Martín Soto Climent's 'The Contemporary Comedy: Glossy Mist' Features Multiple Artistic Personas

The exhibition 'The Contemporary Comedy: Glossy Mist' by Martín Soto Climent showcases 24 pieces from eight artists, seven of whom are fictional creations of Soto Climent, including his alter ego. The show draws inspiration from Bao Jingyan, a fourth-century Chinese anarchist philosopher, focusing on themes of death and identity through various forms such as drawing, painting, collage, photography, and sculpture. Among the invented artists are Lola Lago, a choreographer from Tierra del Fuego who took her life in the 1970s; John Brown, known for crafting Plasticine faces in beer cans; and Felix Manz, a Swiss artist who alters newspaper advertisements. Noteworthy works include Tashiro Tsuramoto's 'Hagakure' (2015), depicting skeletons, and Iris Shady's 'Desnuda', a ladder mimicking a human skeleton. Felix Manz's 'Untitled (Obama)' presents a photo of President Obama with a skull overlay. A review from May 2015 critiques Soto Climent's flamboyant style, likening it to a Gabriel García Márquez novel and questioning its depth in addressing self-confrontation.