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Larry Harvey



Larry Harvey (1948–2018) was an American activist, artist, and philanthropist who founded the Burning Man festival in 1986. Burning Man is a globally celebrated and massive annual weeklong festival held in the Black Rock desert, a free-flowing, artistic, pro-community celebration of anti-business-as-usual.

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Desert Arts Preview 2018: Tribute to Larry Harvey

A tribute to Larry Harvey. As our community continues to honor the passing of our founder, friend, and original instigator, we celebrate his creative legacy and artistic vision.

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Larry Harvey
2018
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Desert to Dream: A Dozen Years of Burning Man Photography (Revised Edition)

The Black Rock Arts Festival (otherwise known as “Burning Man”) has become an annual pilgrimage for a generation of artists to the dry alkali flats of northwest Nevada's Black Rock Desert during the last days of summer.

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Barbara Traub
2011
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How Larry Harvey, the Founder of Burning Man, Taught America to Experiment

Larry Harvey, who has died at the age of seventy, saw Burning Man as a movement to restore community and creative expression in a time of homogenized mass culture and societal anomie. - Emily Witt

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Emily Witt
2018
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A Love Song for Larry Harvey by Jessie Deeter

Jessie Deter writes: This film is anchored in a long outtake from an interview Larry Harvey once did with Outside Magazine’s Brad Wieners.

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Larry Harvey
2019
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Drama in the Desert: The Sights and Sounds of Burning Man

"Strongly recommended as an eclectic, unique and vibrant experience impressing its fiery artistic message upon the reader's spirit.

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Holly Kreuter, Dave Eggers (forward), Larry Harvey (introduction)
2002
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Larry Harvey - Sparking a Creative Renaissance :: Burning Man Glc 2015

Burning Man Co-Founder Larry Harvey and Education Director Stuart Mangrum speak about the 2015 Burning Man Art Theme "Carnival of Mirrors" at the 2015 Burning Man Global Leadership Conference in San Francisco.

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Larry Harvey
2015
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Burning Man: Art on Fire (Revised and Updated)

Burning Man: Art on Fire is an authorized collection of some of the most stunning examples of Burning Man art, now updated to include 2015. Experience the amazing sculptures, art, stories, and interviews from the world's greatest gathering of artists.

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Jennifer Raiser, Will Chase (foreword), Larry Harvey (introduction)
2016
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Larry Harvey Interview at His Home (May 1996)

Scott Beale’s unedited interview with Burning Man co-founder Larry Harvey at his San Francisco home in May 1996.

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Larry Harvey
2018
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Playa Fire: Spirit and Soul at Burning Man

Filled with the rare insights of Stewart’s decades-long friendships with his brother and the five other founders, as well as the many people who have shaped it, Playa Fire is a Burning Man story like no other.

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Stewart Harvey
2017
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Larry Harvey on Burning Man

The late Larry Harvey, founder of Burning Man, on what makes the festival so unique.

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Larry Harvey
2018
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