"You are far weirder than someone merely into S&M. At least they have a tradition. We have some idea what S&M is about. There's movies and books about it. But so far as I know, there is nothing to explain the way you are." In Whit Stillman’s 1994 film Barcelona, Chris Eigerman’s expertly portrayed acerbic, tactless naval officer Fred has his cousin Ted nailed—a man who spends entirely too much effort analyzing the smallest subtext of his decisions. Reading complicated narratives into otherwise simple relationships, he applies elaborate and largely irrelevant sales and management strategies to the smallest personal decisions. Ted ...

Work by Vanessa Bolt, Courtney Compeau, Emma Heemskerk, Meagan Luhrs, Michelle Ruiz, Michelle Vondiziano and Mary Eleanor Wallace.

Never-before-seen work by Chicago artist, Ben Foch. Explorations of geometrical forms and various techniques of rolled paint, combined with applications of form and color that evoke memories of Mondrian and 80s New Wave deco.

Work by Christine Huck. From the artist: "My work addresses the concept of the unknown, and the impossibility of fully understanding any one thing or subject. Rather than revealing clues that may lead to a conclusion or answer that can limit its meaning, I attempt to conceal the specific source of inspiration that motivates me to create my work. There are indications that this influence is of great importance, but the origin is kept secret. The viewer's curiosity may be provoked by the dramatic use of light, and the characteristic of concealment implied by the images of containers and the ...