Artist Anish Kapoor has been granted the exclusive rights to the "blackest" of black paint-like surface, while an exhibition by National Gallery of Australia shows that the material property is worthy of many artists.
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Vantablack developed by Surrey Nanosystems via Wikimedia Commons
This week news broke that the exclusive rights to the “blackest” of black paint-like surface on the market had been granted to the London-based Indian artist Anish Kapoor.
The pigment was developed by British company, Surrey NanoSystems in 2014 to be used for military equipment, such as stealth jets and satellites.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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