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Coalescence: Happenstance With All Due Intent (phase 4) at Shimmer, Rotterdam

November 8, 2025

Anne Tallentire, Bea McMahon, Eduardo Padilha, Fergus Feehily, Grace Weir, Ilke Gers, Inga Meldere, Jaime Gili, Laura Kampman, Lawrence Weiner, Liam Gillick, Marja Ahti, Moosje M Goosen, Natalia Beylis, Nina Canell, Noor Abed, Ronan McCrea, Sarah Pierce, Suzanne Mooney, Tuukka Kaila, Vivienne Griffin, Walker & Walker, William McKeown

Coalescence: Happenstance With All Due Intent (phase 4)

September 14 – November 9, 2025

Shimmer

Netherlands, Rotterdam

Curated by Eloise Sweetman, Jason Hendrik Hansma, Paul O Neill

Exhibition text is available here
shimmershimmer.org

Coalescence happenstance with all due intent (phase 4) at shimmer, rotterdam 1 — NOOR ABED, Penelope (2014), single-channel video, 7′, courtesy of the artist
NINA CANELL, Score for Two lungs (2009), electric heater, paper, courtesy of the artist
MOOSJE M GOOSEN, 1:1 (Prompt for an Artwork) (2025), A6 card. Courtesy of the artist
WILLIAM MCKEOWN, Untitled (2009 – 2011), oil on linen, 40.4 x 40.4 cm, courtesy of Kerlin Gallery, Dublin INGA MELDERE, Swallows Brood, oil on canvas, 50.5 × 50 cm, courtesy of the artist LAWRENCE WEINER, Happenstance: All Due Intent (2009), 1 text in silver with black outline, height of letters approx. 20 cm, total length approx. 431 cm, courtesy of private collection SUZANNE MOONEY, Portal (2024), Semi-circular clear hand-blown glass, with brown ribbon, 34 cm diameter & Portal, circular clear hand-blown glass, with black ribbon, 26 cm diameter, courtesy of the artist
VIVIENNE GRIFFIN, Shrine of Our Times, 2017 CNC-milled alabaster, plaster and alabaster 25.4 x 14.0 x 20.3 cm
EDUARDO PADILHA, Sleeping Beauty (2000), mattresses fabrics (disassembled mattresses fabrics), 15 × 200 × 80 cm & Slumberland (2000), mattresses fabrics (disassembled mattresses fabrics), 15 cm x 200cm x 80 cm, courtesy of the artist ANNE TALLENTIRE, Look Over 5 (2025), various tapes, courtesy of the artist and Hollybush Gardens, London

Coalescence happenstance with all due intent (phase 4) at shimmer, rotterdam 2 — LIAM GILLICK, Happenstance (2024), A1 (594 × 840 mm), Papyrus Rainbow zalm 230 gr2, courtesy of the artist & Maureen Paley WILLIAM MCKEOWN, Blue (2009–2011), oil on linen, 48 x 48 cm, courtesy of Kerlin Gallery, Dublin EDUARDO PADILHA, Untitled (2024), Curtain of safety debris netting stitched in various colours Dimensions variable, courtesy of the artist FERGUS FEEHILY, A Commonplace, 2024, Found card, acrylic on card, found frame, 27 × 21 × 1 cm, courtesy of the artist and MISAKO & ROSEN, Tokyo WALKER & WALKER, Between s and i (2013). All courtesy of the artists SUZANNE MOONEY, Portal, Circular clear hand-blown glass, with blue and yellow ribbon 26 cm diameter, courtesy of the artist VIVIENNE GRIFFIN, Shrine of Our Times, 2017 CNC-milled alabaster, plaster and alabaster 25.4 x 14.0 x 20.3 cm EDUARDO PADILHA, Sleeping Beauty (2000), mattresses fabrics (disassembled mattresses fabrics), 15 × 200 × 80 cm & Slumberland (2000), mattresses fabrics (disassembled mattresses fabrics), 15 cm x 200cm x 80 cm, courtesy of the artist ANNE TALLENTIRE, Look Over 5 (2025), Various tapes, courtesy of the artist and Hollybush Gardens, London

