E’ stato costituito un progetto di
valorizzazione culturale della suggestiva iniziativa del Burning Man che dal
1986 si svolge nell’area salata del Black Rock del Nevada.
Alcune delle tante installazioni temporanee
saranno riproposte fino al prossimo Gennaio 2019 presso lo Smithsonian American
Art Museum dalla curatrice Nora Atkinson della Renwick Gallery, col supporto
del Burning Man Project.
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Each
year in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, a city of more than 75,000 people
rises out of the dust for a single week. During that time, enormous
experimental art installations are erected and many are ritually burned
to the ground. The thriving temporary metropolis known as Burning Man is
a hotbed of artistic ingenuity, driving innovation through its
principles of radical self-expression, decommodification, communal
participation, and reverence for the handmade. Both a cultural movement
and an annual event, Burning Man remains one of the most influential
phenomenons in contemporary American art and culture.
No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man brings the
large-scale, participatory work from this desert gathering to the
nation’s capital for the first time. The exhibition takes over the
entire Renwick Gallery building and surrounding neighborhood, bringing alive the maker culture and creative spirit of this cultural movement.
Immersive
room-sized installations, costumes, jewelry, and ephemera transport
visitors to the gathering’s famed “Playa,” while selected photographs
and archival materials from the Nevada Museum of Art's show City of Dust: The Evolution of Burning Man trace Burning Man’s growth and its bohemian roots.
Nora Atkinson, the museum’s Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft, organized the exhibition in collaboration with Burning Man Project, the nonprofit organization responsible for producing the annual Burning Man event in Black Rock City. The Burning Man community was instrumental in suggesting artworks for inclusion in the exhibition.
“‘No Spectators’ is a long-standing saying on Playa. You are encouraged to fully participate. It’s all about being there, being fully present, and not just observing. Two of the ten principles of Burning Man are radical participation and radical inclusivity, meaning that there are no outsiders. Everyone is part of the experience.”
– Nora Atkinson, Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft
Nora Atkinson, the museum’s Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft, organized the exhibition in collaboration with Burning Man Project, the nonprofit organization responsible for producing the annual Burning Man event in Black Rock City. The Burning Man community was instrumental in suggesting artworks for inclusion in the exhibition.
“‘No Spectators’ is a long-standing saying on Playa. You are encouraged to fully participate. It’s all about being there, being fully present, and not just observing. Two of the ten principles of Burning Man are radical participation and radical inclusivity, meaning that there are no outsiders. Everyone is part of the experience.”
– Nora Atkinson, Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft
