Burning Man

Experience the amazing sculptures, art, stories, and interviews from the world's greatest gathering of artists in Burning Man: Art on Fire, now updated to include the 2022 Virtual Burn.

Every August, tens of thousands of participants gather to celebrate artistic expression in Nevada's barren Black Rock Desert. This vastly inhospitable location, called the playa, is the site of Burning Man, where, within a 9-mile fence, artists called Burners create a temporary city devoted to art and participation. Braving extreme elements, artists create over two hundred wildly ambitious works intended to delight, provoke, involve, or amaze. In 2015, over 70,000 people attended-the highest number ever allowed on the playa.

Due to the events of 2020, the traditional physical event had to be reimagined to provide a virtual experience for new and veteran Burners. As Burning Man has reimagined ways to participate and enjoy the event, new categories of art have emerged including Art to Ride, Collaborative Art, and Art to Burn. This revised edition of Burning Man: Art on Fire is an authorized collection of some of the most stunning examples of Burning Man art, now including works from the Virtual Burn 2022.

Over 200 photos highlight the best art through the years and short interviews with artists reveal their motivation to create art specifically for Burning Man, and offer insights into the elaborate working process required to execute in this new digital environment.

This updated edition also includes:

• A new cover featuring more recent pieces of art from Burning Man over the years
• An introduction essay about Burning Man today by CEO/Co-Founder Marian Goodell
• A new final chapter about Burning Man in the world (including virtual worlds)
• A discussion of the Smithsonian exhibit, public art, and regional events worldwide (including Afrikaburn, Midburn, Nowhere)
• A dedication to Burning Man founder Larry Harvey, who passed away in 2018, to accompany his essay and the art that celebrates his life
• Updated photography since the 2016 Burning Man event

Relive Burning Man all year round with this stunning visual tribute.

About the Author

Jennifer Raiser is a writer, nonprofit leader, and Burner. Burning Man: Art on Fire (2014/2016/2023, Quarto/Epic Ink,) is a love letter to her happiest place on earth, Black Rock City. Known on playa as CocoCabana, she volunteers with the Black Rock Rangers and Gate, Perimeter, and Exodus departments; she has served as the Treasurer and Board Member of the nonprofit Burning Man Project since its founding. She is the author of In the Spirit of Napa Valley (2015, Assouline) and The Art of Being Bill: Bill Murrayand the Many Faces of Awesome (2018, Quarto/Race Point Publishing), and has written extensively for the San Francisco Chronicle, Huffington Post, and numerous other publications. Previously, she founded Raiser Senior Services, managing luxury retirement communities as described in her book Designing Retirement Communities for the Future (1998, John Wiley and Sons). She has gratefully served on thirteen nonprofit boards. She earned both a BA in English Literature and an MBA from Harvard University. A San Francisco native, she lives near the Presidio with a superabundance of pets, books, and costumes.