Contemporary Art Issue | The Most Famous Fine Art Photography Artists: A Reasoned Top 20 Using Objective Data & Career Facts @contemporaryartissue | Uploaded June 2022 | Updated October 2024, 40 minutes ago.
Read the entire article online at: contemporaryartissue.com/top-25-fine-art-photography-artists-in-the-world
Read a printed publication on fine art photography: amzn.to/3wmHLf1
In this article, we are pleased to present you the most extensive online resource on fine art photography, with a reasoned selection of 20 highly established artists, ranked from 20 to 1 using the Artfacts algorithm measuring their influence and importance using objective data and career facts βsuch as exhibitions at major institutions, auction results, participation in major art events, art fairs and exposure in major art publications.
As we can only touch briefly on every artist, we have included hyperlinks at the end of every artist biography, referring to the best monographic publication available on the artist in question:
20. Rineke Dijkstra: amzn.to/3ueWqaP
19. Diane Arbus: amzn.to/3DMsnu7
18. Walker Evans: amzn.to/35KNZdP
17. Bernd & Hilla Becher: amzn.to/3NRsaKz
16. Catherine Opie: amzn.to/3jbVGNi
15. Carrie Mae Weems: amzn.to/37meyGp
14. Henri Cartier-Bresson: amzn.to/3J7Zf1q
13. Jeff Wall: amzn.to/35PUfRC
12. Nobuyoshi Araki: amzn.to/3r8R92y
11. LΓ‘szlΓ³ Moholy-Nagy: amzn.to/38ysEW3
10. Shirin Neshat: amzn.to/3Jet3JK
9. Zanele Muholi: amzn.to/3JlUVfi
8. Robert Mapplethorpe: amzn.to/3NVgrL5
7. Candida HΓΆfer: amzn.to/3ryLJi2
6. Andreas Gursky: amzn.to/3DIUFFX
5. Nan Goldin: amzn.to/3xKsXFv
4. Man Ray: amzn.to/3DNwyol
3. Thomas Ruff: amzn.to/3izCybS
2. Cindy Sherman: amzn.to/3AhfPaP
1. Wolfgang Tillmans: amzn.to/3ll22LT
π Overview: Career Advice for Artists
β contemporaryartissue.com/advice-for-artists
πΏ Watch Next (Key Videos for Artists)
β Self-Taught Success: youtu.be/sZOiXiyR3VY
β How To Make Money as an Artist: youtu.be/UQx3rPdWsas
β Develop Your Art Style: youtu.be/A3kyKh44EbY
β The Art World Explained: youtu.be/l2AbWnljIc0
π Recommended Books:
β Art World & Career Advice: amzn.to/46anb09
β How To Become A Successful Artist: amzn.to/3YwtjvS
β Art History: amzn.to/3I0ri5I
β Overview of books: contemporaryartissue.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-the-best-books-for-self-taught-artists
βοΈ Recommended Tools & Ressources:
β Squarespace for artist websites: squarespace.syuh.net/9W4rDY
β Artenda for art opportunities: artenda.net
β Artfacts for career rankings: artfacts.net/register?ref=596b983667cd4ef3ecd9afcb78629b0da0baa51e
β€οΈ Support us on Patreon:
β patreon.com/contemporaryartissue
βΉοΈ About CAI:
CAI is the abbreviation of 'Contemporary Art Issue,' a hybrid platform for contemporary art including:
β Online Magazine: contemporaryartissue.com/online-magazine
β Advice for Artists: contemporaryartissue.com/advice-for-artists
β CAI Gallery: contemporaryartissue.com/cai-gallery
β Webshop: contemporaryartissue.com/products
π¨ About the host Julien Delagrange:
Julien Delagrange is an art historian, contemporary artist, and the founder and director of CAI. Delagrange studied Science of Arts at Ghent University, Belgium, and worked for the Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR) in Brussels, the Jan Vercruysse Foundation, the Ghent University Library, and has contributed to the international contemporary art scene as an art critic, lecturer, curator, gallery director, consultant, advisor, and as an artist. As an artist, he is represented by Galerie Sabine Bayasli in Paris, France, and Gallery Space60 in Antwerp, Belgium.
π― The mission of the CAI YouTube channel:
β To empower artists by providing adequate and industry-approved advice for artists for long-term success in the highest realms of the art world, sharing inside information and proven strategies based on real-life experiences in the art world.
β To contribute to the online canonization of recent art history, having its finger at the pulse of contemporary art.
π contemporaryartissue.com
π§ info@contemporaryartissue.com
Every effort has been made to trace copyright holders. However, if you feel you have inadvertently been overlooked, please take up contact with Contemporary Art Issue.
Table of contents:
00:00 β Introduction
00:37 β Fine Art Photography Explained
02:44 β Honorable Mentions
Β¬03:29 β 20. Rineke Dijkstra
04:11 β 19. Diane Arbus
04:57 β 18. Walker Evans
05:47 β 17. Bernd & Hilla Becher
06:37 β 16. Catherine Opie
07:20 β 15. Carrie Mae Weems
08:00 β 14. Henri Cartier-Bresson
08:47 β 13. Jeff Wall
09:35 β 12. Nobuyoshi Araki
10:17 β 11. LΓ‘szlΓ³ Moholy-Nagy
11:13 β 10. Shirin Neshat
11:54 β 9. Zanele Muholi
12:33 β 8. Robert Mapplethorpe
13:25 β 7. Candida HΓΆfer
14:22 β 6. Andreas Gursky
15:13 β 5. Nan Goldin
16:07 β 4. Man Ray
16:53 β 3. Thomas Ruff
17:41 β 2. Cindy Sherman
18:31 β 1. Wolfgang Tillmans
Read the entire article online at: contemporaryartissue.com/top-25-fine-art-photography-artists-in-the-world
Read a printed publication on fine art photography: amzn.to/3wmHLf1
In this article, we are pleased to present you the most extensive online resource on fine art photography, with a reasoned selection of 20 highly established artists, ranked from 20 to 1 using the Artfacts algorithm measuring their influence and importance using objective data and career facts βsuch as exhibitions at major institutions, auction results, participation in major art events, art fairs and exposure in major art publications.
