Ron Mueck - Encounter at the Art Gallery of New South Wales

06 Dec - 12 Apr

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Ron Mueck: Encounter at the Art Gallery of New South Wales Credit: Ron Mueck

A Sydney-exclusive for summer, Ron Mueck: Encounter marks the artist’s eagerly anticipated return home for his first exhibition in Australia in more than a decade.

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Be immersed in Australian culture and stories within one of the world's most beautiful cultural precincts at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney.

This summer, internationally celebrated artist Ron Mueck returns to Australia with a major new exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney

A Sydney-exclusive for summer 2025–26, Ron Mueck: Encounter is the largest exhibition by the artist ever to be presented in Australia, and comprises sculptures drawn from across the globe, most never before seen in this country. Encounter captivating figures, scaled from the minute to the monumental.

Since first revitalising figurative sculpture in the late 1990s with his exquisitely crafted realism, Ron Mueck continues his profound observation of human experiences and emotions. His captivating figures, embody themes such as birth and death, alienation and togetherness, tenderly inviting us to explore our relationship with the world.

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