"An immensely interesting collection of discoveries about art, artists, and the art world, including: whose artwork is stolen most often? Which artists were rejected or expelled from art school? Who named their dogs Giotto and Goya? What is the average length of time museumgoers spend looking at art? Which contemporary artist once worked as a janitor, mailman, and morgue assistant? And hundreds of other surprising and unforgettable facts, figures, and stories. Thoughtfully researched and illustrated with bold infographics, ARTIFACTS offers refreshing perspectives on art"--Back cover. This extraordinary compendium of compelling facts, figures, and findings gathers and distills obscure and fascinating information about art, artists, and the art world. Fun, surprising, and compelling, in this book you will learn: - which artist's work is stolen most often (Picasso) - names of artists' pets: Fat Fat & Cous-Cous (Louise Nevelson's cats), Giotto and Goya (John Baldessari's dogs) - artist couples (Nancy Rubins and Chris Burden; Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely; Dorothea Tanning and Max Ernst) - things artists collect: prosthetic arms and legs (Sophie Calle), glass eyes (Hiroshi Sugimoto) - odd jobs and side hustles: telephone marketer (Tomma Abts), crop duster (James Turrell) - artists who were rejected from art school (Francisco Goya, Auguste Rodin) ... and hundreds of other miscellaneous details. Thoughtfully and thoroughly researched, this intriguing book offers refreshing and surprising perspectives on the world of art. The five page-turning chapters cover: Artists - Art School - Art Studio - Art Museum - Art World.