Ron Mueck, major solo exhibition at Mori Art Museum Tokyo
Published on 08/20/2026 at 15:12 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Ron Mueck anchors a major solo exhibition at Tokyo’s Mori Art Museum with eleven meticulously rendered sculptures, including the skull installation Mass. As the museum details on its official exhibition page, Ron Mueck runs from April 29 to September 23, 2026 on the 53rd floor of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower Mori Art Museum exhibition page.
Solo exhibition in Tokyo
The Mori Art Museum frames Ron Mueck as the artist’s first large-scale solo exhibition in Japan in 18 years, spanning early works and recent pieces across eleven sculptures, six of which are on view in Japan for the first time exhibition overview from Roppongi Hills guide.
According to the museum’s opening hours calendar, the show remains open daily through September 23, 2026, with extended hours from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM on weekends and public holidays during the summer periodMori Art Museum opening hours calendar.
Exhibition, show and audience numbers
The Mori Art Museum reported in mid-July that the exhibition had already welcomed its 200,000th visitor, underscoring strong audience demand for Mueck’s hyperreal approach to figurative sculptureMori Art Museum July visitor announcement.
Thaddaeus Ropac, which represents Mueck, highlighted the milestone by noting that the show surpassed 200,000 visitors as of July 9, 2026, positioning the Tokyo exhibition among the artist’s most widely attended presentations in recent yearsRopac report on visitor numbers.
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The work core in Tokyo
At Mori, Mueck’s installation Mass, composed of around 100 oversized skulls, sets the tone for a practice that combines monumental scale with a close focus on bodily detail, from skin texture to hair, in resin and mixed media.
Alongside Mass, the exhibition includes earlier, more intimate pieces that compress scale and invite close viewing, creating a dialogue between the overwhelming collective presence of the skulls and the intense psychological charge of single figures.
Where the artist stands now
Ron Mueck’s exhibition Ron Mueck remains on view at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo through September 23, 2026, with extended summer opening hours.
Key facts on Ron Mueck
- Artist: Ron Mueck
- Medium / Genre: Sculpture (hyperreal figurative)
- Born: 1958, Melbourne, Australia
- Place(s) of practice: Studio in the United Kingdom
- Active since: 1990s (transition from model making to sculpture)
- Key work groups: Mass, Dead Dad, In Bed, Drift
- Current/last exhibition: Ron Mueck, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, April 29 to September 23, 2026
- Major collections: Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain (Paris), National Gallery of Australia (Canberra), National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne), Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (Sydney)
- Awards: Fondation Cartier collaborations and major institutional commissions documented since the 2000s
- Next date: September 23, 2026, closing day of Ron Mueck at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
Frequently asked questions about Ron Mueck
Where can I see Ron Mueck’s work in 2026?
Ron Mueck’s major solo exhibition Ron Mueck is on view at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo from April 29 to September 23, 2026, featuring eleven sculptures across early and recent work.
How many visitors has the Mori Art Museum exhibition attracted?
The Mori Art Museum announced that the exhibition surpassed 200,000 visitors as of July 9, 2026, highlighting strong public interest in Mueck’s figurative sculptures.
What is special about the installation Mass in Tokyo?
Mass consists of around 100 oversized skull sculptures that form a towering installation, demonstrating Mueck’s interest in combining monumental scale with finely rendered anatomical detail.
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