The festival has partnered with Sotheby's for the auction

The official festival was cancelled earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Organisers hope to return in 2022 after being forced to cancel for the second consecutive year

Other unlicensed tribute events have drawn criticism from authorities and Burning Man organisers

The festival is facing financial hardship

An alternative virtual event will be held in its place

“There’s a tremendous amount of uncertainty right now”

We could still be heading for Black Rock City this year

The structure is based on "the quantum kaleidoscope of possibility, the infinite realities of the multiverse"

The structure is entitled Empyrean