"(Untitled) isn't just a takedown of highfalutin creative types but a smart, thoughtful deflating of their egos."

Few subjects are more ripe for ridicule than pretentious artists, and Jonathan Parker's (Untitled) skewers the world of contemporary art in a way that's insightful and funny without becoming a broad parody. The characters, satirical though they are, seem like real human beings. Parker helps us understand them even as he delights in their foibles.

Adrian Jacobs (Adam…