In 2016, Furr initiated media attention [11][12] when he expressed concern that the artist Anish Kapoor had gained the exclusive rights to Vantablack, known as 'the blackest black'. Furr had planned to use Vantablack in a series of paintings called Animals, after seeing a feature on the BBC.[11][12]
In 2017, Furr collaborated with American-Ivorian contemporary artist Aboudia (Abdoulaye Diarrassouba), producing works between New York, London and Abidjan.[5]
In 2017, Furr collaborated with English photographer Gered Mankowitz on the '45RPM' collection,[5] which included artistic re renderings of Mankowitz's photographic archive and included paintings of The Rolling Stones, Kate Bush, Jimi Hendrix,[5] and Marianne Faithfull.[13] Furr's collection of cheese paintings begun in 2005, was featured on BBC Culture in 2017.[14]
In 2018, Furr launched a new super-black he initiated at the Science Museum, London,[15] developed by Imperial College London Scientists; Hin Chun Yau and Francois de Luca.[15] '7Black' was incorporated in a neon artwork in the shape of a pair of spectacles entitled Black Eye- Third Sight.[15] Furr stated that this black body material would be available to any artist that wanted to use it.[15]
In 2022, Furr was commissioned by The Dorchester[17] on Park Lane, to create a 2.7 metre oil painting based on the Serpentine and Hyde Park.[17]
Christian Furr portrait (unknown year)
In 2023, Furr was commissioned to create his biggest painting to date by The Singapore Edition [18] on Orchard Road, Singapore "Arrival' is a 3x4-metre acrylic and oil painting on canvas that resembles a tapestry, which is a fictional depiction of early settlers arriving in Singapore in the 19th century.[19]
