Purple Interview
[May 30 2023]
PURPLE #39 THE NY ISSUE: INTERVIEW WITH Emma Stern
NEW YORK PAINTER EMMA STERN REVISITS TRADITIONAL PORTRAITURE THROUGH AVATARS AND META-FANTASIES OF HERSELF.
INTERVIEW AND PORTRAIT BY OLIVIER ZAHM
ALL ARTWORK COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND HALF GALLERY
PHOTOS BY DANIEL TERNA
“And then I started thinking: “Well, the coast of New York is flooding. It’ll be sinking under water in the next 100 years.” I got interested in this idea of a return to piracy. Like, what’s the city going to look like when it’s submerged in water? And are we going to have a resurgence of piracy?”
