Jenny Saville

THE ALBERTINA MUSEUM, VIENNA

The ALBERTINA is presenting Austria’s first-ever solo show devoted to Jenny Saville, one of today’s most successful women artists. Saville, born in England in 1970, stands alongside Tracy Emin and Damien Hirst as one of the Young British Artists.

Old Masters ranging from Leonardo to Raphael as well as modern artists such as Egon Schiele, Pablo Picasso, Francis Bacon, and Lucian Freud inspire her mode of figurative painting that makes the body in its carnality just as much a theme as it does characteristics of various media.

Since the 1990s, she has been creating emphatically corporeal portrayals that stand out for their directness and immediacy. This exhibition offers a glimpse into Saville’s oeuvre of the past two decades while also presenting new, yet-unseen works.

On view at the ALBERTINA from 21 March until 29 June 2025.