UNLOCK BOOK FAIR
CHEMNITZ 2025

This year brings over 50 exhibitors from 19 countries across Europe and North America—including the US, Mexico, and Canada—plus as far as Indonesia. Alongside our expected selection of independent publishers, you’ll find major industry players like Thames & Hudson and Hirmer, specialist printers, and film-related projects.

Come and enjoy Unlock’s trademark scope, a deep dive into graffiti culture and into graffiti-related matters such as urban exploration, hobo culture, historical wall-writing, street photography and street art.

HALLENKUNST presents a comprehensive survey of European graffiti history at the Markthalle, a vast 19th-century brick building in the city centre—with the Unlock Book Fair taking place during the exhibition’s event-packed opening weekend.

Local Chemnitz culture producers Red Tower—known for their iconic video series The Rise of Graffiti—partner with German media outlet I Love Graffiti to create this mammoth show featuring over 70 artists.

The line-up at the HALLENKUNST stage includes legends from all generations hailing from Europe and America. We are thrilled to contribute with some of our special talks and publication launches.

abcdef
Self-publishing author | Germany

Alex Fakso
Author | United Kingdom

Alias Press
Publishing house | Belgium

Analog Delinquents
Magazine | United Kingdom

Andrea Ceresa
Self-publishing author | Italy

BAMN Magazine
Netherlands

BD Gallery
Poland

Cityfuck Magazine
Germany

(CO >< CO)
Publishers & printers | Austria, Czech Republic, Greece

Deniz Beser Heyt be! Fanzin
Fanzine | Turkey, Austria

Doewa Matjan
Publishing house | Indonesia, Netherlands

Double–H
Publishing house | Germany

Druck Buch Verlag
Publishing house | Switzerland

Dutch Graffiti Library
Publishing house | Netherlands

Edition Spirale
Publishing house | Germany

GE.RÄ.T.
Publishing house | Germany

Ghetto Fever
Magazine | Germany

Gutenberg Beuys Feindruckerei
Printer | Germany

Hirmer Verlag
Publishing house | Germany

Hitzerot
Publisher & bookstore | Germany

Illegal Squad
Magazine | Mexico

It’s For Us
Publishing house | Germany

Jens Besser
Self-publishing author | Germany

Keda*Press
Publisher & printer | Greece

Kudla Press
Publisher & printer | Czech Republic

Layup Gallery
Poland

Le Grand Jeu
Publisher & Bookstore | France

Mint & Serf
Self-publishing authors | United States

N.O.Madski
Self-publishing author | Germany

Neongrau Magazine
Germany

Nokkio Institute
Publishing house | Belgium, Hungary

Peramo
Self-publishing collective | Greece

PlayBomb Magazine
Spain

Podpolie Magazine
Germany

Pyramid Scheme
Publishing house | Canada

Racoon Books
Publishing house | Germany

Red Tower
Publishing house | Germany

Replikat Press
Publisher & printer | Austria

Rotzfrech Cinema
Film distributor | Germany

Ruyzdael Publishing
Publishing house | Netherlands

Rhythm of the Line
Film festival | Germany

Slap Me Baby
Magazine | Switzerland

Spraycity
Publishing house | Austria

Studio Stains
Publishing house | Sweden

Stylefile
Magazine | Germany

Thames & Hudson
Publishing house | Germany

Tucker Bag Press
Publishing house, Germany

Tutti Liberi Libere Tutti
Fanzine | Italy

Ulrich Blanché
Self-publishing author | Germany

UP Magazine
United States

Urbanario
Publishing house | Spain

Utah
Self-publishing author | United States

Zugriff & Boulevard
Magazines | Germany

The Unlock Book Fair takes place at the Chemnitz Markthalle, in the centre of the city of Chemnitz, as part of the opening weekend of the exhibition HALLENKUNST: Art in Transit and Beyond.

➔ Tickets
To access the book fair, you’ll need to purchase a ticket for the HALLENKUNST opening, available on the event’s website.

➔ Chemnitz Markthalle
An d. Markthalle
09111 Chemnitz

➔ HALLENKUNST Vernissage
Thursday 28, 5—10pm

➔ Book Fair Opening Times
Friday 29, 11am—7:30pm
Saturday 30, 11am—7:30pm
Sunday 31, 11am—5pm

The Unlock Book Fair Chemnitz 2025 is presented by HALLENKUNST. Produced by Unlock Bureau, Red Tower and I Love Graffiti for Chemnitz European Capital of Culture 2025.

Director: Javier Abarca
Program Development: Unlock Bureau, Red Tower
Production: Red Tower
Communication: Unlock Bureau, I Love Graffiti
Images: Visiting SAEIO in Marseille, published by Tucker Bag Press