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Rankings

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

Living ArtistsAll Time
OverallMovers 7DMovers 30DAuthorityCulturalComplete
AllArtDesign
AllPaintingSculptureDigitalPhotography
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 100 Overall

Ranked by overall position in the WattsOS cultural graph

Filtered: Design

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Artist
OverallAuthCulComp7D
92
Richard Hell

Richard Hell

42

OVR

37

AUTH

50

CUL

49

CMP

New
105
Tokujin Yoshioka

Tokujin Yoshioka

41

OVR

42

AUTH

39

CUL

50

CMP

20
181
Thom Mayne

Thom Mayne

Painting

37

OVR

31

AUTH

47

CUL

55

CMP

180
187
Dan Friedman

Dan Friedman

Printmaking

36

OVR

36

AUTH

36

CUL

43

CMP

50
195
Preston Scott Cohen

Preston Scott Cohen

36

OVR

34

AUTH

39

CUL

43

CMP

49
206
Ron Arad

Ron Arad

35

OVR

38

AUTH

31

CUL

36

CMP

152
222
Ant Farm

Ant Farm

Printmaking

35

OVR

35

AUTH

35

CUL

43

CMP

66
225
Seymour Chwast

Seymour Chwast

Painting

35

OVR

35

AUTH

35

CUL

47

CMP

New
247
Elizabeth Diller

Elizabeth Diller

34

OVR

32

AUTH

38

CUL

41

CMP

73
289
Elia Zenghelis

Elia Zenghelis

33

OVR

33

AUTH

33

CUL

37

CMP

24
305
Xu Tiantian

Xu Tiantian

32

OVR

24

AUTH

47

CUL

37

CMP

New
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
436
Bob Pellegrini

Bob Pellegrini

Printmaking

29

OVR

26

AUTH

33

CUL

43

CMP

147
455
Michael Joaquin Grey

Michael Joaquin Grey

Mixed Media

28

OVR

30

AUTH

25

CUL

35

CMP

252
519
Edward Fella

Edward Fella

27

OVR

27

AUTH

25

CUL

29

CMP

New
558
Pierre Mendell

Pierre Mendell

26

OVR

22

AUTH

33

CUL

37

CMP

New
559
Ross Lovegrove

Ross Lovegrove

26

OVR

22

AUTH

33

CUL

39

CMP

2
573
Tom Dixon

Tom Dixon

25

OVR

22

AUTH

31

CUL

35

CMP

New
577
Marc Treib

Marc Treib

25

OVR

19

AUTH

36

CUL

25

CMP

New
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
597
Ted Shaine

Ted Shaine

25

OVR

20

AUTH

33

CUL

31

CMP

New
629
Charles William Moss

Charles William Moss

24

OVR

19

AUTH

33

CUL

29

CMP

148
630
Frieder Grindler

Frieder Grindler

Photography

24

OVR

20

AUTH

30

CUL

31

CMP

New
655
Thomas Eriksson

Thomas Eriksson

24

OVR

21

AUTH

28

CUL

25

CMP

253
692
Andrew Morrison

Andrew Morrison

23

OVR

20

AUTH

28

CUL

35

CMP

163
699
Paulus van Leeuwen

Paulus van Leeuwen

23

OVR

20

AUTH

28

CUL

35

CMP

New
702
Valve

Valve

23

OVR

20

AUTH

28

CUL

31

CMP

280
710
Zoe Zenghelis

Zoe Zenghelis

23

OVR

19

AUTH

30

CUL

31

CMP

282
713
Arteluce S.A., Milan

Arteluce S.A., Milan

23

OVR

16

AUTH

35

CUL

27

CMP

New
720
Alexander Khomyakov

Alexander Khomyakov

23

OVR

20

AUTH

28

CUL

29

CMP

New
735
Fridolin Müller

Fridolin Müller

22

OVR

15

AUTH

35

CUL

23

CMP

293
759
Aldo DiBelardino

Aldo DiBelardino

22

OVR

19

AUTH

28

CUL

29

CMP

303
769
Grover Mouton

Grover Mouton

22

OVR

20

AUTH

25

CUL

31

CMP

New
772
Hans Ofner

Hans Ofner

22

OVR

20

AUTH

25

CUL

31

CMP

New
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
808
Fritz Fischer-Nosbisch

Fritz Fischer-Nosbisch

22

OVR

17

AUTH

30

CUL

25

CMP

326
813
Takao Sasai

Takao Sasai

22

OVR

17

AUTH

30

CUL

21

CMP

325
816
Gastone Rinaldi

Gastone Rinaldi

22

OVR

18

AUTH

28

CUL

31

CMP

326
817
John Van Hamersveld

John Van Hamersveld

22

OVR

18

AUTH

28

CUL

31

CMP

326
896
El Ultimo Grito

El Ultimo Grito

Sculpture

21

OVR

19

AUTH

25

CUL

29

CMP

New
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
899
Martín Ruiz de Azúa

Martín Ruiz de Azúa

21

OVR

19

AUTH

25

CUL

31

CMP

479
900
Scott Christensen

Scott Christensen

21

OVR

19

AUTH

25

CUL

27

CMP

New
902
Wild Plakken

Wild Plakken

21

OVR

19

AUTH

25

CUL

27

CMP

581
942
Bashir Zivari

Bashir Zivari

21

OVR

17

AUTH

28

CUL

27

CMP

389
967
Giancarlo Piretti

Giancarlo Piretti

21

OVR

15

AUTH

30

CUL

23

CMP

402
968
H

Hutzler Manufacturing Co.

