John Law (artist)

John Law in front of the Old Town Bar and Restaurant, New York City, November 5, 2011.
Manny, Moe and Jack, three of the 12 remaining Doggie Diner heads from San Francisco.

John Law (born November 17, 1958)[1] is an American artist, culture-jammer, and neon sign technician.[2] He was a primary member of the Cacophony Society and a member of the Suicide Club. He is also a co-founder of Burning Man (a.k.a. Zone Trip #4, a.k.a. Black Rock City) which evolved out of the spirit of the Cacophony Society[3] when a precursor solstice party was banned from San Francisco's Baker Beach and merged with another Cacophony event on the Black Rock desert in Nevada. Originally from Michigan, Law has lived in San Francisco, California since 1976,[4] and has maintained the signage and clock face of the Tribune Tower in Oakland, where he also has an office, since 1996.[2][5][6]

  1. ^ John Law's blog, post of October 19, 2018 referring to 60th birthday Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  2. ^ a b doc (March 13, 2017). "An impromptu interview with John Law high atop the Oakland Tribune Tower". Doc Pop's Blog. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  3. ^ Wazna-Blank, Stevanie (September 20, 2013). "What Inspired Fight Club, Santacon, and Burning Man?". San Francisco Magazine.
  4. ^ "John Law, Central Services, Oakland California". January 9, 2007.
  5. ^ "Burning Man Cofounder John Law Spent Burning Man at Tribune Tower, Thinking about Bridges". East Bay Express | Oakland, Berkeley & Alameda. September 9, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  6. ^ Seelie, Tod (May 6, 2016). "Oakland's Historic Tribune Tower and the Renegade Artist Who Keeps It Glowing". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved March 30, 2023.