Ron Mueck Exhibition Tickets

Ron Mueck makes sculptures of people that are so lifelike they stop conversation, then bends the one rule that would make them ordinary: scale. A newborn the size of a room. A face taller than the viewer. Figures small enough to cradle. The Australian born artist produces only a handful of works, slowly and by hand, which is why an exhibition of his sculpture in Japan is a genuine event for art lovers.

Why his work hits so hard

Mueck’s figures are rendered down to pores, stubble and the flush of skin, but it is the wrong sizes that do the work, forcing you to look at ordinary humanity, birth, ageing, doubt, tenderness, as if seeing it for the first time. People tend to speak in whispers around his sculptures without being asked. Few artists working today produce reactions like it, and photographs flatten exactly the thing that makes the work extraordinary, which is why seeing it in person matters.

Visiting the exhibition

Exhibitions of his work tour with different selections of pieces, so check the booking page for the current venue, dates and included works before planning your visit. Allow an hour or more, and go early in the day if you want the quieter rooms his sculpture deserves.

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