Isaac Chong Wai at the exhibition If The Berlin Wind Blows My Flag (14/09/2023)
The collaborative project If the Berlin Wind Blows My Flag examines the artistic scenes in West Berlin before the fall of the Berlin Wall, based on the history of the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program. Launched in 1963, the residency program brought outstanding international artists to West Berlin as a signal against the “cultural isolation” of the city, and through its activities continues to leave its mark on many artists’ biographies to this day. The exhibition looks at the cultural and historical significance of the program in the context of the Cold War, focusing on its contributions to the city’s development as an art metropolis and the internationalization of the art scenes in West Berlin.
Isaac Chong Wai’s performance Exit! Exit? Exit. took place at daadgalerie, Berlin on September 16. The exhibition, curated by Nóra Lukács and Melanie Roumiguière, is on display from September 14, 2023 to January 14, 2024.
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Image: Isaac Chong Wai, The Silent Wall – Berlin, still from the video © the artist; Clemens Klopfenstein