Ron Mueck

Australian | 1958

Ron Mueck is an Australian Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1958. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like National Museum of Contemporary Art Korea, Seoul. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu have featured Ron Mueck's work in the past.Ron Mueck's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 316 USD to 1,321,608 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 1,321,608 USD for Big Baby, sold at Christie's London in 2011. Ron Mueck has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for ArtDaily in April 2025.

At Auction

Notable Lots

UNTITLED (HEAD OF A MAN) ,2001

By Ron Mueck

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UNTITLED

By Ron Mueck

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Untitled (Baby) ,2001

By Ron Mueck

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Recent Auction Results

It's a Girl, for the Momart Christmas gift series 2006

By Ron Mueck

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IT'S A GIRL 2006 ,2006

By Ron Mueck

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It's a Girl ,2006

By Ron Mueck

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Current Exhibitions

Ron Mueck

National Museum of Contemporary Art Korea, Seoul

Seoul | South Korea

Apr 11,2025 - Jul 13,2025

Hyperrealistic Sculpture

Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec

Quebec | Canada

Feb 26,2025 - Oct 12,2025

Past Exhibitions

Illusion

Hamburger Kunsthalle

Hamburg | Germany

Dec 06,2024 - Apr 06,2025

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Articles

ArtDaily 26/04/2025

The exhibition at National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art provides a unique opportunity to present Ron Mueck鈥檚 (b. 1958) work to the Korean audience and to allow his sculptures to respond to the atmosphere of a city steeped in ancient and modern culture.

e-flux 25/04/2025

Curated by Hong Leeji, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul. Chiara Agradi, Fondation Cartier pour l鈥檃rt contemporain. Charlie Clarke, Associate Curator.

Korea Herald 16/04/2025

Australian artist Ron Mueck鈥檚 handmade sculptures of humans are stunningly realistic.

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Coverage

鈥� ..Mueck鈥檚 sculptures are some of the most widely acclaimed and identifiable works in the international contemporary art arena... 鈥�
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QAGOMA, Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art

鈥� ..Astounding in their realism, Mueck鈥檚 works have earned him a singular place as the creator of some of the most evocative sculptures of our time... 鈥�
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QAGOMA, Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art

鈥� ..Frequently spending more than a year conceiving and making each figure, Mueck captures every feature with astonishing detail... 鈥�
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

鈥� ..Since then, Mueck鈥檚 works have been exhibited across the world, captivating the public wherever they have been shown... 鈥�
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Manchester Art Gallery

鈥� ..Mueck鈥檚 sculptures are some of the most widely acclaimed, prominent and identifiable works in the international contemporary art arena... 鈥�
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NGV International