Art compass
The Kunstkompass is a ranking of the world's most sought-after contemporary artists , compiled annually in Germany since 1970 . Until 2006, it was published every autumn at Art Cologne , then at times in spring. It appears in changing magazines, most recently on November 16, 2017 in the magazine Capital.
From 2013 to 2017 the ranking was led by Gerhard Richter , Bruce Nauman and Rosemarie Trockel .
history
The ranking was established in 1970 by the art and business journalist Willi Bongard . He published the art compass annually from 1970 to 1985 in his art information service art aktuell and initially in the business magazine Capital . Bongard assumed that although the quality of art cannot be measured, its resonance in the art world can. In contrast to the Mei Moses Fine Art Index , prices and sales success do not play a role in the research.
After Bongard's death in 1985, the artist and art journalist Linde Rohr-Bongard continued working on the art compass. Since 1995 it has published the Kunstkompass as a ranking of the 100 most important contemporary artists.
From 2008 to 2014 the art compass appeared in Manager-Magazin , in 2015 in the art magazine Weltkunst , in 2016 in the business magazine Bilanz and in 2017 in the magazine Capital. The latter had published its own ranking since 2012 under the name “Art Market Compass”.
Procedure
Solo exhibitions in over 200 internationally important museums and art institutes, participation in more than 120 important group exhibitions such as the Venice Biennale and reviews in renowned art magazines such as art , Flash Art , Kunstforum international or Art in America are measured and assessed . In addition, the purchases of the major museums count as “points of fame”. Subjective evaluations such as quality, intellectual standards or aesthetics are not taken into account.
Additional ranking lists provide information about the point winners, the novices among the 100 greats, the climbers of the year and the position winners with the greatest leaps in rank. The “immortals” like Andy Warhol , Joseph Beuys , Louise Bourgeois and Sigmar Polke have their own ranking in the “Olymp”.
Leaderboards
Art Compass 2019
| rank | Surname | main emphasis | country | Compared to the previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Richter | painting | Germany | - (1) |
| 2 | Bruce Nauman | Object art, video art | United States | - (2) |
| 3 | Georg Baselitz | painting | Germany | - (3) |
| 4th | Rosemarie Trockel | Object art, drawings | Germany | - (4) |
| 5 | Cindy Sherman | photography | United States | - (5) |
| 5 | Tony Cragg | sculpture | Great Britain |
 + 2
|
| 6th | Anselm Kiefer | painting | Germany |
 - 1
|
| 7th | Ólafur Elíasson | Sculpture, installation | DK |
- 1
|
| 9 | William Kentridge | Drawing, film | ZA | - (9) |
| 10 | Pipilotti Rist | Video art | CH |
+ 1
|
Art Compass 2018
| rank | Surname | main emphasis | country | Compared to the previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Richter | painting | Germany | - (1) |
| 2 | Bruce Nauman | Object art, video art | United States | - (2) |
| 3 | Georg Baselitz | painting | Germany |
(4)
|
| 4th | Rosemarie Trockel | Object art, drawings | Germany |
(3)
|
| 5 | Cindy Sherman | photography | United States | - (5) |
| 6th | Anselm Kiefer | painting | Germany | - (6) |
| 7th | Ólafur Elíasson | Sculpture, installation | DK | - (7) |
| 8th | Tony Cragg | sculpture | GB |
(9)
|
| 9 | William Kentridge | Drawing, film | ZA |
(8th)
|
| 10 | Richard Serra | sculpture | United States | - (10) |
| 11 | Pipilotti Rist | Video art | CH | - (11) |
Art Compass 2017
| rank | Surname | main emphasis | country | Compared to the previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Richter | painting | Germany | - (1) |
| 2 | Bruce Nauman | Object art, video art | United States | - (2) |
| 3 | Rosemarie Trockel | Object art, drawings | Germany | - (3) |
| 4th | Georg Baselitz | painting | Germany | - (4) |
| 5 | Cindy Sherman | photography | United States | - (5) |
| 6th | Anselm Kiefer | painting | Germany | - (6) |
| 7th | Ólafur Elíasson | Sculpture, installation | DK | - (7) |
| 8th | William Kentridge | Drawing, film | ZA | - (8th) |
| 9 | Tony Cragg | sculpture | GB | +1 (10) |
| 10 | Richard Serra | sculpture | United States | -1 (9) |
| 11 | Pipilotti Rist | Video art | CH | - (11) |
Art compass 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016
| rank | Surname | main emphasis | country | Compared to 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Richter | painting | Germany | - (1) |
| 2 | Bruce Nauman | Object art, video art | United States | - (2) |
| 3 | Rosemarie Trockel | Object art, drawings | Germany |
(4)
|
| 4th | Georg Baselitz | painting | Germany |
(3)
|
| 5 | Cindy Sherman | photography | United States | - (5) |
On the other places followed 6th Anselm Kiefer, 7th Ólafur Elíasson, 8th William Kentridge, 9th Richard Serra, 10th Pipilotti Rist.
