John Law: Prankster, Neon Artist and Cacophonist and Co-Founder of Burning Man

John Law is a life-long prankster, a neon artist, Suicide Club and Cacophony Society member and the co-founder of Burning Man.

People of Burning Man, History of Burning ManTrip BrownMay 11, 1997John Law

Burning Man 1996 | Community Comments and Collective Stories of 1996

Comments from participants in Burning Man 1996. After the 1996 gathering, a participant launched a BBS style webpage that allowed people to comment on their experience at Burning Man, including their impressions of Helco, the Man burn, law enforcement and two art projects: Water Woman and Piano Bell.

Blog, Burning Man, History of Burning Man, People of Burning ManTrip BrownJanuary 1, 1997Camp 52, Tiffany Shlain, Dark Angel, JD Boggman, Kimric Smythe, Little Joe, Brad "Lizard Man" Dalton

The Burning Question at Black Rock

The Burning Question at Black Rock. News coverage of Burning Man 1996

Barbara Traub Photo Page | Burning Man 1994, 1995 and 1996

Photos of Barbara Traub, from Burning Man 1994 to 1996. Barbara’s work was featured in Wired Magazine’s cover story on Burning Man.

History of Burning Man, PhotographsTrip BrownOctober 4, 1996Burning Man 1994, Burning Man 1995, Burning Man 1996, 1994, 1995, 1996, Wired Magazine, Bruce Sterling, Barb Traub, Barbara Traub, Oh My Gawd!, Rat car, Desert to Dream

Burning Man 1996 | Bob Stahl archive

Archive of Burning Man 1996 Geocity page by Bob Stahl. All photos and text © Bob Stahl

Burning Man, History of Burning ManTrip BrownSeptember 10, 19961996, Bob Stahl

Traveling Beyond the Past to Experience Anew | Wired Magazine | Rebecca Eisenberg

Wired Magazine covers Burning Man 1997. Letters from the Desert by Rebecca Eisenberg

Burning Man, History of Burning Man, News ReportingTrip BrownSeptember 2, 19961997, Burning Man 1997, Wired Magazine, Rebecca Eisenberg

Burning Man 1996

Burning Man 1996, Helco. One thing most will agree upon. 1996 was a significant year for Burning Man. People died. John Law quit. The event moved locations, returning to its home two years later. The population again had doubled, now to 8,000 and tickets cost $35.

Bruce Sterling wrote a cover story for Wired Magazine (see insert), HBO and PBS also covered the event. It was the year of the first official theme: Inferno. Love it or hate it, 1996 was an inflection point for Burning Man.

History of Burning ManTrip BrownSeptember 1, 19961996, Dan Miller, John Law, Michael Furey, First death at Burning Man, Bruce Sterling, Wired Magazine, Kal Spelletich, Christian Ristow, Subjugator, Chris Campbell, Smiley Face

Burning Man 1996 by Charles Uzzell-Edwards

Charles Uzzell-Edwards’s account of Burning Man 1996. Charles Uzzell-Edwards is an internationally recognized graffiti artist.

History of Burning Man, Burning ManTrip BrownSeptember 1, 1996Burning Man 1996, 1996, Charles Azzell Edwards, Charles Uzzell-Edwards

Burning Man 1996: Personal Memoirs | Andy Savage

An archive of Andy Savage’s report from Burning Man 1996.

History of Burning Man, BlogTrip BrownSeptember 1, 19961996, Burning Man 1996, Andy Savage, Driving directions, Airplane camp, Seeman, Plunder Town

Post Modernism and the Primal World of Burning Man | Larry Harvey Interview

An interview with Larry Harvey, circa 1996

Burning Man, History of Burning ManTrip BrownJune 27, 1996Larry Harvey, Post Modernism

Burning Man at SOMARTS Space

Burning Man SOMArts gatherings provided press coverage and needed cash infusions for early gatherings at Black Rock City.