As we can only touch briefly on every artist, we have included hyperlinks at the end of every artist biography, referring to the best monographic publication available on the artist in question:
20. Rineke Dijkstra: amzn.to/3ueWqaP
19. Diane Arbus: amzn.to/3DMsnu7
18. Walker Evans: amzn.to/35KNZdP
17. Bernd & Hilla Becher: amzn.to/3NRsaKz
16. Catherine Opie: amzn.to/3jbVGNi
15. Carrie Mae Weems: amzn.to/37meyGp
14. Henri Cartier-Bresson: amzn.to/3J7Zf1q
13. Jeff Wall: amzn.to/35PUfRC
12. Nobuyoshi Araki: amzn.to/3r8R92y
11. LΓ‘szlΓ³ Moholy-Nagy: amzn.to/38ysEW3
10. Shirin Neshat: amzn.to/3Jet3JK
9. Zanele Muholi: amzn.to/3JlUVfi
8. Robert Mapplethorpe: amzn.to/3NVgrL5
7. Candida HΓΆfer: amzn.to/3ryLJi2
6. Andreas Gursky: amzn.to/3DIUFFX
5. Nan Goldin: amzn.to/3xKsXFv
4. Man Ray: amzn.to/3DNwyol
3. Thomas Ruff: amzn.to/3izCybS
2. Cindy Sherman: amzn.to/3AhfPaP
1. Wolfgang Tillmans: amzn.to/3ll22LT
π Overview: Career Advice for Artists
β contemporaryartissue.com/advice-for-artists
πΏ Watch Next (Key Videos for Artists)
β Self-Taught Success: youtu.be/sZOiXiyR3VY
β How To Make Money as an Artist: youtu.be/UQx3rPdWsas
β Develop Your Art Style: youtu.be/A3kyKh44EbY
β The Art World Explained: youtu.be/l2AbWnljIc0
π Recommended Books:
β Art World & Career Advice: amzn.to/46anb09
β How To Become A Successful Artist: amzn.to/3YwtjvS
β Art History: amzn.to/3I0ri5I
β Overview of books: contemporaryartissue.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-the-best-books-for-self-taught-artists
βοΈ Recommended Tools & Ressources:
β Squarespace for artist websites: squarespace.syuh.net/9W4rDY
β Artenda for art opportunities: artenda.net
β Artfacts for career rankings: artfacts.net/register?ref=596b983667cd4ef3ecd9afcb78629b0da0baa51e
β€οΈ Support us on Patreon:
β patreon.com/contemporaryartissue
βΉοΈ About CAI:
CAI is the abbreviation of 'Contemporary Art Issue,' a hybrid platform for contemporary art including:
β Online Magazine: contemporaryartissue.com/online-magazine
β Advice for Artists: contemporaryartissue.com/advice-for-artists
β CAI Gallery: contemporaryartissue.com/cai-gallery
β Webshop: contemporaryartissue.com/products
π¨ About the host Julien Delagrange:
Julien Delagrange is an art historian, contemporary artist, and the founder and director of CAI. Delagrange studied Science of Arts at Ghent University, Belgium, and worked for the Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR) in Brussels, the Jan Vercruysse Foundation, the Ghent University Library, and has contributed to the international contemporary art scene as an art critic, lecturer, curator, gallery director, consultant, advisor, and as an artist. As an artist, he is represented by Galerie Sabine Bayasli in Paris, France, and Gallery Space60 in Antwerp, Belgium.
π― The mission of the CAI YouTube channel:
β To empower artists by providing adequate and industry-approved advice for artists for long-term success in the highest realms of the art world, sharing inside information and proven strategies based on real-life experiences in the art world.
β To contribute to the online canonization of recent art history, having its finger at the pulse of contemporary art.
π contemporaryartissue.com
π§ info@contemporaryartissue.com
Every effort has been made to trace copyright holders. However, if you feel you have inadvertently been overlooked, please take up contact with Contemporary Art Issue.
Table of contents:
00:00 β Introduction
00:37 β Fine Art Photography Explained
02:44 β Honorable Mentions
Β¬03:29 β 20. Rineke Dijkstra
04:11 β 19. Diane Arbus
04:57 β 18. Walker Evans
05:47 β 17. Bernd & Hilla Becher
06:37 β 16. Catherine Opie
07:20 β 15. Carrie Mae Weems
08:00 β 14. Henri Cartier-Bresson
08:47 β 13. Jeff Wall
09:35 β 12. Nobuyoshi Araki
10:17 β 11. LΓ‘szlΓ³ Moholy-Nagy
11:13 β 10. Shirin Neshat
11:54 β 9. Zanele Muholi
12:33 β 8. Robert Mapplethorpe
13:25 β 7. Candida HΓΆfer
14:22 β 6. Andreas Gursky
15:13 β 5. Nan Goldin
16:07 β 4. Man Ray
16:53 β 3. Thomas Ruff
17:41 β 2. Cindy Sherman
18:31 β 1. Wolfgang Tillmans