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Jean-Michel Landon – La Vie des Blocs
Le Grand Jeu 15, passage de Ménilmontant, Paris, FranceWhat do we really see when we look at the banlieue? Concrete? Tension? Style? Noise? La Vie des Blocs by Jean-Michel Landon is the result of twelve years spent walking, listening, and observing from within. Shot in black and white, built from 123 photographs and raw testimonies, it offers a patient and poetic counter-narrative to […]
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Hip-Hop Corner
Maison de la Musique, Nanterre 8 rue des Anciennes Mairies, Nanterre, FranceAt a time when the hip-hop scene in France is as vibrant as it is fragmented, supporting emerging artists requires more than just visibility—it takes structure, tools, and spaces for exchange. Hip-Hop Corner is part of a broader initiative led by Le RIF and its members to support the professional development of hip-hop artists across […]
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Michaël Barek – Trucs
Le Grand Jeu 15, passage de Ménilmontant, Paris, FranceWhat does it mean to collect what others discard? To turn street waste into visual poetry, fetish, or evidence of urban decay? Trucs is a book that shouldn’t exist—and yet, here it is. Shot and assembled by Michaël Barek, with texts by Mehdi Belhouaïchat, this 84-page object is part photo essay, part anthropological drift through […]
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Archiving Subcultures: The History of Le Grand Jeu
The National Library of Sweden Humlegårdsgatan 26, Stockholm, SwedenIn a world where independent publications—books, magazines, zines, and flyers—are proliferating at an unprecedented pace, the question of their preservation has become a pressing challenge. For over two decades, Christian Omodeo has been exploring the fringes of publishing. An art historian by training, an obsessive collector, and a book advisor, he tracks down, documents, and […]
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Tarek Ben Yakhlef – Vandalisme
Le Grand Jeu 15, passage de Ménilmontant, Paris, FranceGraffiti wasn't always celebrated. In the 80s and 90s, it was criminalized, erased, and dismissed as "vandalism." And yet, this raw, illegal energy was the spark behind many of today's most respected urban artists. With Vandalisme, Tarek Ben Yakhlef — author of the cult book Paris Tonkar (1991, reprinted in 2024) — returns to the […]
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L’Amicale du Hibou-Spectateur
Le Grand Jeu 15, passage de Ménilmontant, Paris, FranceWhat do monikers, anti-fascist censorship, imaginary birds, and cinephile graffiti have in common? All are part of the sprawling and unconventional Fonds documentaire de l’Amicale du Hibou-Spectateur — a collective archive exploring forms of “wild” writing in public space. The Owl-Watcher Society (Amicale du Hibou-Spectateur) is an informal research group launched in 2021 by Jiem […]
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Le Déclic – Salon du livre Hip-Hop
Marques Avenue, Corbeil Essonnes 2, rue Jean Cocteau, Corbeil-Essonnes, FranceThe Hip-Hop Book Fair Le Déclic is back for its second edition! Organized by Cité Carter in collaboration with Marques Avenue, this unique event puts the spotlight on hip-hop literature in all its forms: essays, biographies, novels, graphic novels, fanzines, and writings by artists from the movement. What to expect:– A curated selection of books […]
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Azie Faison – Game Over
Le Grand Jeu 15, passage de Ménilmontant, Paris, FrancePapermundi, together with Driver, bring us the first French translation of Game Over, the raw and unfiltered memoir of Harlem’s legendary drug lord, Azie Faison. At just 21, Faison was earning over half a million dollars a week. But by 1990, he had left the drug trade behind, determined to tell his story — long […]
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Wazo – Pour Tout L’Or de Brest
Le Grand Jeu 15, passage de Ménilmontant, Paris, FranceDrifting through squats, punk gigs, courtrooms and factory shifts, Wazo delivers a raw, fast-paced memoir of life on the margins in 1990s Brest — a city as gritty as it is poetic. In Pour tout l’or de Brest, he recounts his wild youth as a “clown, delinquent and tightrope walker,” caught between rebellion and survival, […]
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Unfiltered Punk Creativity
Le Grand Jeu 15, passage de Ménilmontant, Paris, FranceBehind every concert poster, album cover, or band T-shirt are passionate people from all walks of life. Their visuals aren’t just about looking good — they support, connect, and give music its true identity. That’s the spirit of Unfiltered Punk Creativity Vol. 1, a new book published by Wraith! Press. Through interviews, essays, and powerful […]
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With One Eye Open + Sous Press #17 & Zine Drop
Le Grand Jeu 15, passage de Ménilmontant, Paris, FranceConceived as a moving tribute to graffiti photography, With One Eye Open brings to the screen the images that made graffiti travel the world and the projects where the photograph itself becomes the ultimate work. First launched as an exhibition in Eindhoven in 2024, the series has since toured across Europe with screenings and talks, […]
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Survive Bitch – Fanzine Launch by Jezekaël Clavaressa
Le Grand Jeu 15, passage de Ménilmontant, Paris, FranceBorn from a restless gaze and an unrelenting need to capture the fleeting, Survive Bitch is Jezekaël Clavaressa’s first fanzine — a raw archive of images where irony collides with empathy, beauty emerges from neglect, and survival becomes an act of resistance. From compulsive clothing-making to scriptwriting, from music to photography, Clavaressa’s practice is one […]
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