Art Compass 2012
| rank | Surname | material | country | Compared to the previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Richter | painting | Germany | - (1) |
| 2 | Bruce Nauman | Object art, video art | United States | - (2) |
| 3 | Georg Baselitz | painting | Germany | - (3) |
| 4th | Rosemarie Trockel | Object art, drawings | Germany |
(6)
|
| 5 | Louise Bourgeois | sculpture | F-USA |
(?)
|
On the other places followed 6th Anselm Kiefer, 7th Richard Serra, 8th Mike Kelley, 9th Ólafur Elíasson, 10th Pipilotti Rist.
Art Compass 2011
| rank | Surname | material | country | Compared to the previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Richter | painting | Germany | - (1) |
| 2 | Bruce Nauman | Object art, video art | United States | - (2) |
| 3 | Georg Baselitz | painting | Germany |
(4)
|
| 4th | Cindy Sherman | photography | United States |
(?)
|
| 5 | Anselm Kiefer | painting | Germany |
(?)
|
On the other places followed 6th Rosemarie Trockel, 7th Richard Serra, 8th Ólafur Elíasson, 9th Mike Kelley, 10th William Kentridge.
Art Compass 2010
| rank | Surname | material | country | Compared to the previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Richter | painting | Germany |
(2)
|
| 2 | Bruce Nauman | Object art, video art | United States |
(3)
|
| 3 | Sigmar Polke | painting | Germany |
(4)
|
| 4th | Georg Baselitz | painting | Germany |
(1)
|
| 5 | Louise Bourgeois | sculpture | France / USA |
(?)
|
Art Compass 2009
| rank | Surname | material | country | Compared to the previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georg Baselitz | painting | Germany |
(4)
|
| 2 | Gerhard Richter | painting | Germany |
(1)
|
| 3 | Bruce Nauman | Object art, video art | United States |
(2)
|
| 4th | Sigmar Polke | painting | Germany |
(3)
|
| 5 | Maurizio Cattelan | installation | Italy |
(14)
|
| 6th | Ólafur Elíasson | Sculpture, installation | Denmark |
(9)
|
| 7th | Anselm Kiefer | painting | Germany |
(11)
|
| 8th | Richard Serra | sculpture | United States |
(19)
|
| 9 | Mike Kelley | Critical art | United States |
(8th)
|
| 10 | William Kentridge | Drawing, film | South Africa | - (10) |
Art Compass 2008
| rank | Surname | material | country | Compared to the previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Richter | painting | Germany | - (1) |
| 2 | Bruce Nauman | Object art, video art | United States | - (2) |
| 3 | Sigmar Polke | painting | Germany | - (3) |
| 4th | Georg Baselitz | painting | Germany |
(7)
|
| 5 | Rosemarie Trockel | Concept art | Germany |
(4)
|
| 6th | Louise Bourgeois | sculpture | France / USA |
(5)
|
| 7th | Cindy Sherman | Photo art | United States |
(6)
|
| 8th | Mike Kelley | Critical art | United States | - (8th) |
| 9 | Ólafur Elíasson | Sculpture, installation | Denmark | - (9) |
| 10 | William Kentridge | Drawing, film | South Africa | - (10) |
| 11 | Anselm Kiefer | painting | Germany |
(12)
|
| 12 | Thomas Schütte | sculpture | Germany |
(11)
|
| 13 | Bill Viola | Video art | United States |
(14)
|
| 14th | Maurizio Cattelan | installation | Italy |
(39)
|
| 15th | Matthew Barney | Sculpture, media art | United States |
(16)
|
| 16 | Ed Ruscha | Pop art | United States | (?) |
| 17th | Douglas Gordon | Video art | United Kingdom |
(15)
|
| 18th | Damien Hirst | Painting, sculpture | United Kingdom |
(28)
|
| 19th | Richard Serra | sculpture | United States |
(42)
|
| 20th | Jasper Johns | Pop art | United States |
(33)
|
Art Compass 2007
| rank | Surname | material | country | Compared to the previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Richter | painting | Germany | - (1) |
| 2 | Bruce Nauman | Object art, video art | United States | - (2) |
| 3 | Sigmar Polke | painting | Germany | - (3) |
| 4th | Rosemarie Trockel | Concept art | Germany | - (4) |
| 5 | Louise Bourgeois | sculpture | France / USA | - (5) |
| 6th | Cindy Sherman | Photo art | United States |
(7)
|
| 7th | Georg Baselitz | painting | Germany |
(6)
|
