Top 23 Greatest Female Artists Who Defined the Contemporary Era

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50 years later since Linda Nochlin's famous article ‘Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?’, it is our pleasure to present you 23 Great (with a capital G) female artists, who have defined the contemporary era and the art world as we know it today. Read the entire article online here: https://www.contemporaryartissue.com/top-17-greatest-female-artists-of-the-contemporary-era/

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23. Agnes Martin: https://amzn.to/3FqPSZB
22. Bridget Riley: https://amzn.to/3FnO0kd
21. Jenny Saville: https://amzn.to/30YB8Cs
20. Julie Mehretu: https://amzn.to/3Elg6eD
19. Tracey Emin: https://amzn.to/3H74oGj
18. Marlene Dumas: https://amzn.to/3ploZ3G
17. Candida Höfer: https://amzn.to/3EmMX30
16. Alicja Kwade: https://amzn.to/3eiHpM7
15. Ana Mendieta: https://amzn.to/3EprXbA
14. Nan Goldin: https://amzn.to/3EAninD
13. Yoko Ono: https://amzn.to/32kjOZa
12. Marina Abramovic: https://amzn.to/3FtpcaH
11. Maria Lassnig: https://amzn.to/3pm8cO0
10. Jenny Holzer: https://amzn.to/3ss1Sqf
9. Mona Hatoum: https://amzn.to/3En5zzM
8. Martha Rosler: https://amzn.to/3mpmyLC
7. Isa Genzken: https://amzn.to/3FnnsQc
6. Kiki Smith: https://amzn.to/32gljaW
5. Yayoi Kusama: https://amzn.to/3mvNw4p
4. Valie Export: https://amzn.to/3yVsaT6
3. Rosemarie Trockel: https://amzn.to/3FqQA9d
2. Louise Bourgeois: https://amzn.to/3JfWPza
1. Cindy Sherman: https://amzn.to/3ejl9SA

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Table of contents:
0:00 – Intro
00:58 – 23. Agnes Martin
01:36 – 22. Bridget Riley
02:16 – 21. Jenny Saville
03:06 – 20. Julie Mehretu
03:56 – 19. Tracey Emin
05:20 – 18. Marlene Dumas
06:10 – 17. Candida Höfer
06:57 – 16. Alicja Kwade
07:45 – 15. Ana Mendieta
08:42 – 14. Nan Goldin
09:36 – 13. Yoko Ono
10:26 – 12. Marina Abramovic
11:21 – 11. Maria Lassnig
12:26 – 10. Jenny Holzer
13:20 – 9. Mona Hatoum
14:15 – 8. Martha Rosler
15:10 – 7. Isa Genzken
15:57 – 6. Kiki Smith
16:43 – 5. Yayoi Kusama
17:28 – 4. Valie Export
18:15 – 3. Rosemarie Trockel
19:09 – 2. Louise Bourgeois
20:09 – 1. Cindy Sherman
21:04 – Outro