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 what does that mean? Here’s how I put it in ...Read More
Does wearing a utilikilt and fuzzy boots make you more “authentic?”
[This post is part of the 10 Principles blog series, an ongoing exploration of the history, philosophy and dynamics of Burning ...Read More
Theme Thoughts 2012
Larry Harvey announced the 2012 Theme at Artumnal on Nov 19. 2011. BurningMan.com posted it on Jan. 22, 2012. Welcome, ...Read More
The Places We’ll Go
We’ve gone viral! Teddy Saunder’s beautiful Dr. Seuss video is the first Burning Man media to truly catch fire. With ...Read More
Is Burning Man a “White People Thing?”
A close friend of mine was asking me about Burning Man. She’s a black woman from Brooklyn. “Nope,” she said ...Read More
A little confidence
Something about the bright lights of the Christmas season always pushes Burning Man right out of my head. In a ...Read More
Is there too much positive energy at Burning Man?
Your sensibilities are not protected: Burning Man is designed in such a way as to almost guarantee that something is ...Read More
War at Burning Man, Part V: flame throwers, footrubs, and photographs!
No one at Monticello or BMIR slept much that night – and neither did I. I woke up with the ...Read More
War at Burning Man, part IV: idiots are weapons, too!
The voice on the radio was excited -- almost orgasmic. “Okay, people, the rumor has been confirmed – Bassnector will ...Read More
War at Burning Man, part III: It’s not really torture if it’s funny!
I dropped by BMIR in the morning. The sight of Monticello’s flag on their transmitter had made them serious about ...Read More