Right through the spine of the work, there’s this incredible twist, which he has in everything he does. Then I started to do direct studies of the sculpture, and I saw how the internal torque of the bodies worked. I got through by really looking at Michelangelo: I was doing Pietà setups for my own piece, but I couldn’t work out why mine lacked his level of potency. Italy is a country of figuration, so I feel very at home here - but it was intimidating. How does it feel to see your own works side-by-side with Renaissance masterpieces? The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. In a break from overseeing the exhibition’s installation in late September, Saville spoke in a wide-ranging interview about her influences and aspirations, and her life as a painter and mother. “The Renaissance represented the avant-garde, and with Jenny, we’re sending a message of the importance of the avant-garde today,” he said.
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