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Drone Bombardment Develops
Award-winning technology journalist Susan Karlin has written an excellent, in-depth article for Fast Co Create on drone use at Burning Man – something that is becoming increasingly popular, making some...
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Burning Man, 1962: Jean Tinguely Blazes the Trail
by Whatsblem the Pro Jean Tinguely at the control panel, 1962 — PHOTO: LIFE Magazine On a dry lake bed in the trackless desolation of the Nevada desert, an industrial arts crew assembles a collection...
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Those Who Cannot Remember the Past. . .
by Whatsblem the Pro Controversy over photography, film-making, advertising, and commerce at Burning Man is both constant in the burner community, and nothing new. A whole playbook of common arguments...
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. . .Are Condemned to Repeat It
by Whatsblem the Pro A nice civilized chat — IMAGE: Mount & Blade Ah, the sugary cloy of kool-aid. We tend to get a lot of comments when we criticize the corporation that runs Burning Man, and our...
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Adult Supervision: BRAF Throws a Hoe-Down
by Whatsblem the Pro The internal workings of the Black Rock Arts Foundation are a little bit of a mystery to us here at Burners.me, and given that the BRAF’s Board of Directors includes most of the...
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Getting the Last Word: A Year After His Death, a Burner Speaks His Mind
by Whatsblem the Pro Paul Addis — PHOTO: SF Weekly It has been a year now since Paul Addis, the man who went to prison for burning the Man early in 2007, leapt to a cruel death under the steel wheels...
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Cradle of MIR Artist Arrested; Do You Have a Picture of Sasha Mironov?
by Whatsblem the Pro Alexander ‘Sasha’ Mironov with a model of the MIR space station Alexander ‘Sasha’ Mironov, artist behind The Cradle of MIR, is in jail in Los Angeles and needs any photos you may...
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Burning Man: Love It or Leave It?
by Whatsblem the Pro “If you don’t like the way it’s run, go start your own event!” When people start talking about the negative aspects of Burning Man – whether they offer solutions or not – it’s a...
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They Ride Roughshod
by Whatsblem the Pro The principle of Decommodification that so many burners hold dear takes yet another brutal pounding this week as Australian chartbusting singer-songwriter-actress Missy Higgins...
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Simply Ballooning
photo by Sarah Parvini In 2013 they shot a documentary on the Balloon Chain, a massive mobile art installation which is a popular fixture at Burning Man, Coachella, and other festivals. The Balloon...
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Krampus: The Grinch That Saved Christmas
by Whatsblem the Pro St. Nicholas and the L.A. Krampus Troupe – IMAGE: Phil Glau/Al Ridenour We’ve told you about the Cacophony Society; we’ve told you about their role in creating Burning Man, flash...
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Digging Ra Paulette
by Whatsblem the Pro You think YOU’RE an underground artist? — PHOTO: Ra Paulette If you’ve spent much time at all sitting around camp fires and burn barrels chewing the fat with people who go to...
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Alex Grey: Why Visionary Art Matters
Alex Grey is probably the world’s best-known “visionary” artist. He is a fixture on the American scene, with live painting at festivals and many trippers liking to wear his vibrant, complex, beautiful...
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Bare Your Soul from Dodgeball Addiction
These trippers from, ummm, Dodgeball Addiction, set up a video booth. A lot of the people in this video look like they probably don’t remember going in it…SURPRISE! This is quite amusing, good idea,...
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Marco’s R-Evolution
Marco Cochrane‘s amazing sculptures are built by hand, a combination of clay molding and spot welding. Bliss Dance is so strong that you could walk on her torso, and yet all the weight is concentrated...
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California Gleaming: World’s Biggest Light Art to Stay
A year ago, Burning Man Project director, Disorient founder and blinky light impresario Leo Villareal revealed the largest commission in the history of electronic art: $8 million to install 25,000 LED...
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Misting Vagina and Penis Slide: Celeb Invasion Continues
Burning Man has become THE place for celebs to show their cool factor. Last year we had first time visits from P.Diddy, Susan Sarandon, and General Wesley Clark…amongst others. Actress Rosario Dawson...
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Aurora Palo Alto: BM Tree Comes to City Hall
Aurora is a 3-story high art-ificial tree made up of more than 40,000 LED lights. It was created by Bay Area artist Charles Gadeken. After debuting at Burning Man in 2011, it has been re-constructed as...
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This Is Your Brain On Drugs
In 1995, artist Bryan Lewis Saunders decided he would paint a self-portrait every single day for the rest of his life. He’s up to about 10,000 so far – and more than 50 of them are based on different...
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The Darkness After
This is a new film starring The Lucent Dossier Experience, who are long-time Burners. It’s beautifully shot by August Bradley. Body paint and makeup by multi-talented artist Hans Haveron. It’s all very...
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