Anish Kapoor flaunts use of "world's pinkest pink" despite personal ban from its creator
Artist Anish Kapoor has got his hands on the "world's pinkest pink", which he is legally forbidden from using.
British artist Stuart Semple created the fluorescent pink paint pigment earlier this year, in retaliation to "rotter" Kapoor buying the exclusive rights to the Vantablack pigment, said to be the blackest shade of black ever created.
The cerise pink shade is available to all artists except Kapoor, who is legally banned from purchasing it.
It is sold in 50-gram pots on Semple's website for no profit, with a price label of £3.99. But customers must confirm that the "paint will not make its way into that hands of Anish Kapoor".
A photo posted by Anish Kapoor (@dirty_corner) on Dec 23, 2016 at 2:32am PST
They are obliged to agree to a legal declaration that states: "You are not Anish Kapoor, you are in no way affiliated to Anish Kapoor, you are not purchasing this item on behalf of Anish Kapoor or an associate of Anish Kapoor."
But despite the ban, the Indian-born British artist ? the highest ranking figure on the Dezeen Artists Hot List ? has got his hands on Semple's Pink shade ? a reflective powdered pigment that repels light to effect a powerful fluorescence.
Kapoor posted a picture of his middle finger dipped in the paint to his dirty_corner Instagram account with the caption "Up yours #pink".
Upset by Kapoor's actions, Semple put out a call to find out how he stole the colour. He clai...
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