Art of Black Rock City 2026
The Eagle Of Entitlement
Jarett Evan Cole — Los Angeles, CA

About
This is The Eagle of Entitlement—a fully dynamic, entirely stationary shell of infinite reflection and fully realized, carefully rationalized deflection. The Eagle will beat all competitors' claims and will be the Eagle that you deserve, not necessarily the one you expect. It answers all of your questions with the proper replacements through a presentation of wonder and splendor, triumph and tragedy, based on historical trends and scientific data. Please remain silent and give compliance a chance. Understanding is a privilege, not a right. Regardless of age, sex, location, political affiliation, or musical taste, house music remains the only force capable of world peace. It is all in the message: a changing nightly journey through industry, art, civilization, invention, history, ritual, injury, spectacle, the laws of man—where applicable—and other wondrous and splendorful conveyances. Its sound-reactive display reflects what it is given and deflects what it cannot responsibly acknowledge. House music is the only genre the Eagle recognizes as capable of inspiring world peace. As not seen on HBO, the Eagle refuses to be tethered by anything other than the cables required to keep it steady on the playa. The other tethers are ours: the ones we resent, accept, inherit, attribute to others, and secretly wish others had. The Eagle rolls its eyes as it reserves and preserves your right to judge. "
Where to find it
Installation placements go on the map August 30. Check back then to find this one out there.
Compiled from Burning Man Project’s public art listing. Not affiliated with, endorsed, or verified by Burning Man Project.