Arts + Civics | Burning Man Journal

First-Time Artists* Share What It Takes to Make Big (and Small) Art for Black Rock City

December 17, 2019 By Mia Quagliarello

*This could be you Year after year, Daria Generalova and Vladimir Sofronov looked for a night-time perch at Black Rock City that wasn’t freezing cold or booming loud. The couple ...Read More

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The Point of Black Rock City

August 7, 2018 By Shalaco

Black Rock City is an Impossible City in the true nature of Italiano Calvino’s Impossible Cities. One impossible aspect about ...Read More

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Galaxia Reunites Old Friends and Original Man Builders

August 7, 2018 By Jane Lyons

This year, as the flames consume the Temple and the dust devils begin to swirl, you might catch the glimpse ...Read More

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The Joy of Small Art

August 1, 2018 By Guest Post

By Steve Landis I am not an artist. Let me get this up front and out the way, so you ...Read More

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2018 Man Pavilion: IAMAI and the Burnbots

July 12, 2018 By Darryl Van Rhey

As a manifestation of the I, Robot theme, the 2018 Man base experience will offer an exploration of humankind’s decidedly ...Read More

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Temple Galaxia Is Headed to Playa One Triangle at a Time

July 11, 2018 By Jane Lyons

Galaxia, the 2018 Temple, measures its progress — and success — in people and triangles. A whole lotta triangles. The ...Read More

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Santa Clara Creates Platform for Burner Art

June 18, 2018 By Guest Post

By RealGirl Burners were front and center at the recent Santa Clara, California Sculpture Exhibition, when the city’s Cultural Commission ...Read More