Soshiro Matsubara's Ceramic Obsessions on View in Milan

The Martina Simeti gallery in Milan is hosting a solo exhibition of Japanese artist Soshiro Matsubara (born 1980 in Hokkaido), who lives and works in Vienna. The show features ceramic sculptures and works on paper that delve into human obsessions and perversions, drawing on the tormented love story of Oskar Kokoschka and Alma Mahler as an archetype. Central to the exhibition is the sculpture "Tear Initiation" (2022), with glassy eyes, artificial hair, pale colors, and cold, sharp surfaces. Other works like "Flesh and Blood" (2022) contrast visceral intensity with cooler, silent visions inspired by Fernand Khnopff. The gallery's dim lighting evokes fin-de-siècle Viennese interiors, reflecting the artist's influences from the city. The exhibition runs at Via Carlo Farini, Milan.