Top 10 Young Ultra-Contemporary Painters You Need To Know

[@zinewai]

In 2 years , I will be one of them .

[@contemporaryartissue]

Go for it 💪

[@NISARGAPATEL]

Me too

[@ericsimac4730]

@@contemporaryartissue Russian joke: They ask one artist why he is not famous. He answers, “I can’t be famous because I’m white, healthy, I haven’t changed my gender, and I can draw.”

[@ericsimac4730]

Sorry this is a joke. But with all due respect, sometimes the choice of “leaders” in the visual arts raises questions about the real competence of critics.

[@ericsimac4730]

Sometimes the subjectivity of the authors is understandable only to the authors, if they had anything to say at all.

[@letsplay2gethernow]

Why nobody can see most of these art is repetitive, easy digestive, with poor skills and boring?

[@watercolorwithbodorka3464]

Agree, most of them are with poor skill, and when not, they are just decorative.... Very disappointing list unfortunately.

[@darthaardvark]

47 years old qualifies as young? There's hope for me yet.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Yes, in the art world, that is indeed rather young!

[@jennifertate4397]

I'm a 59 year old artist, and am emerging professionally, and I personally feel young. 🙂

[@galawhites5499]

old and young are yet other "cages" society has built for us in order to divide us, Divide et impera, and to contain the subversive nature of truly "free birds" whose energy flows unrestrained regardless of age, gender etc

[@kruschart]

Me too!!! 🤣🎉

[@mkdubose]

Though not emerging, 60, here, and I feel the same.

[@marshacd]

"Old, white men" is gratuitous. Focus on the art and leave the racism to the politicians!

[@umbviv7047]

If you are not black, a woman, and possibly residing in the States you have slim changes to be chose. Ridiculous

[@sheholdsontillmay462]

since hundreds of years white male artists have been dominating and ruling the art world. so your comment is ridiculous.

[@ragnard0967]

@@sheholdsontillmay462no

[@brandonbluegold]

I ask this question as a young black artist with ambitions of showing in major galleries one day: Is a black artist’s work less likely to be accepted in the “Art World” if it doesn’t relate to blackness, black history, colonialism, black trauma, etc.? I don’t draw any inspiration from those topics and my blackness doesn’t show itself in my work, but I noticed that the majority of black artists who get recognized by the Art World draw inspiration from and incorporate these themes in their work. Would it be beneficial for my art career to incorporate those themes of blackness into my art?

[@MsRedjay]

What about Jack Whitten, Jade Fadojutimi, Mark Bradford, Julie Mehretu...? Some of the biggest names in contemporary art. Follow your own soul.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Some curators do indeed have the tendency to politicize the artwork by people of color, especially when they are depicting people of color. I believe the case of Lynette Yiadom-Boakye is a perfect example. However, there are-as MsRedjay rightfully points out-numerous artists of color who create non-political art, and this number will continue to increase in my opinion. Be yourself!

[@chrislethbridge1759]

I think you ask an important question here. I once worked for a funded gallery that got taken to task by our Arts Council for failing to show artists of colour. When the director pointed out there were a number of artists of colour in our programme but that they were chosen to be consistent with the gallery’s curatorial ethos, she was told they were ‘the wrong type of black artist’ - meaning they were not artists working on themes of identity, race, colonialism etc (and this was many years ago). I have also encountered young black art students who have been told by their (white) lecturers the above were the themes they ‘should’ be exploring. Visiting publicly funded galleries in the the UK today one is fed a constant diet of identitarianism. Like it or not, this is a part of contemporary cultural discourse and therefore deserves to be seen and discussed. But to the exclusion of all else? And to justify the inclusion of mediocrity? The same applies to ‘queer’ artists (I speak as one). I see much that trades in cliche and lazy stereotype. But ‘queer’ artists who are not making ‘queer art’? They can forget it!

