Art appraisers call such coveted placement provenance, but the curious “Burning Community” has always been loaded with the stuff, largely for the plethora of stories escaping from the events, but also for its role in cultural evolution. Time Magazine's “100 Most Important Sites of Civilization” only hints at the accolades.

 

This industry article pays tribute.

 

The production and sharing of this collection of monuments has spanned seven American presidents, as an actual Liberty revolution builds to its current crescendo. As Liberty (R)evolution has evolved, each stop has also contributed to the roving installation’s history — that trusted determinant of value. These artworks have survived their own burn at the annual  Burning Man events, a culture famous for burning it’s most celebrated fruits. Appraisers and curators call these “playa artifacts” and their replications are also heir to that provenance.

For a dozen summers the Liberty Bell rang loud at the fabled events and “Fire Inside'' has become a respected ritual ceremony — and each burn metaphysically yields a modern-day talisman…