–Dozens of hikers and bikers trekked up Pine Mountain over the weekend to admire the monolith. Atascadero’s steel obelisk continues to attract crowds. Since Atascadero’s Wade McKenzie and several friends erected the first monolith in early December, cars and trucks packed the Stadium Park parking lot. Shortly after McKenzie and his cohorts erected the first steel pillar on Pine Mountain, a group of young men from Southern California removed it. They replaced it with a new monolith that is more solidly grounded. This second monolith is embedded in 720 pounds of concrete.
Sunday, a family of four with two young children climbed to the summit to witness the guerilla artwork. A mother escorted two young children to the hilltop for pictures with the monolith. A couple walking their dog to the hilltop was delighted to discover a water dish for dogs on the mountain top. A young woman from Santa Margarita welcomed visitors and talked about her personal dilemma, whether to move north o
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On November 18, Utah state employees found a mysterious metal structure in a canyon.
After the discovery of that first monolith, at least 87 similar structures have popped up around the world.
Several monolith makers told Insider they built their structures to end 2020 on a high note.
Utah state employees were conducting a survey of wild bighorn sheep last month when they saw it: A shiny metal tower was sticking out of the rocky canyon floor.
Images of the tower, which came to be known as the Utah monolith due to its resemblance to the similar objects in 2001: A Space Odyssey, spread rapidly.
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A month after a mysterious monolith was discovered in Utah, at least 87 more have appeared around the world
A month after a mysterious monolith was discovered in Utah, at least 87 more have appeared around the world
Susie NeilsonDec 21, 2020, 03:29 IST
Monoliths have recently appeared in Utah (left), Romania (center), and California (right).The Utah highway patrol/Facebook/Ziar Piatra Neamt/Courtesy of Nic Mattson/Atascadero News
On November 18,
After the discovery of that first
monolith, at least 87 similar structures have popped up around the world.
Several monolith makers told Insider they built their structures to end 2020 on a high note.
Utah state employees were conducting a survey of wild bighorn sheep last month when they saw it: A shiny metal tower was sticking out of the rocky canyon floor.
It wasn t until Nov. 18 of this year that the first monolith, a three-sided stainless steel structure built and installed by an unidentified individual or group, was discovered in a remote canyon. Spotted by The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources as they surveyed bighorn sheep by helicopter, the monolith sparked a phenomenon.
While itâs unknown when the prismatic structure was originally installed, satellite imagery proves it appeared between Aug. 2015 and Oct. 2016. A Dutch journalist later narrowed the timeframe down to between July 7 and Oct. 21, 2016.
Some in the art community believe it is a work of art by the late John McCracken â including his own gallerist, David Zwirner. McCracken, who was active from the early 1960s until his death in 2011, is most known for his minimalistic geometric sculptures that were both free-standing and leaned up against walls.Â
The saga of the mysterious monoliths – the tall, metal structures popping up and then vanishing around the world – shows no signs of stopping.
On Dec. 25, a monolith appeared at Corona Heights Park in San Francisco, except this time it was made out of gingerbread. It even came complete with icing and gumdrops. We will leave it up until the cookie crumbles, San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department General Manager Phil Ginsburg told KQED.
Another recent sighting: A 10-foot tall monolith appeared in a park in Ithaca, New York, according to the Ithaca Voice.
It wasn t clear to city officials where the monolith came from – which resulted in joy paired with some frustration.