i'm currently taking an art history class.. and i've noticed that all of the artists whose names are well-known are from the past: van gogh, warhol, monet, etc.
my question is: are there any artists that are creating works in our current time that are worth looking at? i've been somewhat familiar with the luminaries of the past, but i dont know anything when it comes to art today.
i dont know a lot about art, so any recommendations would be helpful.
thanks

John Keane.

Jenny Saville

Plan

Eric Drooker

War on drugs

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Everything good, I deem too good to be true
Everything else is just a bore
Everything I have to look forward to
Has a pretty painful and very imposing before

My favourite's are:

Yayoi Kusama


William Kentridge


Olafur Eliasson


Alberto Burri