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 moving to Syracuse, where he earned a master’s degree in journalism. His work has also appeared in the Washington Post, TheAtlantic.com, CatholicNews.com, and Syracuse.com. He lives in Eckington.