[@brandonbluegold]

@@MsRedjay i’ll look them up thanks

[@brandonbluegold]

@@contemporaryartissue This gives me hope. Thank you

[@paulkaiser8834]

I get the need for inclusion, but it seems like over correction is clearly a problem.

[@contemporaryartissue]

I think equality of opportunity in the art world has never been better. This list is also a very small sample of the total art population, so I am not too worried about overcorrection (which can indeed be a problem in some industries/cases). Have a great day!

[@NewYorkerinLondon7]

It appears you are not aware of current market trends in the global art world.

[@PandolfoCarla]

Kehindle is a well known molester with various victims in the art world… but if he got in this list maybe is because after you have fame and power you can do whatever you like. I wonder how many of them came from middle class… or they are all from freemasonry families helping to build the narrative to install beliefs, thinking and behavior that they call “culture”.

[@CreedM8]

This is the kinda of art I walk straight past at the gallery to go look at the good ones 😂

[@alokasiablackmagic3444]

Please make a video where you explain why primitive and unesthetic paintings are considered art

[@clarkbowler157]

Tell us why your very personal idea of what constitutes "primitive" and "unaesthetic" should be held up in any regard?

[@janhorvath1417]

​​@@clarkbowler157it's not that hard as it seems. Rothko is simply uneasthatic... there is not necessery explanation and.primitive is the art where one stereotyp figure represents the whole work of some artist. Like Basquiat.

[@cristinabarrdelasarte6176]

When will you do the top 10 of emerging "old" painters? With lifespan extending more and more, many people begin to paint in their 50's, once you have the time and money..but it seems that "emerging" is only in your 20's, while if you start in your 50's you still have 30 or more years to paint...

[@babetteloos]

Great list, thank you! The world will only be in balance when we stop using divider-ID's like 'black', 'old', 'white', 'female' or (maybe next year 'gender-fluid' and 'arcturian'). Hopefully one day we could become so human to call these great artists 'great artists'??

[@contemporaryartissue]

Personally, I agree with you on this one. I never think of people based on these things. It’s a shame to reduce people to their skin color, gender or sexual orientation. But with these lists it was very often a hot topic in the comments, hence pointing out to this more balanced aspect with the current generation of artists. Thank you for tuning in and have a great day!

[@pejamane]

its the state of the world unfortunately

[@SculptExpress-gv8jp]

Absolutely. I never look at first who is the artist, but rather if I like the work. Majority of the people today know and love Michelangelo for his art and hardly know anything about him. Sadly, the background is more important today than the skill and the authenticity of the work.

[@keltyk]

@@contemporaryartissue if you admit that division is bad, you risk being cancelled by the cultural stasi

[@michailschnittmann5847]

Всё в основном уже где-то виденное, есть может быть пару художников, которые сильнее настаивают на своей концепции (как тот абстракционист с яркими красками и портретиста с цветочками), но в основном просто слабо. главное для показа это этническое происхождение художников и то что они хотят сказать, но в основном не могут.

[@victoriaxyz6558]

It’s all about inclusivity for inclusivity’s sake not talent. Except for Kehinde of course he is a beast

[@artielarengano9287]

Do you know that Kehinde dosent even paint his own paintings?

[@victoriaxyz6558]

@ not true. He doesn’t paint the background

[@roybrewer6583]

This is a very woke list of artists with obtuse names. Mostly average artwork, with the odd interesting piece and a lack of artistic skill.

[@chrislethbridge1759]

An interesting video and quite a mixed bag (some excellent, some not so imo). I’d suggest taking a look at Oli Epp. To be honest, I’m not a big fan of these rankings or of Artfacts. It can only give the most superficial assessment of an artist’s merit. I recognise that ‘identity’ is very much a part of current discourse - and perhaps of greater importance to a younger generation. So it deserves exposure and scrutiny, but ultimately I personally find it a bit of a self absorbed dead end. I’m afraid when someone starts banging on to me about ‘their identity’, my inner reaction is usually ‘so what, we all have one, why should I care?!’. But each to their own!

