Yasmina Reza is the most played contemporary playwright, "who writes comedies so light that you don't even notice how heavy they are" (Gerhard Stadelmaier). With art, premiered in Paris in 1994 and awarded the Prix Molière and the Tony Award, she became internationally famous. A long-standing male friendship suddenly turns into hate. What's the matter with you? Serge bought a white painting with white stripes for 200,000 francs, modern art - which Marc doesn't understand. Yvan's trying to mediate. A drama among men, bitterly angry and profoundly comical, seen from the perspective of a clever woman.