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Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist and activist. His artwork often criticizes the Chinese government's stance on democracy and human rights. Notable works include 'Sunflower Seeds' and 'Study of Perspective'.

Jenny Holzer is an American neo-conceptual artist, known for her text-based public art projects. She utilizes a variety of media to deliver her messages, such as LED signs, plaques, and benches. Notable works include 'Truisms' and 'The Living Series'.

Kehinde Wiley is an American portrait painter known for his highly naturalistic paintings of African-Americans. He often references Old Masters paintings for the pose of the figure. Notable works include 'Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps' and the presidential portrait of Barack Obama.

Jeff Koons is an American artist known for working with popular culture subjects and his reproductions of banal objects. Notable works include 'Balloon Dog' and 'Michael Jackson and Bubbles'.

Kara Walker is an American artist who explores race, gender, sexuality, violence and identity in her work. She is known for her room-size tableaux of black cut-paper silhouettes. Notable works include 'A Subtlety' and 'The Marvelous Sugar Baby'.

Shepard Fairey is an American contemporary street artist, graphic designer, activist, and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He is best known for his 'Obey' campaign and the 'Hope' poster featuring Barack Obama. Notable works include 'Andre the Giant Has a Posse' and 'Obey Giant'.

Damien Hirst is a British artist and one of the Young British Artists who dominated the art scene in the UK during the 1990s. Notable works include 'The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living' and 'For the Love of God'.

El Anatsui is a Ghanaian sculptor known for his large-scale sculptures made of thousands of pieces of metal sourced from alcohol bottle caps. His work addresses global issues such as consumption, waste, and the environment. Notable works include 'Man's Cloth' and 'Gravity and Grace'.

Sophie Calle is a French writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. Her work frequently depicts human vulnerability, and the intersection of art and personal narrative. Notable works include 'Take Care of Yourself' and 'The Address Book'.

Wangechi Mutu is a Kenyan-American visual artist known for her work in sculpture, painting, and multi-media. Her art explores the intersection of gender, race, and colonial history. Notable works include 'My Dirty Little Heaven' and 'A Fantastic Journey'.

Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese contemporary artist known for her extensive use of polka dots and for her infinity rooms. Notable works include 'Infinity Mirrored Room' and 'Pumpkin'.

Chris Ofili is a British painter and Turner Prize winner known for works influenced by his Nigerian heritage, incorporating materials such as elephant dung. His work addresses race and black identity. Notable works include 'The Holy Virgin Mary' and 'No Woman, No Cry'.

Barbara Kruger is an American conceptual artist whose work consists of black-and-white photographs overlaid with declarative captions. Her statements question cultural constructs of power, identity, and sexuality. Notable works include 'Your Body is a Battleground' and 'I shop therefore I am'.

Banksy is an anonymous England-based street artist, political activist, and film director, active since the 1990s. Notable works include 'Girl with Balloon' and 'The Flower Thrower'.

Shirin Neshat is an Iranian visual artist who lives in New York City. She is known for her work in film, video, and photography, which explores the concepts of femininity, beauty, and cultural identity. Notable works include 'Women of Allah' and 'Turbulent'.

David Hockney is a British painter, draftsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century. Notable works include 'A Bigger Splash' and 'Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)'.

Tracey Emin is a British artist known for her autobiographical and confessional artwork. She is part of the Young British Artists, and her work spans a variety of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, film, photography, neon text and sewn appliqué. Notable works include 'Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–1995' and 'My Bed'.

Vik Muniz is a Brazilian artist and photographer known for creating images composed from a wide variety of everyday materials before recording them with his camera. Notable works include 'Pictures of Chocolate' and 'Pictures of Junk'.

Mark Bradford is an American artist best known for his large-scale abstract paintings that are created by layering different materials, often remnants of paper sourced from urban environments. His work explores social and political themes. Notable works include 'Mithra' and 'Helicopter'.

Julie Mehretu is an Ethiopian-American artist known for her multi-layered paintings of maps, urban grids, and architectural forms. Her work conveys the complexities of globalization and modernity. Notable works include 'Mural' and 'Stadia II'.

Marina Abramović is a Serbian performance artist. Her work explores the relationship between performer and audience, the limits of the body, and possibilities of the mind. Notable works include 'The Artist Is Present' and 'Rhythm 0'.

Olafur Eliasson is a Danish-Icelandic artist known for sculptures and large-scale installation art employing elemental materials. His art is driven by interests in perception, movement, and the interaction of people and their environments. Notable works include 'The Weather Project' and 'Riverbed'.

Cindy Sherman is an American artist whose work consists primarily of photographic self-portraits, depicting herself in many different contexts and as various imagined characters. Notable works include 'Untitled Film Stills' and 'Centerfolds'.

Anish Kapoor is a British-Indian sculptor known for his large-scale installations and sculptures. He often works with biomorphic forms and reflective surfaces. Notable works include 'Cloud Gate' ('The Bean') and 'Sky Mirror'.