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Larger than life. Ron Mueck at Manchester Art Gallery.

Guest blogger Emily Morris is bowled over by the hyper-real sculpture of Ron Mueck, which has just gone on show at Manchester Art Gallery as part of dealer Antony D’Offay’s Artist Rooms tour. Mueck, who trained with Jim Henson as a puppeteer, rose to fame as part of the YBA movement.

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