David Best
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David Best is an American artist renowned for designing and building large-scale, intricately decorated wooden temples for the Burning Man festival and other public art projects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Best canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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human ⓘ installation artist ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| artMedium |
laser-cut wood panels
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reclaimed wood ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Burning Man Project
ⓘ
surface form:
Burning Man (as recurring commissioned artist)
|
| fieldOfWork |
installation art
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public art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| genre |
memorial art
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ritual space design ⓘ site-specific art ⓘ |
| hasWorkLocation |
Black Rock City
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surface form:
Black Rock City, Nevada
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Florida ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
ephemeral art
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participatory art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Burning Man temples
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collaborative construction with volunteers ⓘ community-based temple building ⓘ creating spaces for grief and remembrance ⓘ large-scale wooden temples ⓘ temples that are ceremonially burned ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Temple at Derry/Londonderry
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Temple of Forgiveness ⓘ Temple of Honor ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Grace
Temple of Honor ⓘ Temple of Joy ⓘ Temple of Juno ⓘ Temple of Peace (Redding, California) ⓘ Enniskillen War Memorial ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Remembrance (Northern Ireland)
Temple of Forgiveness ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Reunion
Temple of Stars ⓘ Temple of Tears ⓘ The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Time
Temple of Time (Costa Mesa, California) ⓘ Temple of Time (Parkland, Florida) ⓘ Temple of the Mind ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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installation artist ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Burning Man Project
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surface form:
Burning Man
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Temple (Burning Man)