White Noise, American Prayer Rug, 2018
The Most Important Works of the 2010s: Favorite Artworks That Didn’t Make the List
BY The Editors of ARTnews
November 28, 2019
Today, ARTnews presented a list of the most important artworks produced between 2010 and 2019: just 20 of them. Of course, many more works were made in that span of time that remain absolutely essential. Below are a few more entries from the editors, involving only pieces by artists not represented on the main list. Let the debates begin.
Andy Battaglia, Deputy Editor
Laurie Anderson, Habeas Corpus, 2015
Matthew Barney, River of Fundament, 2015
Carol Bove, Polka Dots, 2016
David Brooks, Continuous Service Altered Daily, 2016
Stan Douglas, Helen Lawrence, 2014
Nicholas Galanin, White Noise, American Prayer Rug, 2018
Pope.L, Claim (Whitney Version), 2017
Walid Raad, Scratching on things I could disavow: A History of Art in the Arab World, 2007–ongoing
Tom Sachs, Tea Ceremony, 2016
Taryn Simon, "Paperwork and the Will of Capital,” 2015