Christo and Jeanne-Claude; The gates; NYC; 1979-2005; mixed-media installation
Maya Lin; Vietnam Veterans Memorial; Washington, DC; 1982; granite
Jean-Michel Basquiat; Horn Players; 1983; acrylic and oil paintstick on three canvas panels
Song Su-nam; Summer Trees; 1983; ink on paper
Magdalena Abakanowicz; Androgyne III; burlap, resin, wood, nails, and string
Xu Bing; A book from the Sky; 1987-91; mixed-media installation
Jeff Koons; Pink Panther; 1988; glazed porcelain
Cindy Sherman; Untitled (#228) from the History Portrait series; 1990; photograph
Faith Ringgold; Dancing at the Lourve from the series The French Collection; Part 1: #1; 1991; acrylic on canvas, tie-dyed, pieced fabric border
Jaune Quick-to-see Smith; Trade (Gifts for Trading Land with White People); 1992; oil and mixed media on canvas
Emily Kame Kngwarreye; Earth's Creation; 1994; synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Shirin Neshat; Rebellious Silence from the Women of Allah series; 1994; ink on photograph (photo by Cynthia Preston)
Pepon Osorio; En la Barberia no se Llora (No Crying Allowed in the Barbershop); 1994; mixed-media installation
Michel Tuffery; Pisupo Lua Afe (Corned Beef 2000); 1994; mixed media
Nam June Paik; Electronic Superhighway; 1995; mixed-media installation
Bill Viola; The Crossing; 1996; video/sound installation
Frank Gehry; Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (aerial view); 1997; titanium, glass, and limestone
Frank Gehry; Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (view of interior); 1997; titanium, glass, and limestone
Frank Gehry; Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (site plan); 1997; titanium, glass, and limestone
Mariko Mori; Pure Land; 1998; color photograph on glass
Kiki Smith; Lying with the Wolf; 2001; ink and pencil on paper
Kara Walker; Darkytown Rebellion; 2001; cut paper and projection on wall
Yinka Shonibare; The Swing (after Fragonard); 2001; mixed-media installation
El Anatsui; Old Man's Cloth; 2003; aluminum and copper wire
Julie Mehretu; Stadia II; 2004; ink and acrylic on canvas
Wangechi Mutu; Preying Mantra; 2006; mixed media on Mylar
Doris Salcedo; Shibboleth; 2007-2008; installation
Zaha Hadid; MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts (view of facade); Rome; 2009; glass, steel, and cement
Zaha Hadid; MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts (view of interior); Rome; 2009; glass, steel, and cement
Ai Weiwei; Kui Hua Zi (Sunflower Seeds); 2010-2011; sculpted and painted porcelain