The Smithsonian’s Burning Man Art Show Is Actually Quite Good

The Smithsonian’s Burning Man Art Show Is Actually Quite Good

In the low-lit, second-floor room of Washington’s Renwick Gallery, a cluster of three ceiling-height plastic mushrooms glows in a shifting kaleidoscope of neon colors. At each mushrooms’ base is a pad that users can press, causing the sculptures to heave, sigh, and expand in and out.