The artist Wild Life has been turning downtown L.A. into a neighborhood-wide art installation by marking eight landmarks with signs looking like official city placards. The project, known as “Art Appears,” contains information about each of the locations and the fake plaques even bear forged signature of the Mayor and the city seal.

For example, there is a sign near a dumpster at 708 Traction Avenue (in front of Cornerstone Theatre) that credits Andy Warhol. While another labeled as Thristy Palms – Chris Burden (now removed) says:

This purposely under-watered palm grove, whose layout echoes the lampost entrance the artist designed for LA County Museum of Art, was installed here in sympathy with all those whose daily existence is a struggle for survival.

In order to protect his anonymity, Wild Life cannot be reached directly for comments but he did send message to LA Times | Culture Monster via Stephen Zeigler of 118 Winston.

“His only intention is to bring art and culture to the streets of Los Angeles by any means necessary,” Zeigler wrote in an email. “Look, the mayor’s name has shown up on much worse things than my stupid little signs.”

[Asked for Wild Life to comment about the signs' removal, Zeigler related that the artist said: "I'm surprised they lasted as long as they did."]

Some signs have already been removed but you can still check out a few with the help of this map.