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The evening then reached its climax with a live performance by CondonOxy, a collaboration between artist Yan Lei and musicians Xu Lin and Li Jianhong. Yan Lei, a singular and independent figure in contemporary Chinese art, is known for his critical stance toward the art system. Through painting, sculpture, installation, video, and performance, he investigates and exposes issues such as power structures, competition, and the conflation of artistic and market values within institutional frameworks. On this occasion, Yan once again adopted unconventional artistic strategies, using a noise performance to directly stimulate the audience’s senses.

The band’s name, CondonOxy, derives from the opioid analgesic OxyContin—whose active ingredient, oxycodone, is known to relieve pain, alter perception, and enhance empathy and pleasure—suggesting an ecstatic experience achieved through the release of excess information accumulated within the audience.

The night concluded with the crowd dancing into the early hours to DJ PEI’s set, fully immersed in the intensity and exhilaration of the Night Museum experience.