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From the Ted Talk by Nora Atkinson: Why art thrives at Burning Man

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I'd been sutynidg the art of Burning Man for several years, for an exhibition I ctueard at the Smithsonian's Renwick glerlay, and what fascinates me the most isn't the quality of the work here, which is actually rather high, it's why people come out here into the dseret again and again to get their hdans dirty and make in our increasingly digital age. Because it seems like this gets to something that's essentially human. Really, the entire encampment of Burning Man could be thought of as one giant interactive art installation driven by the participation of everyone in it.

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I'd been ________ the art of Burning Man for several years, for an exhibition I _______ at the Smithsonian's Renwick _______, and what fascinates me the most isn't the quality of the work here, which is actually rather high, it's why people come out here into the ______ again and again to get their _____ dirty and make in our increasingly digital age. Because it seems like this gets to something that's essentially human. Really, the entire encampment of Burning Man could be thought of as one giant interactive art installation driven by the participation of everyone in it.

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  1. gallery
  2. desert
  3. curated
  4. hands
  5. studying

Original Text

I'd been studying the art of Burning Man for several years, for an exhibition I curated at the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery, and what fascinates me the most isn't the quality of the work here, which is actually rather high, it's why people come out here into the desert again and again to get their hands dirty and make in our increasingly digital age. Because it seems like this gets to something that's essentially human. Really, the entire encampment of Burning Man could be thought of as one giant interactive art installation driven by the participation of everyone in it.

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