21

OVR

15

AUTH

30

CUL

23

CMP

402
1064
Cesare Casati

Cesare Casati

20

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

467
1065
David Staub

David Staub

20

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

New
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
1070
Harry C. Wolf

Harry C. Wolf

20

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

23

CMP

New
1073
Keith Godard

Keith Godard

20

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

New
1075
Marion Weiss

Marion Weiss

20

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

773
1077
Philipp Schaerer

Philipp Schaerer

20

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

734
1081
Steve McGarry

Steve McGarry

20

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

479
1083
Thomas Klinkowstein

Thomas Klinkowstein

20

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

25

CMP

479
1084
Walter Tafelmaier

Walter Tafelmaier

20

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

25

CMP

478
1105
Kyoko Kumai

Kyoko Kumai

20

OVR

17

AUTH

25

CUL

23

CMP

New
1179
Jay D. Sorensen

Jay D. Sorensen

19

OVR

16

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

New
1250
Aranda/Lasch

Aranda/Lasch

19

OVR

15

AUTH

25

CUL

23

CMP

New
1251
A

Ayse Sulan Kolatan

19

OVR

15

AUTH

25

CUL

23

CMP

New
1252
Bent Hedegaard Nobert

Bent Hedegaard Nobert

19

OVR

15

AUTH

25

CUL

23

CMP

New
1253
David Bush

David Bush

19

OVR

15

AUTH

25

CUL

23

CMP

597
1254
Earl Childress

Earl Childress

19

OVR

15

AUTH

25

CUL

23

CMP

700
1256
Heikkinen Komonen Architects

Heikkinen Komonen Architects

19

OVR

15

AUTH

25

CUL

23

CMP

599
1257
Jhoon Rhee

Jhoon Rhee

19

OVR

15

AUTH

25

CUL

27

CMP

New
1258
J

Joseph Forakis

19

OVR

15

AUTH

25

CUL

23

CMP

600
1260
Rocco Redondo

Rocco Redondo

19

OVR

15

AUTH

25

CUL

23

CMP

600
1261
Siemens & Halske A.G., Munich, Germany

Siemens & Halske A.G., Munich, Germany

19

OVR

15

AUTH

25

CUL

27

CMP

New
1262
Vesa Hinkola

Vesa Hinkola

19

OVR

15

AUTH

25

CUL

23

CMP

706
1737
Josefa Santos

Josefa Santos

15

OVR

10

AUTH

25

CUL

31

CMP

886
1738
Mark McKeague

Mark McKeague

15

OVR

10

AUTH

25

CUL

27

CMP

886
1739
Marty Kohn

Marty Kohn

15

OVR

10

AUTH

25

CUL

27

CMP

886
1740
Zhang Xintong

Zhang Xintong

15

OVR

10

AUTH

25

CUL

27

CMP

886
1774
Boris Levyant

Boris Levyant

14

OVR

8

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

905
1775
Bradford Bissell

Bradford Bissell

14

OVR

8

AUTH

25

CUL

25

CMP

905
1776
Brian Tattersfield

Brian Tattersfield

14

OVR

8

AUTH

25

CUL

25

CMP

New
1777
Byron Qually

Byron Qually

14

OVR

8

AUTH

25

CUL

25

CMP

New
1778
Camille van den Brande

Camille van den Brande

14

OVR

8

AUTH

25

CUL

25

CMP

907
1779
Dan Olson

Dan Olson

14

OVR

8

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

907
1780
Douglas Easterly

Douglas Easterly

14

OVR

8

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

907
1783
Giuseppe Lignano

Giuseppe Lignano

14

OVR

8

AUTH

25

CUL

25

CMP

908
1784
Glenn Edens

Glenn Edens

14

OVR

8

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

908
1786
Hans Buschfeld

Hans Buschfeld

14

OVR

8

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

909
1789
Javier Cuesta Rodríguez-Torices

Javier Cuesta Rodríguez-Torices

14

OVR

8

AUTH

25

CUL

25

CMP

909
1790
Jimmy Loizeau

Jimmy Loizeau

14

OVR

8

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

909
1791
Karen Fairbanks

Karen Fairbanks

14

OVR

8

AUTH

25

CUL

25

CMP

909
1792
Manuel Saez

Manuel Saez

14

OVR

8

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

909
1793
Mathias Gmachl

Mathias Gmachl

14

OVR

8

AUTH

25

CUL

25

CMP

New
1794
Max Lenz

Max Lenz

14

OVR

8

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

910
1795
Michail Bletsas

Michail Bletsas

14

OVR

8

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

New
1796
Organ Recovery Systems

Organ Recovery Systems

14

OVR

8

AUTH

25

CUL

25

CMP

New
1797
Paul Treible

Paul Treible

14

OVR

8

AUTH

25

CUL

21

CMP

New
1798
Robert Boughey

Robert Boughey

14

OVR

8

AUTH

25

CUL

25

CMP

913

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.