{"product_id":"artifacts-facts-about-art-artists-and-art-world","title":"Artifacts: Fascinating Facts About Art, Artists, and the Art World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Even a seasoned art history buff will find new things to discover in this book.' - \u003cem\u003eHyperallergic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 'Fascinating facts and illuminating anecdotes.' - \u003cem\u003eThe Art Newspaper \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe perfect miscellany for every art lover - an essential and engaging collection of facts, figures, and findings about art, artists, and the art world, past and present.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis extraordinary compendium of compelling facts, figures, and findings gathers and distils obscure and fascinating information about art, artists, and the art world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFun, surprising, and compelling, in this covetable book you will learn: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhich artist's work is stolen most often (Picasso) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003enames of artists' pets: Fat Fat \u0026amp; Cous-Cous (Louise Nevelson's cats), Giotto and Goya (John Baldessari's dogs) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eartist couples (Nancy Rubins and Chris Burden; Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely; Dorothea Tanning and Max Ernst) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethings artists collect: prosthetic arms and legs (Sophie Calle), glass eyes (Hiroshi Sugimoto) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eodd jobs and side hustles: telephone marketer (Tomma Abts), crop duster (James Turrell)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand hundreds of additional miscellaneous details.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGift this to a colleague who loves trivia, or keep it as a coffee table talking piece! \u003cspan\u003eThoughtfully and thoroughly researched, this intriguing book offers refreshing and surprising perspectives on the worlds behind the art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eProduct Details:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Phaidon Editors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan\u003e9781838663155\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Feb. 16, 2022, by Phaidon Press\u003cbr\u003eHardcover, 176 pages\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: \u003cspan\u003e5\" x 1\" x 7.25\" inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWeight: 2.2 lbs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phaidon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44807405731885,"sku":null,"price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/PHD-Artifacts.png?v=1775589288","url":"https:\/\/designshop.aia.org\/products\/artifacts-facts-about-art-artists-and-art-world","provider":"AIA Design Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}