Monolith Mystery 'Solved' by Stunt Artists Claiming They're Behind Mysterious Structures
A group of stunt artists is taking responsibility for the mysterious stainless steel monoliths that are mysteriously popping up in different parts of the world.
New Mexico Artist Takes Responsibility for Mysterious Monolith, Sells for $45,000 There is currently a monolith at the top of Pine Mountain in Atascadero!!
On Thursday, The Most Famous Artist "global creative community," based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, posted photos and videos on its social media accounts, including an interview with Mashable.
According to Fox News, Matty Mo, The Most Famous Artist founder, did not give the tech publication a straight answer but claimed responsibility for putting up the structures.
Mo noted that he was "not able to say every detail due to the legalities of the original installation."
He said: "I can say we are well known for stunts of this nature and at this time we are offering authentic art objects through monoliths-as-a-service."
He noted that he could not issue additional photos but promised more in the coming days and weeks.
"What better way to end this fu---d up year than let the world briefly think aliens made contact only to be disappointed that it's just The Most Famous Artist playing tricks again," he added.
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In September last year, Mo was featured in a piece on ABC's "Nightline." He created art like this before, like painting the entire Los Angeles block pink and altering the Hollywood sign to say "Hollyweed."
On this landmark prank, the Los Angeles Police Department charged Mo's collaborator Zachary Cole Fernandez with trespassing in 2017.
Interestingly, The Most Famous Artist sells the 10-foot-tall "authentic alien" monoliths on its site for $45,000, including the delivery service.
On Friday, Mo told Fox News that The Most Famous Artist expects to sell three of the monoliths within a week.
He said: "We are experimenting with prints and toys too. We will release those if customer demand exists."
The first metal monolith was found in Utah's Red Rock Country. The second one was discovered in northern Romania, while the third metal monolith appeared in Atascadero, California. All three monoliths quickly disappeared from their locations.
According to Vox, the three monoliths are like gifts from some benevolent higher being. The mysterious structures are long vertical slabs made from metal and all around 10-12 feet tall.
The first monolith found in the Utah desert emerged on Nov. 18. It was removed on Nov. 27 under the auspices of the self-described outdoor sportsmen and environmentalists Sylvan Christensen and Andy Lewis.
The mysterious monolith outside the Romanian city of Piatra Neamt appeared on Nov. 27 and disappeared on Dec. 2. Its disappearance so far remains a mystery.
The mysterious monolith located at the top of Pine Mountain in Atascadero, California appeared on Dec. 2 but was took down by a group of young men on Dec. 3.
The mysterious monoliths look like alien artifacts, possibly because they are heavily reminiscent of the monoliths on Stanley Kubrick's sci-fi classic "2001: A Space Odyssey," wherein aliens deposit wide black monoliths to guide humans from one stage of the evolution to the next.
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