Unreal City
Unreal City at Home
Exhibition
Unreal City: 8 December 2020 – 5 January 2021
Waterloo Bridge to Millennium Bridge, London
Unreal City at Home: 12 January – 9 February 2021
Produced in collaboration with Dazed
Over 30 virtual outdoor sculptures were arranged in sites spanning between Waterloo Bridge and Millennium Bridge in London’s biggest public festival of AR. After new lockdown measures, the exhibition became available to view and interact with from inside your home.
Artists present their work at Unreal City
The Curator’s Tour
“The beauty of augmented reality means that rather than extending the site specific show, by popular demand, we can respond to interest and the new lockdown measures by bringing the exhibition to you”
Daniel Birnbaum, curator
Artists
Alicja Kwade
Bjarne Melgaard
Cao Fei
Darren Bader
KAWS
Koo Jeong A
Marco Brambilla
Nina Chanel Abney
Olafur Eliasson
Tomás Saraceno
Dazed and Bjarne Melgaard
Dazed and Cao Fei
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Tuesday 8 December - Tuesday 5 January
Acute Art and Dazed Media have joined forces to present Unreal City, London’s biggest public festival of AR art which features 36 sculptures arranged as a walking tour along the River Thames.
The sculptures are arranged across 24 sites between Waterloo Bridge and Millennium Bridge on the Southbank by leading artists from all over the world including Nina Chanel Abney, Olafur Eliasson, Cao Fei, Alicja Kwade, Koo Jeong A, Marco Brambilla alongside new and never-seen-before works by Darren Bader, KAWS, Bjarne Melgaard and Tomás Saraceno.
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Tuesday, 12 January 2021 – Tuesday, 9 February 2021
Acute Art and Dazed Media are excited to announce that Unreal City, London’s biggest public festival of AR art will now be available to view and interact with from inside your home for one-month only.
Responding to new lockdown measures and the popularity of the exhibition in London and across the United Kingdom, Acute Art and Dazed Media will make these site-specific artworks available for audiences all around the world to discover from the safety of their homes via the free Acute Art app.
Curate your own exhibition at home by placing works by KAWS, Nina Chanel Abney, Olafur Eliasson, Cao Fei, Tomás Saraceno and more. Share your images and videos by tagging #unrealcity #acuteart
Download the app and curate your own exhibition now!
Gallery
Unreal City at Home
Unreal City at Home
Unreal City at Home
Alicja Kwade, Kreisel (Inception) (AR); Koo Jeong A, density
Alicja Kwade, Kreisel (Inception) (AR); Koo Jeong A, density
Alicja Kwade, Kreisel (Inception) (AR); Koo Jeong A, density
Bjarne Melgaard, Devil Man
Cao Fei, The Eternal Wave AR: Li Nova; KAWS, COMPANION (EXPANDED); Olafur Eliasson, Rare Puffin
Marco Brambilla, The Four Temperaments AR
Olafur Eliasson, Future Compass and Courageous Flower
Bjarne Melgaard, Octo With Ostrich Egg
Bjarne Melgaard, Octo With Ostrich Egg
Olafur Eliasson, Progressive Ladybug
Olafur Eliasson, Progressive Ladybug
KAWS, HOLIDAY (drawing)
Darren Bader, LOVE
KAWS, TAKE (EXPANDED)
Tomás Saraceno, Maratus volans (peacock spider), Prototype for Web of Life
Alicja Kwade, Marsmelone (AR)
KAWS, KAWS
Alicja Kwade, Angst (AR)
Alicja Kwade, Kreisel (Inception) (AR)
Bjarne Melgaard, Cheese Man
Alicja Kwade, All At Any Time (AR)
Darren Bader, DISARM
Olafur Eliasson, Courageous Flowers
Olafur Eliasson, Courageous Flowers
Olafur Eliasson, Marvelous Rainbow
Darren Bader, CHARGE (DEV)
KAWS, HOLIDAY SPACE
KAWS, HOLIDAY SPACE
Koo Jeong A, One Should Stay Away From Anything Worldly
Bjarne Melgaard, Lightbulb Man Dressed as Les Sapeurs and Lightbulb Man
Olafur Eliasson, Caring Northern Light and Lucky Stone
Olafur Eliasson, Caring Northern Light and Lucky Stone
Darren Bader, THE GROOM
Olafur Eliasson, Rare Puffin
Nina Chanel Abney, Imaginary Friend
Nina Chanel Abney, Imaginary Friend
Nina Chanel Abney, Imaginary Friend
Olafur Eliasson, Solar Friend
Olafur Eliasson, Uncertain Cloud
Olafur Eliasson, Uncertain Cloud
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