The artists in “Mystery Achievement” are all master showmen. As indicated by the exhibition's title, the four pieces on display are deceptive: Through impressive feats of sleight of hand, they make complexity look easy. Frank Benson's contribution, a life-size sculpture of a mutant Galapagos turtle, has a plaster-colored softness and a slight, seasick tilt. In place of flippers and head, casts of the artist's hands protrude from under the shell, gesturing with a poignant expressiveness that makes the absence of realistic limbs even more abject. Daniel Lefcourt offers up a gorgeous painting of a black, coal-like lump on bare canvas, accompanied by a small puddle of shadow. The luscious intensity of the thickly-grooved paint exerts a powerful force—its disarming sincerity throws down the gauntlet to the “Gothic” trend. Tony Matelli's fake eyeballs roll randomly around a table, bump into each other, pause, then continue manically—a nod to the futility of existence, perhaps, and a visual pun on trompe l'oeil (the eyeballs are set in motion by a hidden system of magnets). And Matt Johnson takes an expert stab at the art of boredom with his jigsaw-puzzle sunset—curved, freestanding, and, amazingly, bronze. These accomplished, cheerful works are made to be seen, and seeing them is a real pleasure.

— Emily Speers Mears