[@MrBlistertips]

'Old white men' is becoming a trope. A highly opportunistic one.

[@pedromonteiro3378]

It´s bewildering to me how you can evoke such deep intellectual meaning into so many innocuous "Paintings"!!

[@urbangardener66]

You know I enjoy your channel, as I also really enjoy the James Kalm/Loren Musk Rough Cuts. Both give me insight into artist I might not know...but...this idea that we need to make lists of this and that category just denies the whole nature and joy of art. You can rattle off all this gallerist jargon about what this painter was thinking or that painters POV, but it's all aesthetic and subjectivity in the end. If the work communicates something to the viewer now that's good, if it continues to inform us years to come, that might be even better. Making lists seems a silly proposition and only serves to alienate some folks.

[@Cafeston]

While i’m glad that the art world is course-correcting and becoming inclusive, what it seems to be here is an active avoidance of white male artists, that is reflected in the curation of top-tier galleries. There’s no Asian artists on this top 10 either, which is at odd with how active the asian market currently is. This list might be representative of the ultra contemporary art scene. Or it might just be representative of the programmation and resulting sales of a handful of mega galleries.

[@johnmacronald168]

Simon Fujiwara was #8

[@Cafeston]

@@johnmacronald168 Simon Fujiwara is British.

[@contemporaryartissue]

When it comes to the active avoidance of white male artists, I think a selection of ten artists is too small a sample to say this is representative of painting today. If I gallery hop in the European art cities, I still see numerous exhibitions by white male artists (simply because that is around 40% of the population here). Concerning the lack of Asian artists, this balance shifts from medium to medium. When it comes to digital art for instance, they are running the show in these top lists by Artfacts, as is the case with Video Art and Installation Art. It's at least very interesting to see how these things differ from discipline to discipline and generation to generation. Thank you for tuning in and for sharing your thoughts!

[@NewYorkerinLondon7]

Let’s not forget this only mentions contemporary painters. And it pretty much reflects current global art market trends.

[@NewYorkerinLondon7]

@@CafestonTo simply look at him I would not think him British. Asian American maybe.

[@LindsayAnnChilcott]

Another great video, as always. One of the best art channels on youtube! 🔥 thank you.

[@manzolaful]

Art is not a competition 💔

[@willtheo]

if this was a restaurant , he sounds like the waiter in the guide michelin 3 star establishment who is actually serving Mcdonalds burgers and fries. Its time to stop the rhetoric and look at the paintings for what they actually are. A bunch of OCD repetitive lines do not ‘recontextualize’ feminism just as splatter doesnt make abstract expressionism. Or some stick figures dscriibe psychoanalysis. its hard to tell the difference between salesmanship and curation these days. why not just shut up and let the paintings speak for themselves?

[@Guranga93]

You won't get a honest answers from these pretentious morons

[@jemreis8198]

i love your channel. thank you for all the content 🎩

[@marshaphonda7057]

Honestly, modern art is an insult to real art and an insult to my eyes. I wish there will be a time when art becomes art again.

[@gavtoye9605]

art is always art

[@marshaphonda7057]

@@gavtoye9605 No, of course not.

[@pedrorocha9722]

Very inclusive and slightly diverse and all those things we are pressed to exteriorizenow, but the art itself is not very diverse. Lots of photorealistic depictions of the body,, lots of patters, closer to illustration than painting, and so on. But hey, the first and the last artists almost inspired me.

[@Peter-k2j]

what do you mean by patters? By photo realistic you mean its obvious it was painted from a photograph? I didnt see any that looked particularly accurate. I had the same impression not very inspiring, but in my experience I really find that need to see contemporary paintings in real life or properly to make a judgment on them. Of course its very hit and miss. Still im often surprised at what resonates with me

[@pedrorocha9722]

@@Peter-k2j Patters, things like wallpaper. Photorealistic like depicting the distortions only a camera picks. And there is no judgment tl all, it's just my opinion and personal observation on what it's presented.

