Desert to Dream: A Dozen Years of Burning Man Photography, Revised Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (596 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1597020265 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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The slight accompanying text carries the highest -countercultural-subcultural pedigree, thanks -to the authors: celebration film documentarian Les Blank and Beat poetry icon Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Every year Black Rock City is erected around a giant wooden statue that is immolated to much fanfare at the end of a weeklong bacchanal. Today it takes place in Nevada's Black Rock Desert and is known as the Black Rock Arts Festival. Mike TribbyCopyright © American Library Association. Traub's images capture the festival's spirit in lots of zany costumes and art installations celebrating off-kilter takes on contemporary culture and the participants' flights of fancy. The first Burning Man was held on a San Francisco beach and attended by a couple dozen people. Good visual fun and countercultural documentation, this is vibrant stuff in these grim days, a must for pop-culture collections. From Booklis
Rock Spinners features two nudes perched atop a rock, one looking toward the sky, a woman's arms in the air, a man's face hidden from view. Her first shots became the iconic image on her book cover."TimeBarbara Traub, who is best known as the photographer who created some of the most recognizable images of Burning Man.” mikl-em, Laughing Squid"Holiday BookshelfTop 10 Pick"Nevada MagazineThis groundbreaking photo collection now features twelve years of Burning Man. In the beginning, it was a display of alternative art. The Temple of Joy showcases an intricate structure built of recycled wood that is burned at the festival's end. Today it influences contempor
"BEST Burning Man Book! Impossibly Beautiful & inspirational & glorious photos - BUY THIS" according to Helen. can i give 6 stars? this is THE BEST Burning Man book bar none! if you buy 1 book, buy this one! Nimoy & Ferlinghetti - how could you possibly go wrong? the photos are impossibly beautiful, breathtaking, glorious, inspiraitionalI put this book in my "Top 20 List" and I have never been to Burning Man. someday.. Otherwise the hardcover isn't smashed and the pages are fine. Bought this for a friend. The papercover was ripped. Otherwise the hardcover isn't smashed and the pages are fine.. "Five Stars" according to michaelvansant. My son loves this book. He's been planning on going for a few years.