Art That Makes You Go ‘Huh?’

Everyday life in Toronto has gotten decidedly weird lately. “You may have stumbled recently across neatly wallpapered bus shelters, perhaps being attended by a primly dressed man in a crinoline skirt… Trees, at times, have worn sweaters. Fire hydrants have been garlanded in cake icing. There have been knitted cosies for bike locks and public phone receivers, dress-up parties in Trinity Bellwoods Park, and a well-tended garden of ferns growing from the toilets and urinals of Metro Hall. Tiny gold trophies have been affixed around town, engraved with the slogan ‘Good For You.'” Meet the Interventionists, artists determined to bring their work directly to the public, and to do so with tongue planted firmly in cheek.