Inside the private studio of a reluctant figurative master
In short: For nearly thirty years, Jenny Saville avoided the television spotlight. Now, she opens her studio doors to Alan Yentob for a rare look at how one of Britain's most successful painters creates.
This interview marks a significant milestone in British art history: it is the first time cameras have entered Saville’s painting studio in almost three decades. As a prominent figure of the YBA movement that emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Saville has remained notoriously private about her process.
During the night before two significant 2025 shows, the dialogue occurs within Vienna. It serves as a final curtain call for Alan Yentob, who concluded a sixty-year career at the BBC with this meeting between a legendary interviewer and a leading figurative painter.
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