Yves Klein famously had his own color, and now Anish Kapoor does as well. Kapoor has somehow got the exclusive rights to a high-tech nano-pigment called Vantablack. It absorbs more than 99.9% of light, and Kapoor is the only artist who can (legally) work with it.
What does an artist do with a virtual black hole? Let's find out.
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Showing posts with label Kapoor. Show all posts
People keep vandalizing Kapoor's sculpture at Versailles
Anish Kapoor's controversial sculpture at Versailles has been vandalized for the second time in six months.
Kapoor in China?
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The term "Chinese knock-off," which I hadn't heard in a while, has been repeated a lot in the art news this week. That's because a city in China has a public sculpture that looks almost identical to Anish Kapoor's iconic "Cloud Gate," and Kapoor is suing them over it. "Cloud Gate," better known as The Bean, is the large-scale 2006 in Chicago's Millennium Park.
Anish Kapoor at Versailles
During the school year I would hesitate to post this link, but if you're reading this now then you're almost certainly a legal adult whose parents aren't going to complain or get me fired or whatever.
Anish Kapoor, he of the monumental sculptural works, is the latest contemporary artist to show at the historic Versailles Palace. And, of course, he's made quite a stir by referring to one sculpture as "the queen's vagina."
Anish Kapoor, he of the monumental sculptural works, is the latest contemporary artist to show at the historic Versailles Palace. And, of course, he's made quite a stir by referring to one sculpture as "the queen's vagina."
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