Top 30 Zeitgenössische Künstler - freie Auswahl
| Land | Stadt |
| geboren zwischen |
| Rang | Name | nation | lebt in | geboren | geboren in | medium | Punkte-zuwachs 2016 | Summe AR- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Warhol | US | New York | 1928 | Pittsburgh | Malerei | 10.3% | 61746 |
| 2 | Joseph Beuys | DE | Düsseldorf | 1921 | Kleve | Skulptur / Plastik | 7.3% | 46082 |
| 3 | Bruce Nauman | US | Galisteo, New Mexico | 1941 | Fort Wayne | Skulptur / Plastik | 4.9% | 43651 |
| 4 | Gerhard Richter | DE | Köln | 1932 | Dresden | Malerei | 8.4% | 43335 |
| 5 | Cindy Sherman | US | New York | 1954 | Glen Ridge | Fotografie | 7.7% | 30950 |
| 6 | Sigmar Polke | DE | Köln | 1941 | Oels | Malerei | 7.5% | 30374 |
| 7 | Lawrence Weiner | US | New York | 1942 | New York | Mixed Media | 7.7% | 29601 |
| 8 | John Baldessari | US | Santa Monica | 1931 | National City | Mixed Media | 4.9% | 29292 |
| 9 | William Kentridge | ZA | Johannesburg | 1955 | Johannesburg | Zeichnung/Grafik | 9.9% | 28510 |
| 10 | Ed Ruscha | US | Los Angeles | 1937 | Omaha | Malerei | 9.7% | 27572 |
| 11 | Thomas Ruff | DE | Düsseldorf | 1958 | Zell am Hamersbach, BW | Fotografie | 10.9% | 27123 |
| 12 | Georg Baselitz | DE | München | 1938 | Deutschbaselitz | Malerei | 11% | 26889 |
| 13 | Rosemarie Trockel | DE | Köln | 1952 | Schwerte | Mixed Media | 5.9% | 26377 |
| 14 | Robert Rauschenberg | US | Captiva | 1925 | Port Arthur | Malerei | 11.8% | 26106 |
| 15 | Olafur Eliasson | DK | Berlin | 1967 | Kopenhagen | Skulptur / Plastik | 4.4% | 25955 |
| 16 | Sol LeWitt | US | New York | 1928 | Hartford | Skulptur / Plastik | 6.9% | 25713 |
| 17 | Isa Genzken | DE | Berlin | 1948 | Bad Oldesloe | Skulptur / Plastik | 9.8% | 25401 |
| 18 | Wolfgang Tillmans | DE | London | 1968 | Remscheid | Fotografie | 6.8% | 25070 |
| 19 | Ai Weiwei | CN | Beijing | 1957 | Peking | Skulptur / Plastik | 12.9% | 25017 |
| 20 | Francis Alÿs | BE | Mexico City | 1959 | Antwerpen | Malerei | 6.5% | 24276 |
| 21 | Mike Kelley | US | Los Angeles | 1954 | Detroit | Malerei | 4.6% | 24207 |
| 22 | Fischli & Weiss | CH | Zürich | 1952 | Zürich | Fotografie | 6.1% | 23781 |
| 23 | Franz West | AT | Wien | 1947 | Wien | Skulptur / Plastik | 5.5% | 23731 |
| 24 | Anselm Kiefer | DE | Paris | 1945 | Donaueschingen | Malerei | 10.1% | 23133 |
| 25 | Paul McCarthy | US | Los Angeles | 1945 | Salt Lake City | Fotografie | 7.3% | 22803 |
| 26 | Marcel Broodthaers | BE | Köln | 1924 | Brüssel | Mixed Media | 14.7% | 22724 |
| 27 | Nam June Paik | KR | New York | 1932 | Seoul | Video / Film | 5.6% | 22555 |
| 28 | Roy Lichtenstein | US | New York | 1923 | New York | Malerei | 8.2% | 22544 |
| 29 | Carl Andre | US | New York | 1935 | Quincy | Skulptur / Plastik | 11.9% | 22436 |
| 30 | Thomas Schütte | DE | Düsseldorf | 1954 | Oldenburg | Skulptur / Plastik | 8.8% | 22103 |
