Arts + Civics | Burning Man Journal

From Playa to Prince George: Life Outside the Frame for an Artist of Color

October 31, 2019 By Quest Skinner

In early 2019, the Prince George’s African American Museum and Cultural Center in Maryland held a three-month show featuring my “Soul Illuminance” collection, one of two exhibitions displayed at the ...Read More

Global Art

The Temple of Time

August 20, 2019 By David Best and Kim Cook

On May 19, 2019, the Temple of Time burned in Coral Springs, Florida. Earlier that year, David Best, the Temple ...Read More

Global Art

Art and About with Burning Man Creativity

August 20, 2019 By Katie Hazard

Wanna tickle those art-buds before hitting playa? Well, here’s a handy guide to all the Burning Man artworks you can ...Read More

Global Art

A Tale of Three Temples: David Best’s Tablets Return Home to Burn

August 15, 2019 By Jennifer Richter

In March 2018, the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC, launched the exhibit “No Spectators: ...Read More

BRC Art

The Machine in the Man: Henry Chang and Artgineering

July 30, 2019 By Dan Baker

“Enormous enlargements of an object give it a personality it never had before, and in this way, it can become ...Read More

BRC Art

The Temple of Direction: The Timeless Potency of Simple Sacred Spaces

July 17, 2019 By Jane Lyons

When the Temple of Direction was first announced as Burning Man's 2019 Temple, the IKEA meme was one of the ...Read More

BRC Art, The Ten Principles

Pablo González Vargas (Papeyote) on Gifting as Transformation

June 25, 2019 By Dominique Debucquoy-Dodley

Many have seen the Mayan Warrior mutant vehicle light up the playa night sky. Where did this contemporary symbol of ...Read More

BRC Art

The Challenge of Long-Distance Art Affairs

June 19, 2019 By Typhaine Sotés

Hola, Bonjour, Priviet, Nǐ hǎo! Let’s talk about the international community and, more specifically, about artists coming from all over ...Read More

BRC Art

Art of the Man

June 14, 2019 By Kim Cook

There is an art to the art of Burning Man, a coherent whole designed by many participants, doers, makers, artists, ...Read More

BRC Art

Desert Arts Preview: Spoiler Alert! Majestic, Thoughtful Art Coming to the Playa

June 13, 2019 By Mia Quagliarello

Desert Arts Preview is one of my favorite events in the Burner year. I know it takes some of the ...Read More