Art - A Stage Play

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Art - How much would you pay
for a white painting? Would it matter who the painter was? Would it be art? One
of Marc’s best friends, Serge, has just bought a very expensive painting. It’s
about five feet by four, all white with white diagonal lines. To Marc, the
painting is a joke, but Serge insists Marc doesn’t have the proper standard to
judge the work. Another friend, Ivan, though burdened by his own problems,
allows himself to be pulled into this disagreement. Eager to please, Ivan tells
Serge he likes the painting. Lines are drawn and these old friends square off
over the canvas, using it as an excuse to relentlessly batter one another over
various failures. As their arguments become less theoretical and more personal,
they border on destroying their friendships. At the breaking point, Serge hands
Marc a felt tip pen and dares him: “Go on.” This is where the friendship is
finally tested, and the aftermath of action, and its reaction, affirms the
power of those bonds.