Olafur Eliasson's Wunderkammer 2020 brings augmented reality rainbows into homes

Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has launched Wunderkammer 2020, a project that uses augmented reality (AR) to bring natural phenomena like rainbows, luminous suns, and rain clouds into domestic spaces during COVID-19 lockdowns. The free app, developed in collaboration with Acute Art, allows users to place these immersive AR artworks in their homes, photograph them, and share on social media. Eliasson stated to The Art Newspaper: "Being in a block can be quite stressful and this could be a way to find miracles within your apartment." Acute Art, directed by Daniel Birnbaum, previously worked with Eliasson on the 2017 Rainbow project and with KAWS. The platform sells some works with unique digital certificates of authenticity. Separately, Tate Modern in London celebrated its 20th anniversary on May 11, 2020, with a social media campaign using #TateModernTurns20, recalling iconic installations including Eliasson's The Weather Project (2003), Ai Weiwei's Sunflower Seeds (2010), Yayoi Kusama's Obliteration Room (2012), and Anish Kapoor's Marsyas (2002).