The Renwick’s Burning Man Exhibit Is Blowing Up Instagram

The Renwick brings the desert to the District in its newest exhibit, “No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man.” Washingtonian burner-wannabes are already filling their feeds with the large-scale sculptures inside the gallery and around downtown DC.

Life imitates art – except the #bear is made of 170,000 #pennies & I’m made of fluff. 🐻 #nospectators #ursamajor by #mrandmrsferguson #raiseyourpaw #burningman #dc #goldentriangledc #saam #beyondtherenwick #dcdoodle #dcdog #goldendoodle #dogsandart #igdc

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Ursa Major meets Ursa Minor.

Another great exhibit! No spectators: The Art Of Burning Man.

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Polyhedrons: A Burning Man staple.

#nospectators #renwickgallery #burningman #washingtondc #art #goldentriangle #sculpture #bird #smithsonian #smithsonianamericanartmuseum

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Looking for murder.

Spent the day getting what I imagine is a very small taste of what Burning Man is actually like. Maybe we'll go for real someday @annetodd4t… #nospectators

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Reach for the…ceiling?

#GoldenSpike Exploring the Renwick Gallery's 'No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man.' They have brought these large-scale works from the annual desert gathering to the nation’s capital for the first time. #NoSpectators #SAAM #SmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum #RenwickGallery

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Extraterrestrial.

#XOXO Exploring the Renwick Gallery's 'No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man.' They have brought these large-scale works from the annual desert gathering to the nation’s capital for the first time. #NoSpectators #SAAM #SmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum #RenwickGallery

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You know you love me, XOXO.

Last days in #dc at #therenwick #artofburningman #burningman #costume #mushroom #blueskies #floweringtrees #blossoms #blacksqirrel #cherryblossom #cake w/ @brianamarybeth @yiplar @andywhy @rachelgougian

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Say yes to the Khaleesi-vibe dress.

Altar – )'( – #NoSpectators The Art of Burning Man at #renwickgallery @americanartmuseum – – #igdc #acreativedc #bythings #exposeddc #mydccool #washingtondaily #fraylife #upoutdc #createthestandard @weheartwashington #theamericancollective #powwowdc #burningman #smithsonian #installationart #art #colors #colorphotography #nikonusa #nikonnofilter #washingtondc #igdcfamily #dc #theswamp #altar #woodworking #wood #light

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Wood worship.

Stuffed-mushroom dreams are made of! 🍄 at the Art of Burning Man #nospectators #renwickgallery #burningman #mydccool

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Dreamy ‘shrooms.

Elliot Williams

Assistant Editor

Elliot joined Washingtonian in January 2018. An alum of Villanova University, he grew up in the Philadelphia area before earning a master’s degree in journalism from Syracuse University. His work has also appeared in the Washington Post, TheAtlantic.com, and DCist.com, among others. He lives in Bloomingdale.