen Architects

Heikkinen Komonen Architects

19

OVR

15

AUTH

25

CUL

23

CMP

599
1260
Rocco Redondo

Rocco Redondo

19

OVR

15

AUTH

25

CUL

23

CMP

600
1258
J

Joseph Forakis

19

OVR

15

AUTH

25

CUL

23

CMP

600
1066
Ed Hawkins

Ed Hawkins

20

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

607
1069
Franco Ricci

Franco Ricci

20

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

608
1330
Frederick George Cooper

Frederick George Cooper

Mixed Media

19

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

27

CMP

629
1361
Yki Nummi

Yki Nummi

18

OVR

15

AUTH

30

CUL

23

CMP

647
1249
Werner Graul

Werner Graul

19

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

25

CMP

687
1254
Earl Childress

Earl Childress

19

OVR

15

AUTH

25

CUL

23

CMP

700
1262
Vesa Hinkola

Vesa Hinkola

19

OVR

15

AUTH

25

CUL

23

CMP

706
1237
Hugo Herdeg

Hugo Herdeg

19

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

29

CMP

730
1077
Philipp Schaerer

Philipp Schaerer

20

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

734
1550
Q

Quasar (Nguyen Manh Khanh)

17

OVR

15

AUTH

25

CUL

23

CMP

759
1075
Marion Weiss

Marion Weiss

20

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

773
1335
Ali Tayar

Ali Tayar

18

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

23

CMP

791
1232
Edgar Ainsworth

Edgar Ainsworth

19

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

25

CMP

809
1740
Zhang Xintong

Zhang Xintong

15

OVR

10

AUTH

25

CUL

27

CMP

886

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.