Discover the cutting-edge artwork, sculpture, and interactive installations from Burning Man, one of the most widely-celebrated and influential cultural events, at Oakland Museum of California. No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man will illuminate the event's origins, and its culture of experimentation, collaboration, and creativity, which draws over 70,000 people to Nevada's Black Rock Desert each year. Participants create and build Black Rock City, a temporary metropolis where experimental art installations—some ritually burned to the ground—are the centerpiece for innovators, makers, and a burgeoning artistic community. The exhibition will illuminate the values of Burning Man through its guiding Ten Principles: Radical Inclusion, Gifting, Decommodification, Radical Self-reliance, Radical Self-expression, Communal Effort, Civic Responsibility, Leaving No Trace, Participation, and Immediacy.

The immersive and multi-sensory experience will extend beyond the gallery walls into the Museum’s public spaces—including an OMCA-commissioned 40-foot-tall outdoor temple by internationally-acclaimed sculptor David Best. No Spectators will also feature commissioned works, jewelry, gifts, costumes, "mutant" vehicles, sculptures, photography, ephemera, paintings, artifacts, and other items.

The companion exhibition within the gallery, City of Dust: The Evolution of Burning Man, organized by the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno, will trace Burning Man's origins from its countercultural roots in the San Francisco Bay Area to the world-famous desert gathering it is today. 

Many of the featured artworks will invite visitor interaction and touch--a unique element of the exhibition experience.