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We didn't start the fire—but we know who will

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Published online 1 Oct 09

Art Burn 2009

Sure, we’re always happy to soak up a little Florida sunshine during Art Basel Miami Beach, but one “hot” event we’re really looking forward to this year is Art Burn 2009. Co-organised by art bloggers C-Monster.net and street artist El Celso, the exhibition will display works of important sentimental or monetary value—and then set them on fire. They are now accepting submissions of “combustible works on wood or paper”, but they warn artists that this is a symbolic not a commercial event, so nothing will be sold and there are no fees to apply. They promise the burning will be well documented though, “assuring the death of your work plenty of virtual attention”. Artists can submit work by email to celso [at] elcelso [dot] com. Burn, baby, burn.

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