Utah-monolitten

Utah-monolitten var en metalsøjle, der stod i en Slot canyon af rød sandsten i San Juan County, Utah. Søjlen var 3 meter høj og lavet af metalplader nittet sammen til en trekantet prisme.^[1] Den var blevet ulovligt opsat på offentlig jord mellem juli og oktober 2016 og stod uopdaget i over fire år, indtil den blev opdaget og fjernet i slutningen af 2020. Monolittens ophavsmænd og deres målsætning er ukendt.

Statsbiologer fra Utah opdagede monolitten i november 2020 under en helikopterundersøgelse af tykhornsfårbestanden. Blot dage efter dens opdagelse fandt offentligheden vej frem til monolitten ved at bruge GPS-kortlægningssoftware og begav sig ud til dens afsides beliggenhed. Efter en intens mediedækning blev den fjernet den 27. november 2020 af fire beboere i byen Moab, og efter næsten en måned i deres besiddelse blev monolitten overdraget til Bureau of Land Management.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Efter opdagelsen af monolitten blev over 200 lignende metalsøjler rejst andre steder i verden,^[5] herunder andre steder i Nordamerika og lande i Europa og Sydamerika.^[6] Mange blev bygget af lokale kunstnere som overlagte imitationer af Utah-monolitten.^[7]

^ Richards, Jeff (25 November 2020). "Mystery of metal monolith at least partly solved as sleuths figure out its location". Saint George News. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
^ Kovaleski, Serge F.; Solomon, Deborah; Rosenberg, Zoe (December 1, 2020). "Earthlings, It Seems, Not Aliens, Removed the Utah Monolith - A photographer said four men dismantled the mysterious shiny object that has captivated the country. - Updated 12/02/2020". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
^ "Artist or aliens? Mystery surrounds Utah monolith's appearance and disappearance". NBC News. 2020-11-30. Archived from the original on 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
^ Brown, Meaghen (2020-12-23). "The Saga of the Monolith Isn't Over Yet". Outside Online. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
^ "Monolith Tracker Arkiveret 16. november 2021 hos Wayback Machine". Monolith Tracker. 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
^ Taub, Matthew (16 December 2020). "Trying to Make Sense of the Mystery Monolith Craze of 2020". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
^ Palumbo, Jacqui (5 December 2020). "Is the Utah monolith this year's viral art moment?". CNN. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[:0-1] Richards, Jeff (25 November 2020). "Mystery of metal monolith at least partly solved as sleuths figure out its location". Saint George News. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

[:1-2] Kovaleski, Serge F.; Solomon, Deborah; Rosenberg, Zoe (December 1, 2020). "Earthlings, It Seems, Not Aliens, Removed the Utah Monolith - A photographer said four men dismantled the mysterious shiny object that has captivated the country. - Updated 12/02/2020". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.

[3] "Artist or aliens? Mystery surrounds Utah monolith's appearance and disappearance". NBC News. 2020-11-30. Archived from the original on 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2020-12-01.

[:2-4] Brown, Meaghen (2020-12-23). "The Saga of the Monolith Isn't Over Yet". Outside Online. Retrieved 2020-12-26.

[:3-5] "Monolith Tracker Arkiveret 16. november 2021 hos Wayback Machine". Monolith Tracker. 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2021-01-02.

[:4-6] Taub, Matthew (16 December 2020). "Trying to Make Sense of the Mystery Monolith Craze of 2020". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

[:5-7] Palumbo, Jacqui (5 December 2020). "Is the Utah monolith this year's viral art moment?". CNN. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

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