DIGITAL ART EVENT (19 - 26 May 2020) Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde is partipating in ‘not cancelled’

The gallery showcases the works of Indian artist Vikram Divecha (b.1977, Beirut) alongside Turkish duo :mentalKLINIK, composed of Yasemin Baydar (b.1972, Istanbul) and Birol Demir (b.1967, Ankara).

Vikram Divecha is based between New York and Dubai. His work addresses labour, time and value, interrogating specific environments and challenging socio-economic structures. His practice has developed around what he calls ‘found processes’ - those forces and capacities at work within state, social, economic and industrial spheres. These processes are his realm of intervention: Divecha introduces ‘glitches’ or realigns a system, which in turn generates an altered, amplified outcome as the operation runs its course. Constantly negotiating for existing material, space and labour, he navigates communities in deepening dialogues with potential participants.

Vikram Divecha, Poured, Yellow, Random Mark, Hand Marking, Lewis St, Btw Delancey St - Grand St, 2018. Thermoplastic paint on grey board, 50 x 35 cm. (VD/SC 042) / Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde

Vikram Divecha, 4in (section) (W), 2.27mm (T), White, Chevron, Manual marking, Delancey St, Lewis St int, 2018. Set of 2 works. Thermoplastic paint and reflective glass particles on grey boards. 50 x 35 cm each. (VD/SC 048) / Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde

Vikram Divecha, Google Images search entry: Production; Device: iPhone SE (A1723); Display aspect ratio 16:9, 2019. Oil on Linen, 213 x 120 cm. (VD/CA 030) / Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde

Vikram Divecha, Google Images search entry: Production; Device: iPhone SE (A1723); Display aspect ratio 16:9, 2019. Oil on linen, 35.5 x 20 x 3 cm. (VD/CA 021) / / Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde

Brussels-based :mentalKLINIK has a reactionary, open laboratory approach to the process, production, and presentation. Their work is a mix of oxymora and paradoxes, darkly humorous, self-contained, and as much concerned with the total effect of accelerated capitalism as with the invisible politics that define our everyday lives. :mentalKLINIK’s oeuvre can look very playful but upon a closer look, it has abrasive undertones and questions the hyper-computerised world we live in. Eschewing themes of identity, history and memory, their works range from immersive time-based installations to sculptures and objects that thwart categorisation.

:mentalKLINIK, HYPERCHROMATIC MADNESS 1906, 2019. Cotton paper, dichroic micro-Layered polyester solar film and transparent solar films. 152 x 100 cm. (M/SC 110) / Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde

:mentalKLINIK, HYPER-SPRING 200101, 2020. Single channel video, color, sound, 3 min and 45 sec. Edition of 5 (+ 1 AP) / Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde

:mentalKLINIK, HYPER-SPRING 200101, 2020. Detail. Single channel video, color, sound, 3 min and 45 sec. Edition of 5 (+ 1 AP) / Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde

Each gallery presents two artists from their programme and hosts an array of walk-throughs and exclusive interviews with exhibiting artists and gallerists. Dubai participating galleries and artists:

• Carbon 12: Amir Khojasteh (b.1988, Iran) and Monika Grabuschnigg (b.1987, Austria)

• Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde: Vikram Divecha (b.1977, Beirut) and :mentalKLINIK composed of Yasemin Baydar (b.1972, Istanbul) and Birol Demir (b.1967, Ankara)

• Green Art Gallery: Alessandro Balteo-Yazbeck (b.1972, lives and works in Berlin)

• Grey Noise: Charbel-joseph H. Boutros (b.1981, Lebanon) and Stéphanie Saadé (b.1983, Lebanon)

• Lawrie Shabibi: Shahpour Pouyan (b.1979, Iran) and Ishmael Randall Weeks (b.1976, Perù)

• The Third Line: Sara Naim (b.1987, London) and Tarek Al-Ghoussein (b.1962, Kuwait)

About 'not cancelled'

not cancelled is run by Treat Agency in Vienna the founder and CEO of which sought out to offer support to local art scenes in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic. After a successful launch in Vienna in April, they expanded with a Berlin iteration, followed by Paris and Warsaw. Upcoming cities include Dubai, Chicago, the Netherlands, and a joint not cancelled East x South with galleries from Eastern and Southern Europe including Hungary, Romania, Greece and Turkey among others.