Featured visual artists in collaboration with TincaArt Curator Catinca Tabacaru. The exhibit will be open to festival pass holders for viewing and silent auction bidding during Festival hours through Sun., Sept. 16 in Mason Hall. Curator Catinca Tabacaru, who used portraiture to reincarnate Beethoven for the Festival’s inaugural event last year, returns with an exhibit exploring the rebellious master through abstract and sculptural works by 15 international artists. GILF!, the street artist whose piece has become the face of this year’s Festival, is known for her lawless nights of swathing the community in anti-propaganda art calling viewers to open their eyes. Still, the cheeky outlaw’s raw talent and deep sensitivity to social causes cannot be ignored. She was honored with the cover of the New Times magazine during Art Basel Miami in 2011. Her works portray helicopters raining hearts into Iran, 3D tulle flowers growing out of decrepit brick walls, and young women wearing Louboutins while gold nuggets pour out of their... The exhibit also boasts German surrealist Anne Worbes, international abstract master Erin Parish, and the trendsetter and political mastermind behind the Obama HOPE poster Michael Cuffe. Firmly rooted in history, Carly Ivan Garcia pays homage to the 100th year anniversary of the invention of neon. Celebrated Japanese sculptor Shinji Murakami references Eastern contributions to classical music with his cubist instruments, Brooklyn-based David Bender’s trilogy of life and rebirth narrates the Festival’s Promethean subtheme, and tragically nonconformist 3D collage artist Evo Love barges in with her unique flavor of sophisticated raunchiness. Connecting us to the earth, London native Christian Dore paints not what he sees, but what he remembers, while colorful muralist Ian Ross depicts a melancholy future where classical music reclaims its stake in the heart of modern society. Importantly, TincaArt staples make a strong entrance with complex abstract works by Justin Steimer, Gail Stoicheff, Tamara Mendels and Jim D’Amato. Beethoven Festival Passes range from $30 for a single day pass to $350 for a complete VIP, 9-day pass. More information online.