Ian Swanson & Alex Bienstock

"Do you know what A means, little Piglet?"

"No, Eeyore, I don't."

"It means Learning, it means Education, it means all the things that you and Pooh haven't got. That's what A means."

"Oh," said Piglet again. "I mean, does it?" he explained quickly.

"I'm telling you. People come and go in this Forest, and they say, It's only Eeyore, so it doesn't count.' They walk to and fro saying 'Ha hal' But do they know anything about A? They don't. It's just three sticks to them. But to the Educated—mark this, little Piglet—to the Educated, not meaning Poohs and Piglets, it's a great and glorious A. Not," he added, "just something that anybody can come and breathe on."

Ian Swanson (b. 1983, Detroit, MI) attended Wayne State University in Detroit and Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Recent solo exhibitions include As It Stands, Los Angeles, 315 gallery, Brooklyn, Simone DeSousa gallery, Detroit, Ashes/Ashes, Los Angeles, welcome screen, London, and David Shelton gallery, Houston. Ian lives and works in New York.

Alex Bienstock (b. 1987, West Orange, NJ) received his BFA from The School of Visual Arts in New York. Recent solo and group exhibitions include Simone DeSousa Gallery, Detroit; Welcome Screen, London; 67 Ludlow, New York; Kilroy Metal Ceiling, Brooklyn; and Kravets Wehby Gallery, New York. Alex lives and works in New York.