[@Peter-k2j]

@@pedrorocha9722 ah patterns. ok i get what you mean.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Hi Pedro, thank you for tuning in and for sharing your most honest thoughts, always welcome!

[@selwynr]

@@pedrorocha9722 Do you mean patterns?

[@ronaldolamont]

Why does age have anything to do with it!! The art world continues to have this problem with ageism! As it does with racism and sexism!

[@contemporaryartissue]

Age is a factor in the same way as painting for this selection. It can be interesting to see what art the ultra-contemporary generation creates, especially as all artists from the previous selection about painting today were born between 1935 and 1955. So saying this list is ageism is similar to saying this video is against sculptors, it is simply a different perspective to learn more about art today. Thank you for tuning in!

[@carlkligerman1981]

Actually I would argue that art is one of the very few fields in which being older is a measurable advantage! It’s a category, and ‘ultra’ contemporary is a category I’m quite sure I’ve never heard of, not an agist means by which to delegitimatise the production of work by those born before 1975. As for racism and sexism if you are white and male you may have a point (in as much as you are pretty much shit out of luck if you happen to be either by genetic accident and are looking to make contemporary work) otherwise I am sure I don’t know what you are talking about, the artworld’s current obsession with representation and revisionism expressly tackles both!

[@galawhites5499]

Yes! Sexism and ageism in primis

[@lew13lair505]

I really enjoyed seeing Simon work never knew and great video of current top artists

[@kruschart]

I’d love a list of contemporary popular/influential artists more from a mainstream accessibility standpoint (trailblazers in engaging a broader public following) vs gallery representation.

[@baliliketheisland]

Simon Fujiwara and Tala Madani is the personal favourite👌🏼 Strong message

[@tumblingrosesstudio]

I would like to mention Zoey Frank, Nicole Sleeth, Ann Gale, Alex Kanevsky and the school of Disrupted Realism, there are two books by John Seed

[@nataliamarie5894]

Great artists dealing with some very contemporary issues. I found Camille Henrot’s themes to be inspiring as well as Tala Madani’s. I wonder if you know of any painters who deal with incorporating text in their work. This is something I’ve been trying to research lately. Thanks always for creating these videos!

[@contemporaryartissue]

Two of my personal favorites as well! Thank you. Absolutely, it is a niche on its own text paintings, ranging from On Kaware, Ben Vautier, Alighiero Boetti, to Philippe Vandenberg

[@nataliamarie5894]

@@contemporaryartissue Philippe Vandenberg is one I’m not familiar with. His work is certainly interesting, I’m excited to learn more about it. Thanks for the suggestions!

[@petergates7962]

6th and 3rd are very good, as for the rest I wouldn't give them, house room. But that's art different people like different things. 😁

[@contemporaryartissue]

Absolutely, great picks by the way! Thank you for tuning and for sharing your thoughts 🙏

[@Leslie27275]

I’d like to see these Artists names printed. I enjoyed #3, but couldn’t catch the name.

[@TheKeyanna]

Art is more than just a decorative object. It can be a language that transcends words and speaks directly to the soul.

[@giovannifurnari8668]

Just discovered your channel ~great! As an artist myself I resonated with the more poetic and lively mark making artists 🧑‍🎨 Thank you.

[@ANIGIOLETTO]

Would you consider doing a video on Beautiful Bizarre Magazine and modern surrealism, or is that not considered high art?

[@contemporaryartissue]

I wouldn’t necessarily pick out a single magazine for a video as a topic, but I do enjoy some contemporary figurative painting with a surreal touch. Some of my favorite artists are Michaël Borremans, Nicola Samorì, Alexander Tinei, or Mircea Suciu. Thank you for tuning in!