History of Burning ManTrip BrownJune 10, 1996somartsHistory, Somarts, Somar, Larry Harvey

Eighties Survivors by Larry Harvey

Larry Harvey writes on the post-80’s era, circa 1996

History of Burning Man, Blog, Burning Man, People of Burning ManTrip BrownMay 27, 1996Larry Harvey

Burning Man Festival: The Video by Joe Winston (1995)

Joe Winston’s website, selling his video Burning Man Festival: The Video, from Burning Man 1995.

Burning Man, History of Burning Man, VideoTrip BrownJanuary 3, 1996Joe Winston, Burning Man 1995, 1995

Call of the Wild: The Burning Man

Call of the Wild: The Burning Man. Discovery Channel Goes to Burning Man 1995.

Burning Man, History of Burning ManTrip BrownDecember 31, 1995Discovery Channel, Burning Man 1995, 1995

Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Mud by Richard Von Busack (1995)

Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Mud: The elements clashed at the Burning Man Festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert in 1995. Richard Von Busack was there

History of Burning ManTrip BrownOctober 1, 19951995, Burning Man 1995, San Jose Metro, Richard Von Busack, Dennis Borawski, zoetrope, Polkacide, Oh My Gawd!

Explodorama | Blowing up a PC at Burning Man 1995

Explodarama at Burning Man 1995. The destruction of an Everex PC at Burning Man.

History of Burning Man, Blog, Burning ManTrip BrownSeptember 28, 1995Burning Man 1995, 1995

Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Mud | Burning Man 1995 | Metroactive

An account of Burning Man 1995 by Richard Von Busack.

History of Burning ManTrip BrownSeptember 28, 19951995, Burning Man 1995, Metroactive, Dennis Borawki, Zoetrope, Polkacide, Richard Von Busack, John Whalen

The Cacophony Society at Burning Man 1995

A post by the Cacophony Society from 1995. The Cacophony Society at Burning Man 1995.

History of Burning Man, Cacophony SocietyTrip BrownSeptember 28, 1995Bigfood Shopping Mall, Disgruntled Postal Workers, Cacophony Society, Big Foot Plaza, Bigfoot Mall, 1995, Burning Man 1995

Burning Man 1995

Burning Man 1995, Black Rock Desert. The year theme camps took prominence, a formal ticket was issued, and a rain storm turned the playa into a mud slick.

History of Burning ManTrip BrownSeptember 2, 19951995, 1995 Burn, Theme camps, Peter Doty, Burning Man 1995, Piss Clear, Somarts, Pepe Ozan, Vince Koloski, DSW, William Binzen, Gordon Burke, Rave camp, Mark "Spoonman" Petrakis, Dan Miller, Flynn Mauthe, DPW, Larry Breed, Ember, Trash fence, annual theme, good and evil, Cafe Temps Perdu, P Segal, No commerce, Flash, Joe Fenton, Blast shields, McSatans, Adrian Roberts, Kimric Smythe, Erik Davis, pyrodesiacs, Toyland, Collapsing silence, fireball, City of Art, Fire Lingam, Seemen, Fire Dragons, Simone Tnird Arm, Scot Jenerik, Dangerous Rhythms, Dezso Molnar, Tom Kennedy, Magenta Crowe, Pussycat Caverns, Flossie and the Unicorns, Panacea Theriac, Mona Jean, Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Daniela Haskara, Screaming Divas, The Mermen, Polkacide, Jim Cert, Kat Sharest, Amitron, Sharkbait, Madstone, Three Day Stubble, Scot Sheppard, SPaZ, Wicked, Art Car Camp, Big Foot Plaza, Disgruntled Postal Workers, Cathedral of the Wholly Sacred, Saurintology, Dream Circus, Crucifixion with a Celebrity, Anon Salon, White Trash Camp, Marathon, Camera Obscura, Fashion Show, Java Cow, Steve Yonkman, Ray Cirino

The Burning Man Experience | Jon R. Luini | 1995 Burn

The Mermen take a road trip to Burning Man 1995. An account of visiting Burning Man in 1995.