FLEX explores the potent intersections of muscular physiques and heroic imagery across history, and how these images represent changing notions of bravery, beauty, and health. Works ranging from historical material, material culture, and contemporary art are explored through cross-disciplinary essays and interviews by artists and Skidmore College faculty. FLEX challenges long-held assumptions and classical ideals of muscle, presenting a range of perspectives across race, gender, and ability. Looking carefully at muscled images, FLEX reflects on the ever-present gaze leveled at our bodies, and the scrutiny, criticism, and correction they routinely undergo.