[@ANIGIOLETTO]

@@contemporaryartissue I really like Markus Akesson and Lo Chan Peng.

[@luckyfridayartist]

Wow stunning work and great to see so many African, contemporary artists!

[@13hehe]

France gave us such a roster of amazing painters for centuries...And only to arrive at what at the top? Incompetent, virtue signaling, pretentious, class plays a major role.

[@cortezcabret9408]

Sorry to say this- really do not like any of this art shown in this video. I don’t find their art particularly. They might be young and of diverse background but I’m not sure they deserve the hype they get from an artistic perspective. We’re living at a time where the extreme attention to DEI is muddying everything in life in terms of merit; this is especially true in the arts.

[@Creativeassemblages]

Always love your selections.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@gaga1812]

Fascinating! Young artist today seems conditioned to "fix" the world thru bold language. Please give me Motherwell

[@contemporaryartissue]

A great and timeless artist!

[@gaga1812]

@@contemporaryartissue indeed

[@TheGauchoAmigo]

The gallery oeuvre of Polish artist Sainer is worth checking out. I love what he does with composition and color

[@contemporaryartissue]

Great suggestion, thank you very much!

[@inessainessa8456]

Thank you so much for videos u do ! Very interesting ❤️🤓

[@contemporaryartissue]

The pleasure is all mine! Thank you very much for watching 😁🙏

[@moço_aquele]

Njideka Akunyili Crosby is definitely the artist in this list whose work most stood out to me

[@Ennugget]

No.5 can someone explain to me how any of the described themes are explored in the paintings? I can enjoy the visual aspects of Abstract arts but very often i struggle to find meaning in them

[@kin.ovi.]

I love your channel Julien and appreciate all the insider insights. However the data for this video just shows how far the art world is prejudiced by race, to the point of discrimination. The disappointing part is that you are perpetuating this divisive mindset, by presenting the artists as 'need to know'. I would love to see you make a follow up, where you instead share your own personal 10 choices of young artists. Anyway, this one landed wrong for me, but keep up the normally great content.

[@charlesbrowningart]

Great list! My thoughts for additions: Lisa Yuskavage (perhaps too established?) Jonathan Lyndon Chase (not established enough?) Mickalene Thomas (not enough of a "painter"?)

[@contemporaryartissue]

My thoughts as well! The list was assembled using the Artfacts algorithm so we did not exclude any artists because they are too established. I was surprised not to see Yuskavage and Mickalene Thomas as well. Another name that I was hoping to see was Louisa Giovanelli. Thank you for tuning in!

[@charlesbrowningart]

@@contemporaryartissue Actually rewatching the parameters, both Yuskavage and Thomas are too old. Chase was born in 1989, but probably hasn't been prominent long enough to show up in the algorithm. He was a student of mine in the early 2010s 🙂 The videos are always interesting and appreciated. I sometimes point my students to them.

[@jasonsloat4260]

if it hasent already been suggested, Greg Crayola Simpkins is worth considering.

[@JimEllsberry]

ENRIQUE MARTINEZ CELAYA. Cuban-born, Los Angeles based artist.

[@mariannemathon2104]

It is quite difficult to understand the link beetween the paintings and the messages for most of the artists..but even if don't understand, I would like to thanks you for sharing your knowledge.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Thank you for tuning in and for sharing your thoughts. In the end, you don’t necessarily have to see those things. With these videos, I also like to rewatch them on mute to enjoy the art in their direct form without further context. Have a great day!

[@Guranga93]

There is no message conveyed in most of these paintings unless someone pointed them out to you. Is almost as if most of these ''artists'' are talentless hacks, oh wait.

