chess club is a contemporary art space founded in 2020 in Hamburg and run by Amanda Weimer.
Its distinctive curatorial approach brings together local and international artists through exhibitions, performances, screenings, readings, and publications. Over the years, chess club has fostered a sense of community by honing in on vulnerability, emotion, spirituality, sound, and friendship. Alongside exhibitions and events, the gallery also publishes thematic booklets and offers a selection of artists' books.
The space was located in the former American Boots store on Colonnaden 72 from May 2024 to August 2025.
Worked with: Adrian Lopes Pena, Magnus Hvidtfeldt, Mimi Hope, Tim Mann, Tom Funk, Luise Thiele, Lena Stewens, Felix Krapp-Raczeck, Samuel Kortey Baah, Marlene Coates, Ignatz Freer, Charlotte Berg, Camille Clair, Celia Zehetgruber, Christophe de Rohan Chabot, Cecile Carlsen, Harley Hollenstein, Sikker Frandsen, Tobias Just, Rashiyah Elanga, Elvira Bättig, Kristoffer Cezinando, Theresa Patzschke, Milena Langer, Linus Berg, Henrik Nowak, Sasha Lukashenkova, Karo Franka, Kerri Cole, Zazou Roddam, Dylan Solomon Krauss, Emma Bombail, Zara Schuster, Clara Schmidt, Pauline Schey, Theresa Weisheit, Moritz Haas, Tereza Glazova, Nicolai Olesen, Calle Segelberg, Rafael Moreno, Ralf Hersborg, Taissa Fromme, Alex Thake, Andrea Fraser, Anna Ruthenburg, Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Cora Durmann, Ivana Kojić, Jakob Karpus, Jeanne Faust, Jonas Mekas, Juliet Carpenter, Lenard Giller, Leyla Yenirce, Loretta Fahrenholz, Mark Leckey, Max Eulitz, Miriam Rutherfoord & Joke Schmidt, Sara Cwynar, Seth Price, Tobias Kasper, Deborah Nerlich, Moritz Grimm, Carla Luisa Reuter, Lars Witte, Moritz Grimm, Isadora Gilardi, Thilda Bourqui, Maya Hottarek, Jeronim Horvat, Isadora Voigt, Nicolas Stewens, Flora Lenzmann, Lennart Wolter, Jaqueline Beifuss, Manutcher Milani, Jasia Rabiej and Ant Łakomsk, Angelique Heidler, Tim Hardy
chess club is a contemporary art space founded in 2020 in Hamburg and run by Amanda Weimer.
Its distinctive curatorial approach brings together local and international artists through exhibitions, performances, screenings, readings, and publications. Over the years, chess club has fostered a sense of community by honing in on vulnerability, emotion, spirituality, sound, and friendship. Alongside exhibitions and events, the gallery also publishes thematic booklets and offers a selection of artists' books.
The space was located in the former American Boots store on Colonnaden 72 from May 2024 to August 2025.
Worked with: Adrian Lopes Pena, Magnus Hvidtfeldt, Mimi Hope, Tim Mann, Tom Funk, Luise Thiele, Lena Stewens, Felix Krapp-Raczeck, Samuel Kortey Baah, Marlene Coates, Ignatz Freer, Charlotte Berg, Camille Clair, Celia Zehetgruber, Christophe de Rohan Chabot, Cecile Carlsen, Harley Hollenstein, Sikker Frandsen, Tobias Just, Rashiyah Elanga, Elvira Bättig, Kristoffer Cezinando, Theresa Patzschke, Milena Langer, Linus Berg, Henrik Nowak, Sasha Lukashenkova, Karo Franka, Kerri Cole, Zazou Roddam, Dylan Solomon Krauss, Emma Bombail, Zara Schuster, Clara Schmidt, Pauline Schey, Theresa Weisheit, Moritz Haas, Tereza Glazova, Nicolai Olesen, Calle Segelberg, Rafael Moreno, Ralf Hersborg, Taissa Fromme, Alex Thake, Andrea Fraser, Anna Ruthenburg, Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Cora Durmann, Ivana Kojić, Jakob Karpus, Jeanne Faust, Jonas Mekas, Juliet Carpenter, Lenard Giller, Leyla Yenirce, Loretta Fahrenholz, Mark Leckey, Max Eulitz, Miriam Rutherfoord & Joke Schmidt, Sara Cwynar, Seth Price, Tobias Kasper, Deborah Nerlich, Moritz Grimm, Carla Luisa Reuter, Lars Witte, Moritz Grimm, Isadora Gilardi, Thilda Bourqui, Maya Hottarek, Jeronim Horvat, Isadora Voigt, Nicolas Stewens, Flora Lenzmann, Lennart Wolter, Jaqueline Beifuss, Manutcher Milani, Jasia Rabiej and Ant Łakomsk, Angelique Heidler, Tim Hardy