The year 2001 in
art involves various significant events.
Events
1 January – A black
monolith measuring approximately 9 feet tall appears in
Seattle, Washington's Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous artist in reference to the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Fritz Koenig's Great Spherical Caryatid ("
The Sphere") is the only surviving artwork following the September 11 attacks. It is repurposed as a memorial.[1]