[@PandolfoCarla]

they mainly do whatever they want and then to get into galleries or justify where they got, they think about bold motifs and personal themes 🤣🤣 BS

[@TheJackieWolf_art]

Honestly, after seeing this, I feel much more hopeful about my art career. Somehow it seems the only thing you have to do to succeed is to have primitive paintings and call it a political move. I’m really disappointed. I expected top 10 ultra-contemporary artists to have incredible craftsmanship in their work…

[@Guranga93]

Most contemporary artists dont have ''incredible craftsmanship'' at all.

[@DenisClevert]

Totally agree

[@kevinkelly1471]

The emperor's New clothes comes to mind when I look at this crap. I could only see one Artist amongst this rubbish. The guy from Lagos in Nigeria is a amazing artist, the rest are like the mentally ill scribbling on a wall in the padded room. They ain't wearing any clothes.

[@withyouallduerespeccomplete]

Can you make recommemdations of any asian contemporary artists?

[@dung-chuanwen9873]

I’d love to see some Asian artists too ❤

[@XimenaZhao415]

Kehinde Wiley is a skilled fine artist. The rest are conceptual "artists."

[@StrayCatInTheStreets]

I will be honest, most of these works if not all of them are rather amaterurish and I have absolutely seen better in flea markets. The art world is broken

[@DenisClevert]

You’re absolutely right!

[@otfinoskiotfinoski8856]

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OD D.E.I. ARTISTS, NO WHITE , STRAIGHT MEN HERE, NOR MERIT BASED CHOICES. BLACK SKIN MUST BE A GREAT ARTIST HAHAHA.

[@na_haynes]

Where are the white guys? I guess we're simply not fashionable.

[@loveyou8082]

Very very good! But please look for Fanny Gripari and Eli Hatjipateras and let me know what you think

[@johnjones3714]

Rasheed Johnson and Oscar Murillo are familiar to me. The others are not. So thank you for expanding my horizons Julien.

[@salvadorblancocasalins6526]

Thank you, i will google all these names, very interesting pieces

[@valentins7120]

A fantastic channel

[@pedrogondims]

i love your channel.

[@DanielLopes-kv4sp]

Instructive and a testament to how far things have come. Presented with the regard these pioneering, ethnicity diverse artist deserve. Thank you!

[@contemporaryartissue]

Hi Daniel, I trust you are doing well. Thank you for tuning in once more! Spot on 🙏🙌

[@DanielLopes-kv4sp]

@@contemporaryartissue Tying to edit and distill things down to what matters. Hard as hell for me as I value the story in it’s entirety. I am moving my work in style and content toward contemporary art issues.Having a understanding Of that now through your Videos. Yet there must be an authenticity. It’s only there the work can move forward. A understanding of that. A slow go but going. Anyway it’s all good sometimes down then back up. You know the art life. Gotta hit the rack man early up this morning.

[@marusamusapusa]

Интересно было бы узнать что в мире вообще, а в частности в мире современного искусства известно о каких нибудь талантах из России ( если ничего, то так и скажите, интересно как на самом деле все обстоит)

[@Ролтун]

А кто у нас есть по вашему?

[@marusamusapusa]

@@Ролтун имен не назову,я редко смотрю на карточки, а если и смотрю то имен не запоминаю, но такова уровня (например второй Сай Твомбли ( в том смысле, что зачем нам второй) и т.д.) художники у нас есть. Постмодернизм продолжается ( и уже к сожалению с седой бородой, как и темы которые все уже измусолили, в том числе "чернокожие художники в искусстве" , когда по иронии судьбы, поднимая тему рабства ( своих уже далеких далеких предков) и эксплуатируя эту тему в своих коммерческих интересах, они- чернокожие художники становятся по иронии судьбы "рабами" (пусть другого уровня, но рабами) этой ситуации

[@Ролтун]

@@marusamusapusa Да согласен. Я сам немного писал картины. Иногда задумываешься, что уже всё перепробовали в искусстве и художников как собак много

[@marusamusapusa]

@@Ролтун а породистых, ну или дворняг, но самобытных, мало или нет пока сейчас🤗

[@evgenygrouzdev7575]

Россия очень оторвана абсолютно обособленна от западного арт рынка . Но крутейших художников у нас навалом, просто сотни!

