Unreal City was an art show in London devoted to the public display of Augmented reality art which ran from 8 December to 5 January. The show featured work by artists Koo Jeong A, Nina Chanel Abney, Darren Bader, Marco Brambilla, Olafur Eliasson, Cao Fei, KAWS, Alicja Kwade, Bjarne Melgaard, and Tomás Saraceno.[1][2][3][4]

To view the works, an individual would scan a QR code on one of several red life buoys in the River Thames with a tablet or smartphone. Immediately, the digital sculptures would appear on the screen, with many hovering above the river.[5][6]

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  1. ^ Gerlis, Melanie (14 January 2021). "New era for augmented reality". Financial Times.
  2. ^ "London Launches Its Biggest "Invisible" Art Show, Unreal City". AnOther. December 1, 2020.
  3. ^ ""Unreal City", London's largest augmented reality art festival". www.domusweb.it.
  4. ^ "How an augmented reality app transformed London into an immersive art gallery | Aeon Videos". Aeon.
  5. ^ "How to enjoy Unreal City, London's biggest AR exhibition, from home". Dazed. January 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Augmented Reality exhibition brings "weightless" sculptures to shores of London's Thames". uk.news.yahoo.com.
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