Hallenkunst is a large-scale exhibition format dedicated to contemporary urban art, conceived as a dialogue between monumental spaces, site-specific interventions, and the visual languages of graffiti and street practices. Hosted in an industrial setting, the project brings together international artists whose works engage with architecture, movement, and the spatial intensity of the hall itself, allowing painting, installation, and intervention to unfold at a scale rarely possible in traditional exhibition contexts.
Within this framework, Le Grand Jeu took part in the project by curating the exhibition windows as well as the archival sections presented on site. Our contribution focused on the selection and organization of books, fanzines, printed matter, and historical documents connected to the cultures and histories informing the artworks on display.
Rather than functioning as secondary or explanatory material, these archives were conceived as a parallel narrative layer of the exhibition. They aimed to situate contemporary practices within longer editorial, graphic, and cultural lineages, highlighting the role of print, self-publishing, and documentation in the construction and transmission of urban art cultures. In this sense, the vitrines operated as spaces of memory and context—bridging large-scale visual interventions with the often-fragile materials through which these practices have historically circulated.
Hallenkunst | Le Grand Jeu
Curatorial contribution developed in collaboration with Hallenkunst
Markthalle, Chemnitz (Germany)
August 28th – September 21th, 2025