15 Most Famous Artists and Painters Who are Alive Today

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13. Wolfgang Tillmans

Born in Germany, but works in London and Berlin. Having lived in the UK for about 25 years, he was the first non-Brit to take home the Turner Prize, and he was included in the Royal Academy of Arts in 2013. As for Brexit, he was against it and tried to influence the voters with his artwork. Unsuccessfully, though. On the bright side, he finally released his first record (that he had started way back in 1986), and make an appearance on our list of most famous artists and painters who are alive today.

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