Who Was the Most Influential Artist of the Decade? We Surveyed Dozens of Art-World Experts to Find Out
Industry leaders weigh in on which artists define the era.
As the turbulent and event-filled 2010s come to an end, we asked more than 100 artists, curators, gallerists, and other art-world figures to tell us their picks of the most influential art and art-makers of the decade. Here is a selection of their responses.
Louise Bourgeois
Louise Bourgeois in front of STE SÉBASTIENNE in her Brooklyn studio (1993). Photo: © Vera Isler, © The Easton Foundation/VAGA, NY.
At the beginning of this decade we lost an artist whose work has a deep personal significance for me and is a source of inspiration for younger generations of artists: Louise Bourgeois.
—Manuela Wirth, president, co-founder of Hauser and Wirth