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The Digit app for iPhone and iPad


4.9 ( 1939 ratings )
Lifestyle Entertainment
Developer: 4real Digital Inc.
Free
Current version: 1.1, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 21 Apr 2011
App size: 1.3 Mb

The Digit is a virtual sculpture of George Washington’s index digit, located in Union Square, NYC. You can use this application to view it.

Here is how:

If you are in the south side of Union Square, launch the app and look up. The Digit should appear in the open area near the southern tip of the square.

If you are not in Union Square and want to see the sculpture, you are able to do so vie the settings menu.

Some Extra Info:

The Digit is a response to two specific public art works located in Union Square - the statue of George Washington (the first public sculpture in New York since the statue of King George III) and Metronome - a recent installation about the nature of time that occupies 3 building facades just south of the square. Incidentally, Metronome includes an enlarged replica of GW statue’s hand (just above the smoking hole). The Digit follows this trajectory by isolating the index digit of George Washington and appropriating it as an emblem of the digital condition.