The Art At This Year’s Burning Man Festival

Burning Man may be over, but the images of the artworks will live on forever. Having taken place in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert between August 25 and September 2, the festival hosts not only music performances, but also many art installations, and this year, the theme was Metamorphoses.  
Metamorphoses is described by the festival as “a celebration of change, and an exploration of uncertainty” – deep – but what does this mean for the art? If you weren’t burning last week, here are some of the highlights you missed!
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Amongst the work on display was an interactive art installation called 27 Stones by Benjamin Langholz, which literally shows people precariously walking up and down stones seemingly suspended from the air…something for brave art enthusiasts we think…
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Other pieces included these wooden windmill structure by Dave Keene, which apparently got burnt at the end of the festival (what else?)
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We also spotted this fabulous dragon, no idea who it’s by, but we’re pretty sure it breathes fire.
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From dragon to dinosaur (!?), look at this beautiful beast by Mariane Ilfu, Arturo Gonzalez and Sarschi Carrillo. Titled Ichiro, the creature is a life-size replica of a T-Rex covered in Huichol Art beads.
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Animals were clearly big this year. Here’s another, a horse, by Barry Crawford.
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And then there’s just the pure weird. Look at this installation by Chris Canabuci of a woman hatching out of an egg. Different is certainly one way to put it…
What is clear from the festival, is that the art is just as mad, over-the-top and in-your-face as the people who attend Burning Man. You won’t find this stuff in any SoHo galleries, and that’s what makes it so good. We can’t wait to see what 2020 brings…
Text Lizzy Vartanian
Images via @bjarkeingels @gregvnielsen @jacobina123 @burningman @vibelord