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MajorFogTime t1_j74eezz wrote

Reply to comment by mowotlarx in ARTnews review: Anish Kapoor’s Manhattan Mini-Bean Is an Eyesore That No One Asked For by HeyNiceSweater

A lot of artists have beef with him cause of the whole exclusivity deal with Vanta Black. I'm sure that's got something to do with the hate boner in this article.

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deathfaces t1_j75e0ky wrote

A lot of other people hate him because he's an asshole

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seafoodgodddd t1_j74ivo7 wrote

A lot of those artists either don't understand how Vantablack is produced or don't care and want to rage just to rage.

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eurtoast t1_j7h9ocz wrote

Singularity Black is on par with vantablack and is available to all, not just the whiny bean boy. The issue with Vanta is his stupid trademark on it so only he or people he licenses it out to can use it.

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seafoodgodddd t1_j7hargd wrote

I always thought it was because of the toxicity factor of it pre-application that limited its export potential, but im happy we have alternatives now!

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eurtoast t1_j7hbyo2 wrote

There's also black 3.0 as others have mentioned. That one is a super pigmented acrylic paint, $30 for a 150mL bottle, made in Kentucky.

For Singularity, it's $125 for a sample size 20cm^2 coverage area. Made in Massachusetts and you pay for hazmat shipping. You have to heat it to 100C to activate, it's highly highly recommended to use in a well ventilated area with full PPE as the nature of aerosolized carbon nanotubes aren't fully known yet.

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spoil_of_the_cities t1_j76y1r1 wrote

I think 'the whole exclusivity deal with Vanta Black' has been a stunning success as an artwork

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