Mysterious monolith found in remote part of Utah fuels speculation on how it got ther

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Interesting. Although they’re not disclosing the exact location, it is already in the public domain. Here it is on Google Earth (takes a while to load) and Google Maps respectively:

https://earth.google.com/web/@38.34301098,-109.66609761,1314.60328611a,136.15957716d,35y,0h,0t,0r

https://www.google.com/maps/place/3...4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d38.343!4d-109.6661111

It has apparently been there since sometime after August 2015. Some folks are remarking on the resemblance to works by the minimalist artist John McCracken, but he’s not known for placing works in such remote locations and in any case he died in 2011. This is one of his:

McCracken.jpg

Others are speculating that it may be by the Los Angeles based artist Petecia Le Fawnhawk, who is very much known for minimalist sculptures in remote desert areas. Here’s some stuff from her website and her Instagram account and she has produced some monoliths. Note that the sculpture I have arrowed is not the monolith in Utah… I just included it as an indication of the kinds of places her work has been positioned.

LeFawnhawk1.jpg LeFawnhawk2.jpg

LeFawnhawk3.jpg LeFawnhawk4.jpg
 

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Ah, the artistry images are the result of too much sun...?! :laughing7:
Using the environment, to make a statement, is just a fancy way
to litter the landscape and few would appreciate it...
Just my opinion....
 

It’s space debris ....polished metal.
 

It’s space debris ....polished metal.

The judgement of those that have seen it close up is that it has been purposefully 'installed' in the ground and not dropped from height (eg by plane or helicopter) nor fallen from anywhere.
 

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If I put one in my lawn, will the news folks show up? If they do, can I charge admission?
 

I had not heard or seen that. You got a link or source of info?

Yes, it has gone. All that remains is a small pile of rocks and a triangular piece that was originally the top or perhaps the base (the monolith had three sides).

Monolith.jpg Monolith2.jpg

The BLM has said that they did not remove it and an 'unknown party' was responsible.
 

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