Ron Mueck Talk Session “Ron Mueck and Human Sculpture”
Ron Mueck Related Program
Conducted in Japanese
With their exquisite form and scale — often far removed from the human body — Ron Mueck’s works evoke a fundamental sense of unease in the viewer. This effect goes beyond mere technical virtuosity, prompting the viewer to ask, ‘What is the human body?’
Mueck gained attention at the Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1997. However, he distinguished himself from the conceptual strategies shared by the YBA (Young British Artists), consistently exploring the possibilities of figurative sculpture.
This talk session will feature Akutsu Hirohiko, a specialist in anatomical drawing, and Suzuki Tomoaki, a sculptor and friend of Mueck. Using Mueck’s 30-year career as a starting point, they will examine sculpture as a representation of the human body through the lenses of art history and contemporary British art.
- Appearing
- Akutsu Hirohiko (Associate Professor, Tokyo Zokei University)
Suzuki Tomoaki (Sculptor) - Moderator
- Kondo Kenichi (Adjunct Curator, Mori Art Museum)
- Date & Time
- 19:00-20:30, Friday, June 12, 2026 (Doors Open: 18:45)
Akutsu Hirohiko
Born in 1973, Akutsu holds a Master of Fine Arts in addition to a PhD (Medicine), having studied sculpture at Tokyo University of the Arts and anatomy at Juntendo University. He analyzes human anatomy from both artistic and medical perspectives, and is engaged in anatomical education using medical illustrations and three-dimensional sculptures. Author of Understanding Artistic Anatomy through Three-Dimensional Sculptures (2016, Gijutsu Hyoronsha) among others.
Suzuki Tomoaki
Born in Ibaraki Prefecture, Suzuki currently resides in Chiba Prefecture. Graduated from Tokyo Zokei University before moving to the UK in 1998 where he studied at Goldsmiths, University of London. He creates wood carvings of human figures, and has held exhibitions at museums and galleries both in Japan and abroad, including the Art Institute of Chicago, CAPC Bordeaux Museum of Contemporary Art, and the National Gallery of Victoria. He is represented by SCAI THE BATHHOUSE (Tokyo) and Corvi Mora (London).
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