“Burning Man Art” Is Now Everywhere – but What Is It? — journal.burningman.org

The best way – maybe the only authentic way – to appreciate the art of Burning Man is to be surrounded by it at 3 in the morning after a dust storm and wonder “what in God’s name is that thing over there?” But if we were to be docents of Burning Man art for people who are not at Burning Man and have never been, what would we say?  How do we explain the art of Burning Man to people looking at pictures of it?  We can recommend books, sure, but let’s say we just have a conversation.  What should we talk about?

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