Coalescence happenstance with all due intent (phase 4) at shimmer, rotterdam 3 — LIAM GILLICK, Happenstance (2024), A1 (594 × 840 mm), Papyrus Rainbow zalm 230 gr2, courtesy of the artist & Maureen Paley SUZANNE MOONEY, Portal (2024), Semi-circular clear hand-blown glass, with brown ribbon, 34 cm diameter, courtesy of the artist. SARAH PIERCE A thing of beauty colour and love, 2002 screen prints on paper with Chine collé, unframed 500 x 700mm,It’s time man It feels imminent, 2002 screen prints on paper with Chine collé, unframed 500 x 605mm, & It’s palpable in the air, unframed, 2002 500 x 705mm screen prints on paper with Chine collé, unframed courtesy of the artist RONAN MCCREA, Study for Decade-ism (early & late) 2003–2023 (2023), Hand printed gelatin silver prints, each: 40.6 × 50.8 cm, courtesy of the artist INGA MELDERE, Waterways (2024), Acrylic, oil on paper, courtesy of the artist TUUKKA KAILA, Untitled (red and blue) (2022), C-type on aluminium composite, resin, artist’s frame, 47.8 × 59.5 cm, courtesy of the artist WALKER & WALKER, Between s and i (2013). All courtesy of the artists ILKE GERS, Index (2024–ongoing), graphite pencil, index cards. Courtesy of the artist GRACE WEIR, In Parallel (2017), HDV, 17’19”. Courtesy of the artist ANNE TALLENTIRE, Look Over 5 (2025), various tapes, courtesy of the artist and Hollybush Gardens, London

Coalescence happenstance with all due intent (phase 4) at shimmer, rotterdam 4 — LIAM GILLICK, Happenstance (2024), A1 (594 × 840 mm), Papyrus Rainbow zalm 230 gr2, courtesy of the artist & Maureen Paley EDUARDO PADILHA, Untitled (2024), Curtain of safety debris netting stitched in various colours Dimensions variable, courtesy of the artist SARAH PIERCE, It’s time man It feels imminent, 2002 screen prints on paper with Chine collé, unframed 500 x 605mm courtesy of the artist RONAN MCCREA, Study for Decade-ism (early & late) 2003–2023 (2023), Hand printed gelatin silver prints, each: 40.6 × 50.8 cm, courtesy of the artist GRACE WEIR, In Parallel (2017), HDV, 17’19”. Courtesy of the artist ANNE TALLENTIRE, Look Over 5 (2025), Various tapes, courtesy of the artist and Hollybush Gardens, London

Coalescence happenstance with all due intent (phase 4) at shimmer, rotterdam 5 — VIVIENNE GRIFFIN, Shrine of Our Times, 2017 CNC-milled alabaster, plaster and alabaster 25.4 x 14.0 x 20.3 cm EDUARDO PADILHA, Sleeping Beauty (2000), mattresses fabrics (disassembled mattresses fabrics), 15 × 200 × 80 cm & Slumberland (2000), mattresses fabrics (disassembled mattresses fabrics), 15 cm x 200cm x 80 cm, courtesy of the artist ANNE TALLENTIRE, Look Over 5 (2025), Various tapes, courtesy of the artist and Hollybush Gardens, London

Coalescence happenstance with all due intent (phase 4) at shimmer, rotterdam 6 — VIVIENNE GRIFFIN, Shrine of Our Times, 2017 CNC-milled alabaster, plaster and alabaster 25.4 x 14.0 x 20.3 cm

Coalescence happenstance with all due intent (phase 4) at shimmer, rotterdam 7 — VIVIENNE GRIFFIN, Shrine of Our Times, 2017 CNC-milled alabaster, plaster and alabaster 25.4 x 14.0 x 20.3 cm

