Art World Anish Kapoor Angers Artists by Seizing Exclusive Rights to ‘Blackest Black’ Pigment The pigment is so dark that it absorbs 99.96 percent of light. British sculptor Anish Kapoor poses in front of his work prior to the opening of the "Kapoor in Berlin" exhibition on May 17, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images.