The list
Institutional artists to watch
Established and mid-career contemporary artists carrying the strongest institutional signal right now (museum acquisitions, biennial inclusion and blue-chip gallery representation) ranked by their live Artlex composite. The names advisors and institutions are tracking.
Ranked by composite Artlex score · updated 21 June 2026
- 1Lubaina HimidEstablished · Europe88Strong Buy

- 2Georg BaselitzEstablished · Europe82Strong Buy

- 3Michael ArmitageEstablished · Europe78Strong Buy

- 4TUTungaLatin America78Strong Buy
- 5LYLisa YuskavageEstablished · U.S. & Canada76Strong Buy
- 6Christopher WoolEstablished · U.S. & Canada76Strong Buy

- 7Cy TwomblyHistorical · U.S. & Canada76Strong Buy

- 8NPNicolas PartyMid-career · Europe76Strong BuySign up freeBuild a defensible watchlistSign up free to monitor these artists, get alerted on score and auction moves, and export the cited rationale behind every rating for your clients or committee.
- 9AOAngel OteroMid-career · Latin America76Strong Buy
- 10Fernando ZóbelHistorical · Europe76Strong Buy

- 11AVAdriana VarejãoEstablished · Latin America76Strong Buy
- 12Trevor PaglenMid-career · U.S. & Canada76Strong Buy
- 13DGDomenico GnoliEurope76Strong Buy
- 14CTChristine Ay TjoeMid-career · Asia74Buy
- 15Kader AttiaEstablished · Europe74Buy

- 16DYDing YiEstablished · Asia74Buy
- 17Arthur JafaEstablished · U.S. & Canada74Buy

- 18Oscar MurilloMid-career · Latin America74Buy

- 19RSRoman SignerEstablished · Europe74Buy
- 20DBDaniel BoydOceania73Buy
- 21JBJoe BradleyMid-career · U.S. & Canada73Buy
- 22Antoni TàpiesHistorical · Europe73Buy

- 23Cecily BrownMid-career · Europe72Buy

- 24ARAnselm ReyleEstablished · Europe72Buy
- 25Katharina GrosseEstablished · Europe72Buy

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Artlex scores are multi-signal indicators built from cultural readership, vetted art press, exhibitions, gallery representation and public-collection holdings, not investment advice. The value of art can fall as well as rise. How scoring works.