5. Beyond Digital
bing light. The symbolic significance of this same black is similar to that of the black claimed by Frederik de Wilde. But this purchase further illustrates the extent of the relations involving art and companies in this capitalistic society. And it goes without saying that many artists or critics have reacted in some way or another to this new monopolistic situation. Ownership is a central issue in the development of Frederik de Wilde’s darkest black artworks, and is even more so in the purchase of Anish Kapoor. Although the idea of privatizing a colour, beyond the innovative aspect of a material, is not without questioning the role of the economy in art. Still, it is interesting to note that artists in search of the
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absolute, who are as different as Frederik de Wilde and Anish Kapoor, have opted for different circuits of legitimization of their work from festivals to galleries, bearing a similar artistic interest in technologies that are consequent to the advent of digital technology in research and industry. And
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we will just have to get used to that.