Burning Man Artworks Enliven Golden Triangle Streets and Parks in New Collaboration with Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery
A groundbreaking collaboration between the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District (BID) and the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery – entitled No Spectators: Beyond the Renwick – will activate Washington, DC’s central business district with six public art installations. The unique partnership marks the first time the Renwick Gallery will expand beyond its walls to show artwork along the streets and parks within the surrounding Golden Triangle neighborhood.
The project is an outdoor extension of the Renwick Gallery’s museum-wide exhibition No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man which will feature large-scale, immersive artworks that are the hallmark of the annual celebration in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, an influential phenomenon in contemporary art and culture. No Spectators: Beyond the Renwick will be on view in the Golden Triangle from March 30 through December 2018, with the Renwick exhibition on display through January 21, 2019. View the full press release online.
Click on each photo below to find additional artist information and their locations within the Golden Triangle. To see photos from installation, click here.
Click here for a PDF exhibition map. To enjoy a self-guided tour, use our Google Map of the artworks.
In the News...
April
Burning Man blazes experimental art trail from Nevada Desert to D.C. – The Washington Diplomat
Bringing Burning Man’s Art from the Nevada desert to downtown D.C. streets – Smithsonian Insider
16 of Burning Man’s biggest artists on showing their work at the Smithsonian – Artsy
Something’s ‘burning’ at Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery – Fredericksburg.com
‘No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man’ brings a glimpse of the desert to D.C. – The Hoya
March
‘Very Strange Bedfellows:’ Burning Man exhibit opens at Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery – WAMU
‘Art of Burning Man’ comes to U.S. capital – Reuters
Burning Man goes to Washington – Hyperallergic
Burning Man exhibition opens at the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery – Architectural Record
This exhibit brings the spirit of Burning Man to D.C. – The Washington Post
Here’s where to find the Renwick Gallery’s Burning Man art all over downtown D.C. – Washington Post Express
From the desert to the District: Burning Man art hits the streets of DC – WTOP
Will the spirit of Burning Man art survive in museums? – New York Times
The art of Burning Man, without the burn – Wall Street Journal
Burning Man art is on its way to the Smithsonian in D.C. – Reno Gazette Journal
February
Mark your calendar: 16 things to do around Washington in March – Washington Post
January
Burning Man artworks coming to D.C.’s Renwick Gallery in March – DC Curbed
Renwick Gallery puts on first-ever outdoor exhibition with art of Burning Man – DC After 5
The epic art of Burning Man heads to Washington DC in a new exhibition – Lonely Planet
Exhibition Events
No Spectators: Beyond the Renwick Walking Tours
September 26, noon (meet outside the Renwick)
October 18, noon (meet outside the Renwick)
From the desert to DC! Explore the six outdoor sculptures of No Spectators: Beyond the Renwick, extending the art of Burning Man from the museum and into the streets and parks of Washington’s vibrant Golden Triangle neighborhood. This presentation is the result of an exciting collaboration between the SAAM’s Rewnick Gallery and the BID. Tour is approximately one hour. Meet at Renwick Gallery Entrance, Pennsylvania Ave. and 17th St. NW.