This was the first solo exhibition of Ron Mueck (b. 1958) to be held in Japan. Mueck has made his career creating scale models for movies and TV programs, and in his art uses materials such as silicon and fiberglass to express the human body in precise sculpture by means of a classic casting technique. In his work, realism showing in details such as hair and blood vessels under the skin is interwoven with the unreality of sizes that are gigantic or minimal – perhaps a criticism of the nature of human existence in contemporary society. N&A coordinated of the exhibition. 【Artist】 Ron Mueck 【Basic information】 Period: 2008.4.26 - 8.31 Venue: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa Organized by: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa Sponsored by: JAL Curatorial Coordinated by: Nanjo and Associates http://www.kanazawa21.jp/exhibit/mueck/