Contemporary art

Since its opening, the Théâtre de Gennevilliers has hosted contemporary creative art in all its forms. In 2007, 100 arrows by Daniel Buren were installed in Gennevilliers itself, marking six routes through town to the theatre. For three seasons, artist Valérie Jouve has presented a photographic essay taking a fresh, insightful look at the town, the theatre and its inhabitants.    

In 2008, the theatre invited Céleste Boursier-Mougenot to produce the third phase of his "index" project in Gennevilliers. Public computer terminals providing free Internet access at the theatre were linked to the artist's "index" programme, transposing their users' keyboard typing directly into the form of a musical score for piano. Co-produced by the Théâtre de Gennevilliers, the project was supported by leading piano manufacturer Pleyel. index was presented in New York at the Paula Cooper Gallery in March-April, and returned to the Théâtre de Gennevilliers from June to December 2009.

Céleste Boursier-Mougenot won the Golden David award for contemporary art in 2009.

In 2010, Ryoji Ikeda will create his first-ever "site specific" work in France at the Théâtre de Gennevilliers.

A world-renowned composer of electronic music, and the creation of the Spectra installation at Paris's Tour Montparnasse (Nuit Blanche 2008), Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda explores the boundaries of visual and sound media using methods based on mathematics to develop and fuse the simultaneous perception of sound and imagery in an intense, unified sensory experience. His first major retrospective, +/- [the infinite between 0 and 1], was presented in Tokyo from April to June 2008, including large-format audio-visual installations, sound works and sculpture.