Golden Kate Moss statue unveiled Aug 29, 2008
" The exhibition, entitled Statuephilia, will also feature 200 plastic skulls by Damien Hirst. Antony Gormley's Case for an Angel 1, a smaller precursor to his Angel of the North sculpture which overlooks the A1 in Gateshead, will also go on display. Statues by artists Ron Mueck, Tim Noble and Sue Webster will also appear in the exhibition. Co-curator Waldemar Januszczak said: "The British Museum helped to make these artists what they are. Now they are seeking to return the favour. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Britain acquires major modern art collection Feb 28, 2008
The collection, which also includes work by Joseph Beuys, Ron Mueck, Robert Mapplethorpe, Diane Arbus and the duo Gilbert and George, will tour museums and galleries across Britain under the title Artist Rooms. It will be owned and managed by the Tate Gallery and the National Galleries of Scotland, and grouped into a series of rooms representing individual artists. (MSNBC -- News)
Major arts bequest 'transforms' British collection Feb 27, 2008
The donation, which ranks among the most important in Europe, comprises a total of 725 works by 25 groundbreaking artists including Andy Warhol, Robert Mapplethorpe, Ron Mueck, Damien Hirst and Bruce Nauman. It is one of the greatest gifts that has even been made to museums in this country, Tate director Nicholas Serota said on Wednesday announcing the donation. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Big as a Mueck Dec 13, 2007
"Dead Dad" is the title, and the subject, of the sculpture that catapulted Australian-born, London-based artist Ron Mueck to international recognition and media attention ... While the edge has dulled on some of the exhibition's artists, Mueck (rhymes with "Buick") has had staying power, and today "Ron Mueck at The Andy Warhol," an exhibition of seven sculptures, opens at the North Shore museum ... Ron Mueck at The Andy Warhol. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
* Living together may lead to solitude P~iI Nov 23, 2007
A sculpture titled Spooning Couple by Australian-born artist Ron Mueck on display at the Brooklyn Museum, Jan. 31,2007. PHOTO: AFP. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Donors help National Gallery buy third Mueck sculpture Nov 15, 2007
Ottawa art lovers Harvey Benoit and Dr. Lynne Freiburger-Benoit enjoyed the art of hyper-realist Ron Mueck so much, they wanted more of it to remain in their hometown ... Ron Mueck's sculpture, with, from left, Jonathan Shaughnessy, National Gallery assistant curator, NGC Foundation president Marie Claire Morin, donors F. Harvey Benoit and Dr. Lynne Freiburger-Benoit and NGC director Pierre Thberge ... Ottawa art lovers Harvey Benoit and Dr. Lynne Freiburger-Benoit enjoyed the art of... (CBC Montreal)
It's a girl in Ottawa Nov 14, 2007
Ottawa The National Gallery of Canada has acquired a lifelike sculpture of a newborn girl by Ron Mueck, the renowned Australian artist known for his hyperrealism ... Ron Muecks A Girl has been acquired by the National Gallery ... "Ron Mueck is an extremely important and remarkably singular contemporary artist," gallery director Pierre Th. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Arts chiefs warn of funding problem for festival Aug 10, 2007
" Jonathan Mills, the director of the international festival, warned this week that the festival could shrink if funding was not increased. Salzburg festival receives 10m in subsidy, whereas Edinburgh international festival gets 4m.Mr Leighton, director general of Scotland's national galleries for 18 months, stressed the importance of the festivals to his own institution: visitor figures can treble during August. Last year's Ron Mueck show attracted 130,000 visitors.He said that he expected... (Guardian Unlimited)
These sculptures seem to breathe May 9, 2007
" Comparisons with Ron Mueck, another Australian who creates similar hyper-realistic figures, are inevitable. "I like Ron's work and I think there are very few people doing this sort of stuff," says Jinks. "If you get two painters who paint figuratively you don't have their work compared so much. " Like Mueck, Jinks alters the scale of his figures "because if they were life-size, I find it quite creepy and I think other people would too". "If you just break with that reality thing a bit it... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Tourism boom as visitor numbers rise 6% May 3, 2007
VisitScotland's chief executive, Philip Riddle, said: "Scotland's wide range of visitor attractions are a crucial part of our tourism industry, attracting visitors from Scotland, the rest of the UK and around the world. Edinburgh Zoo and Edinburgh Bus Tours followed the castle as Scotland's top paid-for attractions. Glasgow Science Centre and Blair Drummond Safari Park, near Stirling, made it into fourth and fifth place. Among the busiest free attractions were the National Gallery of Scotland... (Scotsman)
Replicas vibrate with life and soul Apr 2, 2007
Ottawa's National Gallery provides a dose of shock and awe with a show from British artist Ron Mueck ... OTTAWA Is Ron Mueck a good artist or is he a gifted sensationalist ... Ron Mueck runs at the National Gallery of Canada to May 6. (Globe and Mail)
Venice, here come six of the best Mar 6, 2007
They include Tracey Moffatt (1997); Bill Henson, Peter Tyndall and Simon Linke (1998); Ron Mueck (2001) and Leigh Bowery (represented by a posthumous show in 2005). send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Oscar winner Kove just wants to make films in Montreal Mar 1, 2007
The massively popular work of Australian artist Ron Mueck will debut in Canada Friday, when the National Gallery opens a new exhibit spotlighting his eerily realistic sculptures. Arts Features. (CBC Ottawa)
Warts and Comb-Overs Sep 22, 2006
Several artists working today count Hanson among their influences, says Ms. Hanson, including Gavin Turk, Ron Mueck, Jake and Dinos Chapman and Charles Ray. Hanson and Andy Warhol were going to do portraits of each other, but Warhol died before the project began. (Lambertville Beacon, NJ)
'Dead Dad made me cry' Aug 14, 2006
Last week our critic Jonathan Jones said fans of Ron Mueck's art should get out more ... Ron Mueck is at the National Galleries of Scotland (0131-556 8921) until October 1. (Guardian Unlimited)
Muecksa real eye-opener Aug 13, 2006
Confronted in Edinburgh by 10 of Ron Mueck s sculptures, I ask myself what s wrong with the waxworks at Madame Tussauds ... Ron Mueck is at the Royal Scottish Academy until Oct 1. (The Sunday Times)
- Jonathan Jones: If you like Ron Mueck, you need to get out more Aug 9, 2006
Ron Mueck's art has been called both big and clever ... I felt a wave of nausea when I walked into Ron Mueck's exhibition at the National Galleries of Scotland ... I'm putting my email at the end of this piece so you can tell me, if you like Ron Mueck, what it is it you like about him. (Guardian Unlimited)
Abductions set oil-rich Nigeria afire Aug 5, 2006
A gallery employee poses for the cameras to provide a size comparison for a sculpture of a nude man by London-based sculptor Ron Mueck, at the Royal. Cambodians to throw a potty partyPhnom Penh: The residents of a Cambodian village will throw. (Mumbai Mirror)
* Tune in, turn on, chill out Jun 29, 2006
With Huang Po-chih's () strangely titled Flov"er, one can stop and, well, not smell, but see roses. The artist scanned 10,000 roses over a four-month period to make a work that is extremely time-consuming. Speed and time are relative terms as demonstrated in Chen Chih-chien's () Date Line, a work of digital photos of the Ximen area shot during a 24-hour period, then made into a 5-minute collage that used over 2.5 million frames to show the "now " and the "then" together. These... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
First UK exhibition of reclining giant Apr 24, 2006
The debate about Ron Mueck will doubtless reignite when his work In Bed goes on display in the UK for the first time this summer ... Ron Mueck is at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, August 5 - October 1. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
