Discover the Art of Burning Man at the Renwick

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Howard Kaplan
Writer
March 29, 2018

 

Nora Atkinson, Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft, guides us through the exhibition in an intro to all things Burning Man and No Spectators. 

Learn more about the artists and artworks featured in the exhibition: No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man.

Related blog posts: Sneak Peek: Burning Man's Temple at the Renwick, Who Wore it Better? Burning Man Dresses up the Renwick, Sneak Peek: Burning Man Unfolds at the Renwick, Here Be Dragons, Feel the Burn: the Art of Burning Man Comes to the Renwick in March

 

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