Posts about Global Art

News, updates and stories about Burning Man art around the world.

Decommodifying Permission: Participation vs. Commodification

March 21, 2023 By Caveat Magister

Since I started this series, I’ve gotten a few messages from people saying (more or less): “YES, I want to ...Read More

December 21, 2022 By Kirsten Weisenburger

Burners around the world kept the flame burning brightly this past year. Some of us built an ephemeral city in ...Read More

November 30, 2022 By Caveat Magister

This is part III in Caveat's series about "decommodifying permission" and figuring out how to square the needs of a ...Read More

November 1, 2022 By Caveat Magister

In my first post in this series, I said that decommodified art can do things that commercial art can't. But ...Read More

October 18, 2022 By Caveat Magister

For the past year I’ve been visiting different Burning Man communities and offering to work with local artists and creators ...Read More

April 4, 2022 By Caveat Magister

Hey, how do transformative experiences work? Great question! In February I led the first in a series of virtual panel ...Read More

March 22, 2022 By Kirsten Weisenburger

Welcome to number eleven in our Boundless Space storytelling series, which introduces just a few of the astonishing artists who ...Read More

February 21, 2022 By Burning Man Project

Greetings Euro-friends and intrepid travelers! It’s not easy to make the journey from Europe and the UK to experience mind-bending ...Read More

February 7, 2022 By Erin Douglas

"The real reason to go to Burning Man is to spend time and reconnect with yourself, the universe, and the ...Read More

February 1, 2022 By Kirsten Weisenburger

P Segal has been an instigator in San Francisco’s underground art scene for decades. She led Burning Man’s move from ...Read More