| 8th | Mike Kelley | Critical art | United States |
(10)
|
| 9 | Ólafur Elíasson | Sculpture, installation | Denmark | - (9) |
| 10 | William Kentridge | Drawing, film | South Africa |
(8th)
|
Art Compass 2006
| rank | Surname | material | country | Compared to the previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Richter | painting | Germany | - (1) |
| 2 | Bruce Nauman | Object art, video art | United States |
(3)
|
| 3 | Sigmar Polke | painting | Germany |
(2)
|
| 4th | Rosemarie Trockel | Concept art | Germany | - (4) |
| 5 | Louise Bourgeois | sculpture | France / USA | - (5) |
| 6th | Georg Baselitz | painting | Germany |
(7)
|
| 7th | Cindy Sherman | Photo art | United States |
(6)
|
| 8th | William Kentridge | Drawing, film | South Africa |
(11)
|
| 9 | Ólafur Elíasson | Sculpture, installation | Denmark |
(15)
|
| 10 | Mike Kelley | Critical art | United States |
(8th)
|
Art Compass 2005
| rank | Surname | material | country | Compared to the previous year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Richter | painting | Germany | - (1) |
| 2 | Sigmar Polke | painting | Germany | - (2) |
| 3 | Bruce Nauman | Object art, video art | United States | - (3) |
| 4th | Rosemarie Trockel | Concept art | Germany | - (4) |
| 5 | Louise Bourgeois | sculpture | United States | - (5) |
| 6th | Cindy Sherman | Photo art | United States |
(7)
|
| 7th | Georg Baselitz | painting | Germany |
(6)
|
| 8th | Mike Kelley | Critical art | United States | - (8th) |
| 9 | Bill Viola | Video art | United States |
(?)
|
| 10 | Christian Boltanski | installation | France |
(9)
|
| 11 | William Kentridge | Drawing, film | South Africa |
(20)
|
| 12 | Franz West | sculpture | Austria |
(10)
|
| 13 | Andreas Gursky | photo | Germany |
(14)
|
| 14th | Pipilotti Rist | Video | Switzerland |
(15)
|
| 15th | Ólafur Elíasson | Sculpture, installation | Denmark | (?) |
| 18th | Thomas Schütte | sculpture | Germany | - (18) |
| 19th | Thomas Ruff | photography | Germany |
(18)
|
| 25th | Anselm Kiefer | painting | Germany |
(6)
|
| 28 | Günther Förg | painting | Germany |
(21)
|
| 32 | Fischli / white | Photo art, installation | Switzerland |
(34)
|
| 35 | Thomas Demand | photography | Germany |
(45)
|
| 40 | Carsten Höller | Object art, installation | Germany |
(41)
|
| 42 | Jörg Immendorff | painting | Germany |
(51)
|
| 45 | Tobias Rehberger | Sculpture, installation | Germany |
(38)
|
| 50 | Bernd and Hilla Becher | photo | Germany |
(56)
|
| 53 | Thomas Hirschhorn | installation | Switzerland |
(54)
|
| 60 | Imi Knoebel | painting | Germany |
(78)
|
| 62 | Neo Rauch | painting | Germany |
(89)
|
| 67 | Katharina Fritsch | sculpture | Germany |
(59)
|
| 71 | Wolfgang Tillmans | photography | Germany |
(33)
|
| 72 | Hanne Darboven | Concept art | Germany |
(60)
|
| 73 | Franz Ackermann | painting | Germany |
(93)
|
| 79 | John Bock | Sculpture, action art | Germany |
(121)
|
| 83 | Georg Herold | sculpture | Germany |
(94)
|
| 84 | Günther Uecker | Object art, painting | Germany |
(161)
|
| 87 | Jochen Gerz | Concept art | Germany |
(65)
|
| 88 | Albert Oehlen | painting | Germany |
(131)
|
| 91 | Andreas Slominski | Germany |
(98)
|
|
| 92 | Markus Lüpertz | painting | Germany |
(95)
|
| 93 | Gregor Schneider | Germany |
(100)
|
|
| 96 | Rebecca Horn | Germany |
(118)
|
|
| 97 | Manfred Pernice | Germany |
(79)
|
|
| 98 | David Hockney | painting | Great Britain |
(86)
|
| 99 | Richard Artschwager | Object art, minimal art | United States |
(103)
|
| 100 | Kara Walker | United States |
(105)
|
Art compass 2004
| rank | Surname | country | Compared to the previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Richter | Germany |
(2)
|
| 2 | Sigmar Polke | Germany |
(1)
|
| 3 | Bruce Nauman | United States | - (3) |
| 4th | Rosemarie Trockel | Germany | - (4) |
| 5 | Louise Bourgeois | United States | - (5) |
| 6th | Georg Baselitz | Germany |
(7)
|
| 7th | Cindy Sherman | United States |
(6)
|
| 8th | Mike Kelley | United States |
(?)
