There are some questions that only the most inquiring minds must have answered.

Like when it comes to those dastardly retail fasteners that attach the price tags to your cute new finds, do you clip them with scissors or gnaw them ferociously with your teeth?

Or how would thousands of those little plastic suckers look together?

Contemporary artist Todd Pavlisko knows. His latest works include images and icons built from those ubiquitous retail fasteners. Bunched together, the plastic strips create lush “landscapes” that literally jump from the wall — providing commentary on today’s consumer culture. (Ahem, whom ever could he be talking about?)

And now, for the most taxing question of all: Does he need help collecting more fasteners for his next show at Liste International in Switzerland?

Sorry, hon, he’s fine. You’ll have to find some other excuse to shop.

“The Classic Manner of Inclusion,” Monique Meloche Gallery, 118 North Peoria Street, between Randolph Street and Washington Boulevard (312-455-0299 or moniquemeloche.com). Opening reception: June 3, 6-9 p.m.; on view through July 2.