[@lewpaul6310]

Autumn De Forest is my favorite ultra contemporary artist.

[@livinginthehudsonvalley845]

Thanks for representing the Hudson Valley!

[@message_service]

🌞👍 Thank you!

[@contemporaryartissue]

The pleasure is all mine! 🙏🙌

[@GertjanZwiggelaar-mo4tz]

What a load of crap supported with total BS presented by a young Dutch guy. If what is shown represents the best of contemporary art then there is no hope for Art. Indeed, this presentation is a reflection of how low Weimar II has taken us so far.

[@Malik_Hoff]

I am one of them. The world doesn't know it yet.

[@КонстантинКрес]

This Ultra-Contemporary art smells like shit.

[@franciskodankandath210]

❤❤❤Artist Francis Antony Kodankandath from Kerala, India

[@hottubmobileneil]

They should have first prize in an ugly contest . When did talent not matter anymore ? I am not Neil .

[@jarretttcamp]

I think this is a excellent line-up. However what about James Jean? What does he fit in the category of art? His career is by far the most appealing. He created his world and also blurred the lines between commercial and fine art! And his career looks more attractive because he looks free to create with all elements of art both sculptures, prints, and originals. On top of this his work is in museums, has gallery representation, and he has clothes. Work with big brands like Prada and even liquor companies. To me is the best example of how an artist's career should look like. Now that I look at it, the fine art industry wants to put artist in this exclusive box, however James Jean is having his cake and eating it too in a very large way. This is appealing to me. Can we talk about this artist? And why is he so successful?

[@psychlord]

In 5 years, I will be in this video. (I’m graduating from UAL painting this July)

[@contemporaryartissue]

Go for it! 💪

[@lisaoloughlin6476]

I had a dog like that once and her name was Petunia, like the flower in English and I called her Tuni........

[@contemporaryartissue]

That's great, they really are our best companions!

[@klik64]

I found something to like in all these artists. It's interesting that most of these artists are figurative in various ways and deal with gender and race as well as their personal histories. I prefer the more indirect approach of Oscar Murrilo from this group. i also liked Rashid Johnson and Camille Henrot. I'm aware there are other complex issues at play with all these artists but gender and race seem to play a dominant role. I guess they are reflecting modern preoccupation with gender and race but I find it quite limiting as there are many more artistic avenues to go down. I'm not really that well up on young contemporary painters but I'd like to put forward Katie Paterson as an artist who looks beyond the human as well as how we relate to our world within the context of geological time, although I'm aware she's a Conceptual artist, not a a painter.

[@maxc9619]

Whether I agree or disagree with any selections that have been made for this ‘Top 10 List’ is truly, and utterly irrelevant. This video is simply a report on the way things currently sit in the global art market. Nothing more. Market forces have produced these results. These artists come and go out of these lists, just as the Top IMDB actors lists change, just as Spotify’s most popular artists change. It’s like watching the stock market. Devoid and detached from whatever any one persons opinion may be. So consume this content as such. It’s pretty undeniable that colour, race, gender and sexuality help fuel the selection for marketable artists globally. That’s just politics - which too changes with the seasons. As I say, CAI are simply echoing what is at this moment in time. What perhaps is interesting about content like this, is that we, as fellow lovers of making/creating/experiencing art are informed with the knowledge of what the art market forces are up to at the moment. At the moment, it’s hot for ethnically diverse and female artists. Take that information for what it is - information. This information has nothing whatsoever to do with your personal artistic practice, routines and instincts. Carry on on your journey. Let the market do whatever it’s doing. At the end of it all, it truly is irrelevant. Getting frustrated at lists like this is like getting mad at the tide because it went out. Take the information and say ‘yup, the art market is still fuelled by factors separate from the art itself.’ It always has been. It always will be. To the artists pursuing truth through their work - get off your phone (as I’m about to!) pick up your brush - and get to work. You owe it to yourself, especially after consuming all these stat driven results from a market that doesn’t give damn about you, or your work. Make money at your day job. Buy art supplies. Make art. Repeat. That’s all it will ever be about.

