Question

complete the text with the evidence that best supports the argument.

in 2016, sculptor anish kapoor acquired exclusive rights to use vantablack, an extremely black coating, for his artworks. a huge outcry followed, especially from other artists who argued that the exclusive deal interfered with their own freedom to create and innovate with one of the blackest human-made materials in the world. however, as kapoor argued in return, he had legally acquired those rights. and his deal to use vantablack has some historical precedent; not all materials are always available to artists for their use. ____

____ other pigments, such as one called mummy brown, have been too expensive or scarce for most artists to access. so, while the artistic communitys frustration is understandable, kapoor fairly purchased his rights and deserves to maintain vantablack as a truly singular tool for self-expression.

for example, according to the block museum of art, william blake was credited with the invention of illuminated printing, a new method for printing and illustrating his work, in 1788.

in fact, since the controversy about kapoors use of vantablack arose, an even blacker material was invented by scientists at the massachusetts institute of technology

in fact, some artists have responded to kapoor by creating their own pigments, such as one paint that has been marketed as the worlds \pinkest\ pink

for example, in a case similar to kapoors, in the 1920s, a paint company gave the famous artist yves klein exclusive rights to a paint for a specific shade of blue, allowing him to be the only one to use it for his work

Explanation:

The text needs evidence that supports Kapoor's argument that exclusive access to art materials has historical precedent, and that not all materials are accessible to all artists. The correct option should provide an example of restricted/limited access to art materials for artists, aligning with the precedent point. The first option about Mummy Brown directly addresses that some pigments were too expensive/scarce for most artists, which matches the historical precedent and supports Kapoor's position. The other options either discuss new inventions, artist workarounds, or unrelated printing methods that do not support the "historical precedent of restricted material access" argument.

Answer:

Other pigments, such as one called Mummy Brown, have been too expensive or scarce for most artists to access. So, while the artistic community's frustration is understandable, Kapoor fairly purchased his rights and deserves to maintain Vantablack as a truly singular tool for self-expression.