|
| 9 | Christian Boltanski | France |
(10)
|
| 10 | Franz West | Austria |
(?)
|
Art Compass 2003
| rank | Surname | country | Compared to the previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sigmar Polke | Germany | - (1) |
| 2 | Gerhard Richter | Germany | - (2) |
| 3 | Bruce Nauman | United States | - (3) |
| 4th | Rosemarie Trockel | Germany | - (4) |
| 5 | Louise Bourgeois | France, USA |
(7)
|
| 6th | Cindy Sherman | United States |
(5)
|
| 7th | Georg Baselitz | Germany |
(10)
|
| 8th | Ilya Kabakov | Russia |
(6)
|
| 9 | Bill Viola | United States |
(?)
|
| 10 | Christian Boltanski | France |
(8th)
|
Art Compass 2002
| rank | Surname | country | Compared to the previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sigmar Polke | Germany | - (1) |
| 2 | Gerhard Richter | Germany | - (2) |
| 3 | Bruce Nauman | United States | - (3) |
| 4th | Rosemarie Trockel | Germany | - (4) |
| 5 | Cindy Sherman | United States |
(6)
|
| 6th | Ilya Kabakov | Russia |
(5)
|
| 7th | Louise Bourgeois | France | - (7) |
| 8th | Christian Boltanski | France |
(?)
|
| 9 | Pipilotti Rist | Switzerland | - (9) |
| 10 | Georg Baselitz | Germany |
(8th)
|
Art compass 2001
| rank | Surname | country | Compared to the previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sigmar Polke | Germany | - (1) |
| 2 | Gerhard Richter | Germany | - (2) |
| 3 | Bruce Nauman | United States | - (3) |
| 4th | Rosemarie Trockel | Germany | - (4) |
| 5 | Ilya Kabakov | Russia |
(?)
|
| 6th | Cindy Sherman | United States | - (6) |
| 7th | Louise Bourgeois | United States |
(8th)
|
| 8th | Georg Baselitz | Germany |
(?)
|
| 9 | Pipilotti Rist | Switzerland |
(5)
|
| 10 | Christian Boltanski | France | - (10) |
Eternal list
List of “immortals”: 1. Andy Warhol (1928–1987), 2. Joseph Beuys (1921–1986), 3. Sigmar Polke (1941–2010), 4. Louise Bourgeois, 5. Martin Kippenberger .
literature
- Art = Capital - The Capital Art Compass from 1970 to today. Salon-Verlag, ISBN 3-89770-152-9
- Ludovica Menegaldo: Master's thesis University of Venice : Strumenti per la valutazione degli artisti di arte contemporanea: diversi modelli di ranking a confronto , Venice, 2012
- Paul Buckermann: Back from Business. On Commensuration, Construction, and Communication of a Global Art World in the Ranking Kunstkompass . KAPSULA 1/2016, pp. 12-18.
- Paul Buckermann: Chapter 3 in Measuring the Art World (pdf open access) , 2020, Velbrück.
Web links
- Art Compass 2008 (Manager Magazin)
- Art Compass 2009 (Manager Magazin)
- Art Compass 2010 (Manager Magazin)
- Art Compass 2011 (Manager Magazin)
- Art Compass 2014 (Manager Magazin)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kunstkompass 2016 - Gerhard Richter is really the most important artist. Artinfo24, 2016, accessed April 8, 2017 .
- ↑ Urszula Usakowska-Wolff: Nothing new in the west. Kunstdunst.de, 2002, accessed on April 8, 2017 .
- ↑ "Art Compass" continues to see Gerhard Richter as the most important artist. In: www.dw.com. Deutsche Welle, November 15, 2017, accessed June 28, 2018 .
- ↑ a b “Art Compass” 2016. Gerhard Richter also most important contemporary artist. (No longer available online.) Mdr.de, December 11, 2016, archived from the original on December 7, 2016 ; Retrieved April 8, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Art Compass Ranking 2015 - again and again Gerhard Richter. Artinfo24, 2015, accessed April 8, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c Art Compass 2016: Gerhard Richter most important contemporary artist. Welt, December 1, 2016, accessed April 8, 2017 .
- ↑ The 100 greatest living artists. Capital, 2012, accessed April 8, 2017 .
- ↑ Capital (Ed.): Art Market Compass 2016 . tape 2016 , no. 11 . Gruner + Jahr, Hamburg October 20, 2011, p. 158 .
- ↑ Art Compass: Women conquer the art business in 2017 . In: Capital . November 15, 2017 ( capital.de [accessed June 28, 2018]).