[@artvisionmeditation5199]

AMAZING

[@janhorvath1417]

I always stunned how you're so easily ranking some artist above others. It would be better ranking 1 to 10 than 10 to 1. Cause it simply not prefering who's the best and who is the worst of this digest.

[@AiHiSTORYS]

haha i'm sensing a pattern but cant quite put my finger on it

[@pippajennings5856]

I dream of being able to afford to buy a Yiadom-Boakeye 💔

[@Eterwest]

the subtitles are only in English. Please activate the subtitles in the other languages ​​as well

[@ddduva4440]

Is this a DEI list?

[@SinaShahmoradi-ux6wc]

I want to know more about Tara madani

[@gail1249]

Age should not be a part of the selection of art. Some people start art processes as second career and lot in retirement. Even former President paintings became known later in life and published. But I understand because these artists are bringing new aspects on art in current time's.

[@contemporaryartissue]

Age is not part of the selection of art in general-it only is for this video as we wanted to examine this specific generation for this specific video as we predominantly discussed painters born between 1935 and 1955 in our previous video about painting. Thank you for tuning in!

[@djl9647]

Age Ethnicity. Gender. So divisive and boring

[@DanielLopes-kv4sp]

The clock was ticking down…7:01 and 50 sec 49 sac, I bailed. My pinning skills dismal in real time.

[@louhawk559]

U haven't collected nothing until you have a LouHawk masterpiece...

[@alexchancock]

list contains very few young artists. The obvious miss is George Rouy. He’s a bigger name and a better artist than any on this list.

[@contemporaryartissue]

I would say born after 1975 is relatively young in the art world. George Roy is indeed a major absentee, love his work!

[@lisaoloughlin6476]

Oh I love your dog, she looks so sweet

[@contemporaryartissue]

She's the best!

[@thnsat5368]

no Avery Singer ?

[@paulcombs-bomuse6172]

I like seeing the diversity in the artists presented. I don’t like the ranking, why should the work of one of these artists be seen as better than another.

[@aliiscott1346]

It is relatively recent that the artworld has become affordable for artists out of G7 to have access to the exhibiting global market. It is not surprising then that there was little to be seen of their work in years past. Lets hope now that age race and gender are ignored and not exploited in the quest to find the "top 10".

[@petalparker5]

Matthew Wong would be there if he was alive ?

[@contemporaryartissue]

Very likely!

[@jamesconnolly5981]

James Jean!

[@contemporaryartissue]

Yes!!

[@aimeebarraza1458]

Naudline Pierre and Alymamah Rashed

[@PabloMacias-x1t]

If you want to see art skip to 6:30 I done watched this trash.

[@bryancasio4770]

it's crazy how we talk about top young ultra-contemporary painters without even any asian representation (and by this i mean artists that are based and are being celebrated around asia)

[@safetomeri]

Top 10 from the bottom of the list you mean because a page of a list has a top and bottom and l think you started from the bottom.

[@pauleliot6429]

youre a fool to talk about race like this, Some of the Art was great, some, plain, no matter how many superlatives you throw on them.

[@ardisticd3280]

Adrian Ghenie

[@troynorris166]

10/10 love this list

[@contemporaryartissue]

Great! Thank you so much for tuning in!

[@-joe90]

Para mi,por lo que vi en el video Murillo es el mas interesante .

[@monicalopezpinzonart]

Oscar Murillo ❤️. La verdad todos están buenísimos

[@contemporaryartissue]

Oscar Murillo is stunning indeed! Thank you for tuning in and wishing you a great day