Opinion
Burning Man’s Black Vanguard
Years after I began photographing Black and Brown Burners, I returned to the festival simply to witness. What I saw humbled me.
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News
Dust Storm Blows Away Ukrainian Artwork at Burning Man
The monumental work “Black Cloud” was destroyed within hours of installation on Ukraine’s Independence Day.
News
Burning Man Removes Pro-Palestine Watermelon Artwork From Website
The festival took down the artwork submission after a petition said its title, “From the River to the Sea,” was antisemitic.
Art
Searing Memes About Burning Man’s Muddy Fiasco
“Burning Man is all about getting out of your comfort zone” is what many techies must’ve told themselves.
Test 2018 posts
The Unsung Heroes of Burning Man Go Unnoticed
A host of creative, kind, brave, funny people go unsung in No Spectators, which is centered on a narrow, affluent segment of the Burning Man population.
Test 2018 posts
Burning Man Goes to Washington
In an exhibition opening March 30, the Renwick Gallery has transported some of that Burning Man spirit to its more buttoned-down environs.
In Brief
New York Art Dealer Allegedly Tested Primary Market for Shrooms at Burning Man
Between his arrest and breaking up with his girlfriend of three years Heidi Klum, Vito Schnabel has had a rough month.
News
Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: a Chinese artist was reprimanded for his "sexual calligraphy" videos, a $20-million trove of stolen art was seized in Istanbul, and a relic containing a drop of Pope John Paul II's blood was stolen from Cologne Cathedral.
Books
Among the Bliss Ninnies: Photos of Today’s Neo-Hippie Culture
In 1967, Chicago-based photojournalist Steve Schapiro became famous for chronicling The Hippie in the Haight.
Art
A Seashell Temple, a Glowflower Tree, and More Art Adventures at Burning Man
The ephemeral circumstances of the festival and the disposition (natural, habituated, or chemically enhanced) of so many attendees creates an unusual environment for viewing and engaging with art.
In Brief
Meta-Corporate Ad Torches Burning Man
David Foster Wallace was right, meta-television is the future, but a new meta-corporate ad by Quiznos may be one of the best examples of how corporations will serve up anti-corporate humor for the masses in an attempt to advance their own toasty agenda.
In Brief
"Truth Is Beauty, but Tacky Is Forever"
A 55-foot-tall steel mesh sculpture of a naked, dancing woman that lights up with 3,000 LED bulbs dazzled Burning Man attendees in 2013, but residents of Bay Area city San Leandro — where it will reside permanently as of next summer — are split on its artistic merits.