GOD HATES SPACE. Photo:Courtesy Art Basel Paris

In its first partnership with Live Nation, the fair presents GOD HATES SPACE, an audiovisual installation by GENER8ION, with free admission Oct. 22-25.

By Samuel Navarro Serpa

PARIS — Making its debut on the Art Basel Paris program, the Rotonde d’Antin at the Grand Palais hosts GOD HATES SPACE Oct. 22-25, 2026. The immersive project is by GENER8ION, the duo of producer Surkin and filmmaker Romain Gavras. It is the first collaboration between the fair and Live Nation, and the free installation widens access to the general public.

GOD HATES SPACE: A NEW IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE WORLD OF GENER8ION

Rotonde d’Antin, the Grand Palais. Photo:Courtesy Art Basel Paris

Film and sound engage with the building rather than simply filling it. Converted into an audiovisual environment, the rotunda lends its scale to the narrative, anchored by a 12-meter double screen.

Cover artwork for “LOVE & TEARS.”Photo:Courtesy Art Basel Paris

Set in the near future, GOD HATES SPACE belongs to GENER8ION’s fragmented narrative and arrives in France for the first time. The project expands the universe of “LOVE & TEARS,” an album released June 12, 2026, in which the track “God Hates Space,” featuring 070 Shake, serves as one of the opening chapters.

Both institutions share an aim: bringing art and culture closer so contemporary French creativity can reach people at home and abroad. For Art Basel Paris, the initiative also reinforces a commitment to fostering encounters among disciplines, artistic practices and audiences.

GENER8ION: BETWEEN MUSIC AND IMAGE

Surkin. Photo:Courtesy Art Basel Paris

Benoît Heitz, known as Surkin, is a producer, composer and DJ from France associated with the French Touch 2.0 generation. His work spans electronic music, film, fashion and visual arts, and includes the score for “ATHENA,” Gavras’s third feature. Within the duo, musical and visual creation are inseparable.

Romain Gavras. Photo:Courtesy Art Basel Paris

French-Greek filmmaker Romain Gavras, who emerged from the Kourtrajmé collective, built a distinctive visual language through music videos including Justice’s “Stress,” M.I.A.’s “Born Free,” Jamie xx’s “Gosh” and Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “No Church in the Wild.” In cinema, he directed “Our Day Will Come,” “The World Is Yours” and “ATHENA.” His latest, “Sacrifice,” premieres on Netflix on Oct. 16, 2026.

“STORM”. Photo:Courtesy Art Basel Paris

One highlight of the partnership is “STORM,” a music video with Swedish rapper Yung Lean that has more than 37 million YouTube views. The track surpassed 60 million Spotify streams and reached the global top 5 on Shazam, ranking No. 1 in the United States and Canada. A performance at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards amplified its reach.

Details

GOD HATES SPACE

When: Oct. 22-25, 2026
Where: Rotonde d’Antin, Grand Palais, Avenue Winston Churchill, 75008 Paris
Hours: Thursday (Oct. 22), Saturday (Oct. 24) and Sunday (Oct. 25), 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday (Oct. 23), 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Admission: free

To learn more, visit: https://www.artbasel.com/paris