Some people, when they die, leave a hole. He took the title of Chief Philosophical Officer, and continued to Shortly before his death, Larry attended the gala opening of the Smithsonian’s Burning Man exhibit, “No Spectators,” at the Renwick Gallery in Washington. ~Jerry James, Burning Man FounderHe did concede that there may have been a subconscious influence from the pop culture impact of the movie, but Larry viewed the world through a Freudian lens and would generally concede that almost anything may have had a subconscious impact on him.Jerry James notes that Larry had been reading at the time Sir James George Frazer’s book the Golden Bough, and has suggested that it may have motivated the impulse to build a human figure. Larry, still fairly fresh off his divorce from Patricia Johnson, began dating Paula. Another woman kissed Larry on the cheek after the burn. But at the same time, he liked to remind us that art and creativity are just the more visible aspects of Burning Man’s larger role, as a cultural movement. We returned in 2000 with Camp Chubby and a whole posse, teamed up with Pinky’s on 8:30 and the rest is history! I proposed to my wife on the man. Larry admits to her that he moved the body but explains that a ghost in the House did it. Of course! I was blown away and captivated by what I experienced at my first BM in 1998. As Toni DeLaney would say, ‘Have a ball’….I expect there will be a part of Larry – in more than a metaphorical sense – in the Man & Temple this year. I am addressing this directly to you because I feel you are still very present around all the beautiful artists that realized early on you were creating an Art Movement that rivaled the past art movements of NYC and eras dating back to the Rennisance ! Larry, your vision, intellect, mischief, humor and so much more has had a profound effect upon my artistic career. Thanks, Stuart… glad you’re there to scribe. Some posting on this website, including references to the use of controlled substances, are fictionalized. Larry consistently maintained he had not seen the movie until several years after the first Burn. Thanks for making its reason for being.you cannot burn in hell if you don’t believe in it…anyway, burning is liberatingBurning Man & Larry changed my world and my life. He has third-degree burns prominently on his face and on the left side of his body. I awoke from this dream, remembering it clearly and I pondered it as I got into the shower. Was it to burn away the pain of a failed relationship? But I felt I just needed to address your comment because of the insensitivity you have shown. All thanks to Larry Harvey. Because of the burns encompassing over 70% of his body, he walks with a limp and his left arm is perpetually curled against his chest. Larry’s final position on the question was that it did not matter. not a problem, you are still welcome to be part of the “family”… though, we see you for who you are…. Larry was one of the Murder House's previous owners, having lived there with his wife, Larry is lanky with light eyes, one of which is faded on the scarred side. Why Larry change the story a bit in later life is anyone’s guess.My suspicion is two-fold. Larry Harvey has passed away but his legacy lives on. Thank you for sharing your life and stories, Larry.Thanks for that first burn on the beach…I bet you never knew then how you would change the world for so many…Many hearts, one soul deep in all. Your spirit will live on.Thank you, Stuart, for writing a reasonably balanced narrative here. He was 70. You spearheaded an Art Movement that will live on forever thanks to all the international artists that finally caught wind of what a group of SF artists were all about. Now that he’s gone, let’s take the liberty of contradicting him, and keep his memory alive in our hearts, our thoughts, and our actions. This time when it flew back towards me, as it got closer I decided to take a good look at it instead of instinctively just batting it away. At the request of friends of Burning Man, Burning Man Project has established the Larry Harvey Art and Philosophy Fund to support art projects, philosophical endeavors, and other work that reflects Larry’s passion for the playful and the profound. I miss the days when everyone did everything and firetrucks were standing by in case some flammable experiment went awry.
My enduring memory of that day, though, was the contrast between his sharp mind and the interior of his trailer, which could generously be described as “disorganized.” I think anyone who visited him there will know what I mean. My first Burn went south after a bike accident injured my girl’s knee.
That, in itself, says something about the his philosophy of humility.Larry is sadly burning in hell now for all eternity.
One woman reached out to touch the hand of the effigy. Again, Larry’s response to questions around this line was non-committal, although he didn’t seem to be repelled from the idea in the same way he was about any influence of Wicker Man. Larry Harvey consistently told the same story of the Burning Man origin, at least in private, through the mid-90s.