Art is a comedy that revolves around the longtime friendship of three middle aged, middle class men: Serge, Marc and Yvan. The balance of their friendship is jeopardized when one member of their trio, Serge, purchases a pricey modern painting, which happens to be completely white. In this case, beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder as Serge seems to be the only one of the trio to see anything but a white canvas. Via the lively repartee between the actors throughout the play, the audience comes to realize that true friendship is in itself a work-of-art in progress.