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Emma Stern

EMMA STERN

Hell Is Hot Almine Rech 26 April–7 June 2025 Paris, Rue de Turenne
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Almine Rech Paris, Turenne is pleased to present Hell is Hot, Emma Stern’s third solo exhibition with the gallery, on view from April 26 to June 7, 2025.

Emma Stern’s work deploys her formal background in traditional oil-on-canvas painting to achieve a kind of contemporary portraiture made possible by 3D software. Using tools intended for game developers to create virtual female models that serve as her subjects, her work emphasizes and exacerbates the apparent inclination towards pornographic (or at least porn-adjacent) representations of women in 3D communities and gaming culture. Persistent themes include subversion, perversion, fantasy, and a unique kind of off-brand feminism vaguely reminiscent of pop-up ads of the “You Won’t Last 5 Minutes in This Game” variety.

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Installation view of Emma Stern's solo exhibition 'Hell is Hot', Almine Rech Paris, Turenne, on view from April 26 to June 7, 2025 - Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
Installation view of Emma Stern's solo exhibition 'Hell is Hot', Almine Rech Paris, Turenne, on view from April 26 to June 7, 2025 - Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
Installation view of Emma Stern's solo exhibition 'Hell is Hot', Almine Rech Paris, Turenne, on view from April 26 to June 7, 2025 - Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
Installation view of Emma Stern's solo exhibition 'Hell is Hot', Almine Rech Paris, Turenne, on view from April 26 to June 7, 2025 - Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
Installation view of Emma Stern's solo exhibition 'Hell is Hot', Almine Rech Paris, Turenne, on view from April 26 to June 7, 2025 - Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
Installation view of Emma Stern's solo exhibition 'Hell is Hot', Almine Rech Paris, Turenne, on view from April 26 to June 7, 2025 - Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
Installation view of Emma Stern's solo exhibition 'Hell is Hot', Almine Rech Paris, Turenne, on view from April 26 to June 7, 2025 - Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
Installation view of Emma Stern's solo exhibition 'Hell is Hot', Almine Rech Paris, Turenne, on view from April 26 to June 7, 2025 - Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
Installation view of Emma Stern's solo exhibition 'Hell is Hot', Almine Rech Paris, Turenne, on view from April 26 to June 7, 2025 - Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
Installation view of Emma Stern's solo exhibition 'Hell is Hot', Almine Rech Paris, Turenne, on view from April 26 to June 7, 2025 - Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
Installation view of Emma Stern's solo exhibition 'Hell is Hot', Almine Rech Paris, Turenne, on view from April 26 to June 7, 2025 - Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
Installation view of Emma Stern's solo exhibition 'Hell is Hot', Almine Rech Paris, Turenne, on view from April 26 to June 7, 2025 - Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
Installation view of Emma Stern's solo exhibition 'Hell is Hot', Almine Rech Paris, Turenne, on view from April 26 to June 7, 2025 - Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
Installation view of Emma Stern's solo exhibition 'Hell is Hot', Almine Rech Paris, Turenne, on view from April 26 to June 7, 2025 - Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
Installation view of Emma Stern's solo exhibition 'Hell is Hot', Almine Rech Paris, Turenne, on view from April 26 to June 7, 2025 - Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
Installation view of Emma Stern's solo exhibition 'Hell is Hot', Almine Rech Paris, Turenne, on view from April 26 to June 7, 2025 - Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
Installation view of Emma Stern's solo exhibition 'Hell is Hot', Almine Rech Paris, Turenne, on view from April 26 to June 7, 2025 - Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
Installation view of Emma Stern's solo exhibition 'Hell is Hot', Almine Rech Paris, Turenne, on view from April 26 to June 7, 2025 - Photo: Nicolas Brasseur
About the Artist

Emma Stern’s work deploys her formal background in traditional oil-on-canvas painting to achieve a kind of contemporary portraiture made possible by 3d software. Using tools intended for game developers to create virtual female models that serve as her subjects, her work emphasizes and exacerbates the apparent inclination towards pornographic (or at least porn-adjacent) representations of women in 3d communities and gaming culture. Persistent themes include subversion, perversion, fantasy, and a unique kind of off-brand feminism vaguely reminiscent of pop-up ads of the “You Won’t Last 5 Minutes in This Game” variety.

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About the Gallery

Almine Rech opened its doors on April 1st, 1997 in the 13th arrondissement in Paris. The gallery was founded on an axis of California Minimal, Perceptual art and Conceptual art, representing artists such as James Turrell, John McCracken and Joseph Kosuth.

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64 Rue de Turenne
Paris
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Almine Rech contemporary art gallery in Paris Rue de Turenne France
Almine Rech
64 Rue de Turenne, Paris, France
+33 145 837 190
http://www.alminerech.com

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