Art - US artist Goldin at the top of art magazine "ArtReview"
According to the British magazine "ArtReview", US artist Nan Goldin is currently the most influential figure on the international art scene. The London-based magazine placed the 70-year-old artist and activist at the top of its annual "Power 100" list of the most important artists. Berlin-based artist Hito Steyerl follows in second place.
"The Power List is a ranking of the hundred living personalities who shape art," writes the magazine. ArtReview itself relativizes the significance of such lists - last week, the German magazine "Monopol" presented a ranking also comprising 100 positions with Isa Genzken at the top. "Who should be where is a topic on which no one really agrees. What makes someone influential in London or New York is not necessarily what makes someone influential in Lagos or Kuala Lumpur," the article says.
Addicted fighter in the opioid crisis
The photographer and filmmaker Goldin, who also lived in Berlin for a long time, recently became known for her fight against the US Sackler family, the owners of a pharmaceutical company that is partly responsible for the opioid crisis in the USA.
The artist herself was addicted to a painkiller marketed by the company. She captured her own experiences and the extensive protests with her pictures. The documentary "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed" by Laura Poitras about this struggle won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
In the view of "ArtReview", Goldin is the "most visible and prominent model" of an artist who not only documents and bears witness, but also acts as an activist and ethical voice.
Artist and oracle
ArtReview sees Steyerl as a pioneer of post-internet art, whose work explores the connection between technology and digital culture with capital and conflict. "Sensing and depicting the seismic shifts in culture and society have made Steyerl a kind of oracle," writes the magazine.
The top ten of the "Power 100" are strikingly diverse and female. Action and performance artist Rirkrit Tiravanija (third place), who works between Bangkok, Berlin and New York, is included, as is US artist Simone Leigh (fourth place), a long-time campaigner for black feminist art. British artist Isaac Julien, Ghanaian-born Ibrahim Mahama, US conceptual artist Theaster Gates and British director Steve McQueen ("12 Years a Slave") are four more artists for whom dealing with racism is part of their artistic work.
The indigenous Karrabing Film Collective and Chinese media artist Cao Fei complete the top ten of the ArtReview list.
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Nan Goldin's fight against the Sackler family and their role in the opioid crisis in the USA has garnered international attention. The struggle, which Goldin, a former resident of Berlin, documentated through her photography and filmmaking, was recognized with the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for the film "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed" by Laura Poitras.
Great Britain's "ArtReview" magazine placed Goldin at the top of its annual "Power 100" list of the most influential artists, citing her as a "most visible and prominent model" of an artist who acts as an activist and ethical voice. Hito Steyerl, a Berlin-based artist, followed in second place.
Steyerl is recognized as a pioneer of post-internet art by "ArtReview". Her work explores the connection between technology, digital culture, capital, and conflict, making her a "kind of oracle" in the art world, according to the magazine.
The top ten of the "Power 100" list is strikingly diverse and female, with artists like Rirkrit Tiravanija, Simone Leigh, Isaac Julien, Ibrahim Mahama, and Theaster Gates being included. These artists, who work between various cities and deal with issues of racism in their art, complete the list.
In addition to these figures, the indigenous Karrabing Film Collective and Chinese media artist Cao Fei also made the top ten of the ArtReview list. These artists represent a wide range of influences and perspectives in the international art scene.
Goldin's work, which often deals with personal experiences and social issues, has made her a prominent figure in the art world. Her fight against the opioid crisis has also earned her recognition beyond the art world, including international media coverage.
Despite the significant influence of artists like Goldin and Steyerl, "ArtReview" acknowledges that what makes someone influential in London or New York may not be the same in other cities like Lagos or Kuala Lumpur.
The ranking of influential artists is a contentious issue, with different magazines and publications presenting their own lists each year. Last week, for instance, German magazine "Monopol" presented a ranking with Isa Genzken at the top.
In conclusion, the international art scene is vast and diverse, with influences and perspectives coming from all corners of the world. Artists like Goldin and Steyerl are just a few examples of the influential figures shaping this scene, and their impact is felt not only in the art world but also in the wider international media and public consciousness.
Source: www.stern.de
