Le Grand Jeu
Events at this venue
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50/66 — Route 66, Film & the Art You’re Not Supposed to Find
Le Grand Jeu 15, passage de Ménilmontant, Paris, FranceRoute 66 turns one hundred this year, and most of what made it famous is gone. Motels boarded up, gas stations rusting where they stand, whole towns bypassed by the interstate and left to hold their shape without a function. It is a road that survives largely as an idea — which is exactly the […]
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Jim Saah — In My Eyes, D.C. hardcore on film
Le Grand Jeu 15, passage de Ménilmontant, Paris, FranceOn Thursday, 12 November, in the middle of Paris Photo week, Le Grand Jeu and King Koala Press open an exhibition of the work of Jim Saah, the Washington, D.C. photographer who documented the city's hardcore punk scene from the inside. From 1982 to 1997, he followed Minor Threat, Faith, Void and Fugazi at close […]
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Klassewrecks × Chaze — A Mixtape Release in Ménilmontant
Le Grand Jeu 15, passage de Ménilmontant, Paris, FranceA limited-edition print, a cassette mixtape, and a release night at the bookshop: on Thursday 19 November, Klassewrecks and Chaze bring their tape to Le Grand Jeu. The tapes came over from the UK, and the sleeves from Berlin, so the release has been a bit of a journey before the night even starts. Lucas […]
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Mark Madness — Füu di Frei, a Screening and Book Signing
Le Grand Jeu 15, passage de Ménilmontant, Paris, FrancePhotographer Mark Madness, behind Blood & Madness Photography, brings his film Füu di Frei to Le Grand Jeu on Friday 20 November. The evening opens with a short introduction, followed by the screening. The film shares its title with the book Füu di Frei: A Different Vision, which Mark will sign on the night. Afterwards, […]
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30 years of Luxembourg graffiti: book signing and film screening
Le Grand Jeu 15, passage de Ménilmontant, Paris, FranceOn Thursday, 26 November, Luxembourg’s graffiti scene comes to Le Grand Jeu for a double bill. The first half is “SSS", the book tracing thirty years of work by SPIKE, STICK and SUMO. They were among the first writers in the country when graffiti and hip-hop arrived in 1995. Since then their styles helped shaping its walls. With 544 […]
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Mr. Wany — Thirty-six Years of Work in Three Volumes
Le Grand Jeu 15, passage de Ménilmontant, Paris, FranceMr. Wany brings his Mr. Wany Box to Le Grand Jeu on Friday 27 November. The box gathers three volumes published by The Amazing Art, covering his work from 1990 to 2026: graffiti, illustration, comics and contemporary art, with texts by artists, musicians, curators and writers. Mr. Wany will be in the shop for a […]