Isaac Chong Wai is participating in DANCE!, a group exhibition at Kunsthalle Mannheim in Mannheim, Germany. On view from 13 November 2026 to 7 March 2027, the exhibition explores the relationship between dance and the visual arts over a period of more than 150 years.
Taking Edgar Degas's depictions of dancers as its starting point, the exhibition brings together a wide range of artists, tracing the evolution of artistic approaches to dance from the international avant-garde to the present day. Spanning painting, sculpture, drawing, stage costume, installation, video, and performance, DANCE! examines the dancing body in relation to movement, identity, social conventions, and representation.
Isaac Chong Wai presents Songs to Protect Us (2026), a newly commissioned performance installation created specifically for the exhibition. Exploring the body within systems of power and repression, the work is among the new commissions that bring a contemporary perspective to the exhibition.
Conceived by Johan Holten, the exhibition is curated by Johan Holten and Julia Katharina Thiemann. Following its presentation at Kunsthalle Mannheim, DANCE! will travel to Deichtorhallen Hamburg and Museum de Fundatie in Zwolle.
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