Hein's (dys)functional Modified Social Benches

Jeppe Hein's playful installations always invite viewers' participation.  His Modified Social Benches are not mere sculptures.  They are surreal (and dysfunctional?) outdoor furniture.

Hein at Haus am Waldsee, Berlin 2012:

NetherMind Mirabilia

Toronto's St. Anne's Church is celebrating its 150th anniversary with its Mirabilia festival.  Art installations by the NetherMind Artists' Collective took over the interior spaces of the church decorated with Group of Seven murals.

Mary Catherine Newcomb's wheat installation Osiris' Advance (10 000 Soldiers):

Lyla Rye's tarpaulin installation Sanctuary:

Max Streicher and Garnet Willis's inflatable sound installation Tree Organ is my favourite:

Catherine Heard's gilded busts Votive:

Tom Dean's layered etched glass The Ten Commandments:

The extraordinary interior of St. Anne's:

The exterior of the Byzantine Revival church:

Grubanov's Smokescreens

Ivan Grubanov's paintings from his recent series Smokescreens are politically charged.  His paintings coupled with short texts would make you stop and ponder.

Grubanov at Galerie LOOCK, Halle am Wasser, Berlin 2012:

Edge of Abstraction am Wasser

Halle am Wasser right next to Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin houses a high concentration of art galleries, among which is Frisch.  Frisch hosted a group exhibition titled Edge Of Abstraction No. II this past summer ...

Marcus Sendlinger at Frisch, Berlin 2012:

Axel Anklam at Frisch, Berlin 2012:

Views of Halle am Wasser:

Transparent objects: Fischer vs Miltchev

Berta Fischer's transparent, fluorescent hanging sculptures at Haus am Waldsee, Berlin 2012:

Milen Miltchev's pure, colourless transparent sculpture at Lausberg Contemporary, Toronto 2012:

Curves of Berlin

Martin Matschinsky & Brigitte Matschinsky-Denninghoff at Berlinische Galerie, Berlin 2012:

Julian Schnabel at CFA (Contemporary Fine Arts), Berlin 2012:

Anton Henning at Upstairs Berlin, 2012:

Street scene near Potsdamer Platz, Berlin 2012:

YMO : BGM

More retro music ...  Happy End is an experimental piece from the epic 1981 album BGM by Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO):

Video from virginie's youtube channel

Flying Lizards

From 1979, the Flying Lizards' Money:

Video from TheFlyingLizardsVEVO's youtube channel

Castro's Points and Lines

Francisco Castro's solo exhibition Points And Lines at Diaz Contemporary, Toronto 2012:

Equally interesting curves appeared a little further east down King Street: