SCULPTOR
Valie Export
1940 - Today

Valie Export
Valie Export (often stylized as 'VALIE EXPORT'; born 17 May 1940) is an avant-garde Austrian artist. She is best known for provocative public performances and expanded cinema work. Her artistic work also includes video installations, computer animations, photography, sculpture and publications covering contemporary art. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Valie Export is the 183rd most popular sculptor (down from 154th in 2019), the 774th most popular biography from Austria (down from 680th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Austrian Sculptor.
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Among SCULPTORS
Among sculptors, Valie Export ranks 183 out of 258. Before her are Lev Kerbel, Melchiorre Cafà, David Černý, Matthias Braun, Hermann Obrist, and Juan Martínez Montañés. After her are Martin Kippenberger, Dušan Džamonja, Anthony Caro, Gregorio Fernández, Ferdinand Brokoff, and Katarzyna Kobro.
Most Popular Sculptors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLev Kerbel
1917 - 2003
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 177
Melchiorre Cafà
1636 - 1667
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 178
David Černý
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 179
Matthias Braun
1684 - 1738
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 180
Hermann Obrist
1863 - 1927
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 181
Juan Martínez Montañés
1568 - 1649
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 182
Valie Export
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 183
Martin Kippenberger
1953 - 1997
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 184
Dušan Džamonja
1928 - 2009
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 185
Anthony Caro
1924 - 2013
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 186
Gregorio Fernández
1576 - 1636
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 187
Ferdinand Brokoff
1688 - 1731
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 188
Katarzyna Kobro
1898 - 1951
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 189
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Valie Export ranks 304. Before her are Ansumane Mané, José Nápoles, Jurandir de Freitas, Giacomo Bulgarelli, Frankie Avalon, and Peter Gethin. After her are Chuck Close, Kurt Ahrens Jr., Francesco Guccini, Conny Plank, Reinhard Bonnke, and John Warnock.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsAnsumane Mané
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2000
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 298
José Nápoles
BOXER
1940 - 2019
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 299
Jurandir de Freitas
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 1996
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 300
Giacomo Bulgarelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2009
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 301
Frankie Avalon
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 302
Peter Gethin
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 303
Valie Export
SCULPTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 304
Chuck Close
PAINTER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 305
Kurt Ahrens Jr.
RACING DRIVER
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 306
Francesco Guccini
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 307
Conny Plank
MUSICIAN
1940 - 1987
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 308
Reinhard Bonnke
WRITER
1940 - 2019
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 309
John Warnock
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - 2023
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 310
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Valie Export ranks 774 out of 1,424. Before her are Erich Eliskases (1913), Matthias Braun (1684), Baldur Preiml (1939), Fritzi Burger (1910), Josef Uridil (1895), and Herma Szabo (1902). After her are Helmut Senekowitsch (1933), Heinrich Lammasch (1853), Harald Reinl (1908), Monica Bleibtreu (1944), Ernst Grünfeld (1893), and Paula Wessely (1907).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsErich Eliskases
CHESS PLAYER
1913 - 1997
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 768
Matthias Braun
SCULPTOR
1684 - 1738
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 769
Baldur Preiml
SKIER
1939 - 2025
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 770
Fritzi Burger
SKATER
1910 - 1999
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 771
Josef Uridil
SOCCER PLAYER
1895 - 1962
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 772
Herma Szabo
SKATER
1902 - 1986
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 773
Valie Export
SCULPTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 774
Helmut Senekowitsch
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2007
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 775
Heinrich Lammasch
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1920
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 776
Harald Reinl
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1986
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 777
Monica Bleibtreu
ACTOR
1944 - 2009
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 778
Ernst Grünfeld
CHESS PLAYER
1893 - 1962
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 779
Paula Wessely
ACTOR
1907 - 2000
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 780
Among SCULPTORS In Austria
Among sculptors born in Austria, Valie Export ranks 6. Before her are Anna Mahler (1904), Georg Rafael Donner (1693), Antun Augustinčić (1900), Magda Frank (1914), and Matthias Braun (1684). After her are Fritz Wotruba (1907), Alfred Hrdlicka (1928), Erwin Wurm (1954), Franz West (1947), and Hellmuth Marx (1915).
Anna Mahler
1904 - 1988
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 1
Georg Rafael Donner
1693 - 1741
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 2
Antun Augustinčić
1900 - 1979
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 3
Magda Frank
1914 - 2010
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 4
Matthias Braun
1684 - 1738
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 5
Valie Export
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 6
Fritz Wotruba
1907 - 1975
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 7
Alfred Hrdlicka
1928 - 2009
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 8
Erwin Wurm
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 9
Franz West
1947 - 2012
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 10
Hellmuth Marx
1915 - 2002
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 11