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Revel in the visceral intensity of Jenny Saville’s Juncture (1994)—a colossal, three-metre-high painting that challenges the boundaries of the human form and the painted surface. With unapologetic physicality and pigment-rich force, Saville transforms the tradition of figurative painting into something urgently present and alive. In this video, we dive into how Juncture commands space—not as an object to be viewed, but as a body to be reckoned with. Its mass, movement, and materiality reject passivity, confronting viewers with a raw presence that pulses with life, vulnerability, and confrontation. Widely exhibited and critically celebrated, Juncture helped solidify Saville’s place in contemporary art as a trailblazing force. Through its expressive brutality and painterly complexity, the work speaks to a radical reimagining of the body—one that is feminist, unfiltered, and unforgettable. Presented in partnership with The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, this monumental masterpiece is o...

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