Monkey Mosaics

“Dawg, you seen this monkey dude doin his street art shit round the city? Dude is real, man. Them some authentic ass lines.”

—Lamar Davis

Monkey Mosaics are exclusive collectibles in the enhanced version of Grand Theft Auto V. Players can access this content regardless of whether they are a returning player or not, although limited for non-returning players.

Description[]

After completing the mission Repossession, Franklin will receive a text message from Lamar saying that a street artist has been painting monkey mosaics in walls across Los Santos. After this, the player will need to photograph all of these simian-inspired mosaics that the mysterious street artist is tagging across the walls of the city. The player can photograph the mosaics with any protagonist, despite the fact that only Franklin receives the text message.

There is a total of 50 monkey mosaics to be photographed. There are 13 different mosaic designs, including a unique "stencil" tag appearing in the first location under the Olympic Freeway. Each mosaic tile varies in size depending on the location.

This appears to be a publicity stunt by the Go Go Space Monkey company in preparation for the upcoming film Space Monkey 3D, as the company thanks the player for taking part once the event is completed.

Availability[]

The Monkey Mosaics are made available after completing Franklin and Lamar.

Reward[]

Once all the mosaics have been photographed, the player will receive a message saying that monkey outfits have been delivered to Trevor's wardrobe. There will be 4 shorts, 5 tank tops and 3 dresses inspired by the monkey mosaics in his wardrobe.

The Monkey Mosaic random event will also become available and once completed a text message will confirm the Go Go Monkey Blista will be available at the protagonists' garages, in the "Special Vehicles" section.

If the player kills the artist, it will prevent the player from getting the Go Go Monkey Blista and the Monkey clothes and there will be no opportunities again to unlock these rewards anymore; as such, killing the artist comes as a fairly pointless option.

Note: Although Monkey Mosaics are a feature available for all players and everyone is able to get the clothing items, the random event would be triggered ONLY for returning players. Therefore, the Go Go Monkey Blista is unobtainable for non-returning players.

Interactive Map[]

Locations[]

	#	Location Description	Mosaic	Image	Map
	1	Under the crane claw behind Los Santos Customs at Los Santos International Airport.
	2	Behind Bilgeco Shipping Services Warehouse adjacent to the Adios Airlines hangar at Los Santos International Airport.
	3	Under the crane near the Amigas fuel tankers, under the Miriam Turner Overpass to the south of Maze Bank Arena.
	4	Dutch London Street in south Rancho, near the I Married my Dad movie billboard.
	5	South end of Pier 400 in Elysian Island.
	6	On the side of Alpha Mail warehouse in the southeastern end of Terminal.
	7	Behind the concrete steps of a building in the purchasable Car Scrapyard property in El Burro Heights.
	8	Behind East Electrical warehouse in Murrieta Heights.
	9	On the roof of a dis-used Pißwasser warehouse in Cypress Flats, near to an electrical substation.
	10	On the roof of Beacon Theatre in Rancho.
	11	Painted next to the "Nothing here!" Easter egg message under the Olympic Freeway southeast from Pillbox Hill's Ammu-Nation, now updated with a "Sorry, I lied" message and a Monkey Mosaic next to it.
	12	Under the Olympic Freeway in Strawberry, north of Vanilla Unicorn strip club.
	13	Maze Bank Arena pillar signage to the west of the Globe Oil gas station in northeast La Puerta.
	14	Behind a large bush near the parking lot of the purchasable Vespucci Helipad in La Puerta.
	15	Vespucci Beach Recreation Center.
	16	Bench seat at the end of Del Perro Pier, near Pleasure Pier.
	17	Al Dente's Italian restaurant on Sandcastle Way in Vespucci Beach.
	18	Skate ramp at Decker Park, behind the Celltowa Building in Little Seoul.
	19	Del Perro Station entrance in front of the Maze Bank West office building in northern Del Perro.
	20	Woody's Autos in Morningwood.
	21	Bay City Incline walkway in front of the Von Crastenburg Hotel in Pacific Bluffs.
	22	Hidden behind a bush near the Hill Valley Church in the Pacific Bluffs cemetery.
	23	West side of the library building of University of San Andreas, Los Santos in Richman.
	24	Near the parking lot of Cottage Park in northern Rockford Hills.
	25	In front of the fountain in the southern corner of the Los Santos Golf Club.
	26	Del Perro Boulevard 1 Gallery in northwest Burton.
	27	Behind the Weazel Dorset theater in southeast Rockford Hills, visible from the Del Perro Freeway.
	28	Beneath the Maze Bank Tower, behind planter box and foliage in the northwest corner.
	29	Del Perro Freeway, hidden behind a cardboard homeless shelter under the Elgin Avenue overpass, to the southeast of the Los Santos City Hall.
	30	Mirror Park Railyard near Textile City, on a graffited train car under the freeway.
	31	Bathroom stall near the Mirror Park lake.
	32	Rear side of the Vinewood Plaza Hotel in Downtown Vinewood, west from the LSDWP Vinewood Substation.
	33	Mano a Mano fashion store in Downtown Vinewood, west from the 24/7 convenience store.
	34	Northwest corner of Bishop's WTF?! museum in the border of Downtown Vinewood and West Vinewood.
	35	Hardcore Comic Store on Eclipse Boulevard in West Vinewood.
	36	Galileo Observatory, near the western planetarium dome.
	37	Tataviam Truckstop, behind the 24/7 convenience store.
	38	Behind the northwestern building of Thomson Scrapyard in east Grand Senora Desert.
	39	Entrance of Humane Labs and Research in San Chianski Mountain Range.
	40	Behind the garage adjacent to O'Sheas Barbers Shop in Sandy Shores.
	41	Second floor of the Derelict Motel, in the entrance of the westernmost motel room.
	42	Inside the derelict auto shop in front of Marina Drive's Liquor Market in south Alamo Sea.
	43	Behind a full depot on Joshua Road, in the northwest corner of Grand Senora Desert.
	44	Behind Animal Ark in the Harmony Plaza strip mall, in the northwestern corner.
	45	Behind Zancudo River's Discount Store on Route 68.
	46	Under the southern end of Cassidy Creek Bridge.
	47	Behind Herr Kutz Barber on Paleto Boulevard in Paleto Bay.
	48	RON gas station in northern Paleto Bay, behind Pop's Pills and Don's Country Store.
	49	Wooden building opposite the LTD Gas Station in northwest Grapeseed.
	50	Behind the Grapeseed Supermarket in west Grapeseed, south of the water tower.

Gallery[]

Trevor's Wardrobe Rewards[]

Video Walkthrough[]

Trivia[]

The mosaics might be inspired by well-known French street artist Invader, who creates similar 8-bit mosaics. These are found in cities around the world, including Los Angeles which Los Santos is based on.
The first monkey mosaic's design is unique comparing to other mosaics.
As the Monkey Mosaics are treated as part of the map terrain, they are also present in the enhanced versions of Grand Theft Auto Online. They cannot be interacted with by the player whatsoever.