Does Your Art Party Need a Philosophy?
Whenever a discussion of Burning Man’s philosophy gets big enough, someone who isn’t enjoying themselves always tries to ruin it for everyone by playing the “do we even need a ...Read More
Remembering Cowboy Carl: The Other Man in the Hat
“People think the life of a cowboy is some sort of Wild Bill shoot-em-up wrangler type. But a real cowboy ...Read More
Meet Santa Zero, the Cacophonist (and Burner) Who Started SantaCon
Burning Man culture is filled with secret instigators who show up time and time again to help make astonishing things ...Read More
Everyone’s an Artist; Artists Need to Make a Living Like Everyone
This is part III in Caveat's series about "decommodifying permission" and figuring out how to square the needs of a ...Read More
Anything Commercial Art Can Do, Decommodified Art Can Do Better!
In my first post in this series, I said that decommodified art can do things that commercial art can't. But ...Read More
Burning Man 2022: How Life Imitated Art
I have a new metaphor for the way Burning Man changes. For the last 10-ish years, I’ve been a part ...Read More
Remembering the Solstice Burn That Started it All
“The force that through the green fuse drives the flower Drives my green age; that blasts the roots of trees ...Read More
An ‘oh so SF’ Burning Man Publishing Event
By John Curley
More than a couple of dreams came true last night, and we were lucky enough to be in attendance for ...Read More
You Can’t Understand Culture If You Ignore Artists
Caveat is Burning Man’s Philosopher Laureate and has been writing about Burning Man culture and community for years. His writing ...Read More
Caveat’s New Book Is Here ~ Your Source Code for Orchestrating Transformational Experiences
If you spend enough time in Burning Man spaces, you will have a life-changing experience. Most people don’t even need ...Read More