Coalescence happenstance with all due intent (phase 4) at shimmer, rotterdam 8 — INGA MELDERE, Swallows Brood, oil on canvas, 50.5 × 50 cm, courtesy of the artist LIAM GILLICK, Happenstance (2024), A1 (594 x 840 mm) Papyrus Rainbow zalm 230 gr2, courtesy of the artist & Maureen Paley
SUZANNE MOONEY, Portal (2024), Semi-circular clear hand-blown glass, with brown ribbon, 34 cm diameter & Portal, circular clear hand-blown glass, with black ribbon, 26 cm diameter, courtesy of the artist
SARAH PIERCE A thing of beauty colour and love, 2002 screen prints on paper with Chine collé, unframed 500 x 700mm, It’s time man It feels imminent, 2002 screen prints on paper with Chine collé, unframed 500 x 605mm, & It’s palpable in the air, unframed, 2002 500 x 705mm screen prints on paper with Chine collé, unframed courtesy of the artist RONAN MCCREA, Study for Decade-ism (early & late) 2003–2023 (2023), Hand printed gelatin silver prints, each: 40.6 × 50.8 cm, courtesy of the artist INGA MELDERE, Waterways (2024), Acrylic, oil on paper, courtesy of the artist TUUKKA KAILA, Untitled (blue and yellow) (2022), C-type on aluminium composite, resin, artist’s frame, 47.8 × 59.5 cm, courtesy of the artist ANNE TALLENTIRE, Look Over 5 (2025), various tapes. Courtesy of the artist and Hollybush Gardens, London

Coalescence happenstance with all due intent (phase 4) at shimmer, rotterdam 9 — LIAM GILLICK, Happenstance (2024), A1 (594 x 840 mm) Papyrus Rainbow zalm 230 gr2, courtesy of the artist & Maureen Paley SARAH PIERCE A thing of beauty colour and love, 2002 screen prints on paper with Chine collé, unframed 500 x 700mm, courtesy of the artist RONAN MCCREA, Study for Decade-ism (early & late) 2003–2023 (2023), Hand printed gelatin silver prints, each: 40.6 × 50.8 cm, courtesy of the artist

Coalescence happenstance with all due intent (phase 4) at shimmer, rotterdam 10 — SARAH PIERCE, It’s palpable in the air, unframed, 2002 500 x 705mm screen prints on paper with Chine collé, unframed courtesy of the artist

Coalescence happenstance with all due intent (phase 4) at shimmer, rotterdam 11 — LIAM GILLICK, Happenstance (2024), A1 (594 × 840 mm), Papyrus Rainbow zalm 230 gr2, courtesy of the artist & Maureen Paley SARAH PIERCE, It’s time man It feels imminent, 2002 screen prints on paper with Chine collé, unframed 500 x 605mm courtesy of the artist RONAN MCCREA, Study for Decade-ism (early & late) 2003–2023 (2023), Hand printed gelatin silver prints, each: 40.6 × 50.8 cm, courtesy of the artist WALKER & WALKER, Between s and i (2013). All courtesy of the artists GRACE WEIR, In Parallel (2017), HDV, 17’19”. Courtesy of the artist

Photos: ©Jhoeko / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and Shimmer, Rotterdam

Tags: Anne Tallentire, Bea McMahon, Eduardo Padilha, Eloise Sweetman, Fergus Feehily, Grace Weir, Ilke Gers, Inga Meldere, Jaime Gili, Jason Hendrik Hansma, Laura Kampman, Lawrence Weiner, Liam Gillick, Marja Ahti, Moosje M Goosen, Natalia Beylis, Nina Canell, Noor Abed, Paul O Neill, Ronan McCrea, Rotterdam, Sarah Pierce, Shimmer, Suzanne Mooney, The Netherlands, Tuukka Kaila, Vivienne Griffin, Walker & Walker, William McKeown

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