For the 25th anniversary of Coalescence curated by Paul O’Neill, Shimmer proudly announces Coalescence: Happenstance With All Due Intent with work by Nina Canell, Jaime Gili, Liam Gillick, William McKeown, Isabel Nolan, Harold Offeh, Eduardo Padilha, Lawrence Weiner, Walker & Walker. Later in the exhibition, we will be joined by Noor Abed, Kathrin Bohm, Ronan McCrea, Suzanne Mooney, Sarah Pierce, Anne Tallentire, Grace Weir, Natalia Beylis and many more friends
For one year, we have invited O'Neill to curate a new version of his Coalescence, which has been challenging the exhibition format since the early 2000s. We are thrilled to host O’Neill at Shimmer, where we will explore the potential of exhibitions by involving the artist and audience in an evolving process.
Thank you to Culture Ireland, Cultuurfonds, Gemeente Rotterdam, Mondriaan Fonds, Kerlin Gallery, Alice Weiner, and Christophe Clarijs for making this exhibition possible!
NINA CANELL, Score for Two lungs (2009), electric heater, paper, courtesy of the artist
WILLIAM MCKEOWN, Blue (2009–2011), oil on linen, 48 x 48 cm, courtesy of Kerlin Gallery, Dublin
LAWRENCE WEINER, Happenstance: All Due Intent (2009), 1 text in silver with black outline, Height letters appr. 20 cm, Total length appr. 431 cm, courtesy of private collection
LIAM GILLICK, Happenstance (2024), A1 (594 x 840 mm) Papyrus Rainbow zalm 230 gr2, courtesy of the artist
EDUARDO PADILHA, Untitled ( Footballers A5) (2024), six A5 found vintage pictures with gold plated chain, (5 microns gold) and seashells with gold thread, dimensions variable, courtesy of the artist
JAIME GILI, a624 (culebra) (2024), acrylic and oil on hessian, 31 x 23cm, courtesy of the artist
Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam
NINA CANELL, Score for Two lungs (2009), electric heater, paper, courtesy of the artist
WILLIAM MCKEOWN, Blue (2009–2011), oil on linen, 48 x 48 cm, courtesy of Kerlin Gallery, Dublin
LAWRENCE WEINER, Happenstance: All Due Intent (2009), 1 text in silver with black outline
Height letters appr. 20 cm, Total length appr. 431 cm, courtesy of private collection
Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam
WILLIAM MCKEOWN, Blue (2009–2011), oil on linen, 48 x 48 cm, courtesy of Kerlin Gallery, Dublin
Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam
WALKER & WALKER, Between d and o (2013), Between i and s (2013), Between t and o (2013), 10mm powder coated aluminium. All courtesy of the artists|
JAIME GILI, a293 (ATINHAR) (2016), acrylic on synthetic canvas, 40 x 30cm, courtesy of the artist
NINA CANELL, Score for Two lungs (2009), electric heater, paper, courtesy of the artist
LAWRENCE WEINER, Happenstance: All Due Intent (2009), 1 text in silver with black outline, Height letters appr. 20 cm, Total length appr. 431 cm, courtesy of private collection
Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam
WALKER & WALKER, Between d and o (2013), Between i and s (2013), Between t and o (2013), 10mm powder coated aluminium. All courtesy of the artists
JAIME GILI, a293 (ATINHAR) (2016), acrylic on synthetic canvas, 40 x 30cm, courtesy of the artist
Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam
NINA CANELL, Score for Two lungs (2009), electric heater, paper, courtesy of the artist
Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam
WALKER & WALKER, Between t and o (2013), 10mm powder coated aluminium. All courtesy of the artists
Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam
LIAM GILLICK, Happenstance (2024), A1 (594 x 840 mm) Papyrus Rainbow zalm 230 gr2, courtesy of the artist
EDUARDO PADILHA, Untitled ( Footballers A5) (2024), six A5 found vintage pictures with gold plated chain, (5 microns gold) and seashells with gold thread, dimensions variable, courtesy of the artist
JAIME GILI, A624 (culebra) (2024), acrylic and oil on hessian, 31 x 23cm, courtesy of the artist
EDUARDO PADILHA, Sleeping Beauty (2000), mattresses fabrics (disassembled mattresses fabrics), 15 cm x 200cm x 80 cm, courtesy of the artist
EDUARDO PADILHA, Slumberland (2000), mattresses fabrics (disassembled mattresses fabrics), 15 cm x 200cm x 80 cm, courtesy of the artist
Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam
LIAM GILLICK, Happenstance (2024), A1 (594 x 840 mm) Papyrus Rainbow zalm 230 gr2, courtesy of the artist
EDUARDO PADILHA, Untitled ( Footballers A5) (2024), six A5 found vintage pictures with gold plated chain, (5 microns gold) and seashells with gold thread, dimensions variable, courtesy of the artist
JAIME GILI, A624 (culebra) (2024), acrylic and oil on hessian, 31 x 23cm, courtesy of the artist
EDUARDO PADILHA, Sleeping Beauty (2000), mattresses fabrics (disassembled mattresses fabrics), 15 cm x 200cm x 80 cm, courtesy of the artist
EDUARDO PADILHA, Slumberland (2000), mattresses fabrics (disassembled mattresses fabrics), 15 cm x 200cm x 80 cm, courtesy of the artist
Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam
LIAM GILLICK, Happenstance (2024), A1 (594 x 840 mm) Papyrus Rainbow zalm 230 gr2, courtesy of the artist
EDUARDO PADILHA, Untitled ( Footballers A5) (2024), six A5 found vintage pictures with gold plated chain, (5 microns gold) and seashells with gold thread, dimensions variable, courtesy of the artist
Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam
EDUARDO PADILHA, Untitled ( Footballers A5) (2024), six A5 found vintage pictures with gold plated chain, (5 microns gold) and seashells with gold thread, dimensions variable, courtesy of the artist
Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam
LIAM GILLICK, Happenstance (2024), A1 (594 x 840 mm) Papyrus Rainbow zalm 230 gr2, courtesy of the artist
WILLIAM MCKEOWN, Untitled (2009 - 2011), oil on linen, 40.4 x 40.4 cm, courtesy of Kerlin Gallery, Dublin
ISABEL NOLAN, Sometimes I imagine my love has died (2007-08), cotton, linen, embroidery silk and thread, 268 x 206 cm, courtesy of the artist and Kerlin Gallery, Dublin
HAROLD OFFEH, Selfie Choreography, (2018), video, 25 mins, looped, courtesy of the artist
Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam
LIAM GILLICK, Happenstance (2024), A1 (594 x 840 mm) Papyrus Rainbow zalm 230 gr2, courtesy of the artist
WILLIAM MCKEOWN, Untitled (2009 - 2011), oil on linen, 40.4 x 40.4 cm, courtesy of Kerlin Gallery, Dublin
ISABEL NOLAN, Sometimes I imagine my love has died (2007-08), cotton, linen, embroidery silk and thread, 268 x 206 cm, courtesy of the artist and Kerlin Gallery, Dublin
Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam
LIAM GILLICK, Happenstance (2024), A1 (594 x 840 mm) Papyrus Rainbow zalm 230 gr2, courtesy of the artist
WILLIAM MCKEOWN, Untitled (2009 - 2011), oil on linen, 40.4 x 40.4 cm, courtesy of Kerlin Gallery, Dublin
Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam
JAIME GILI, a531 (2019), 45 x 35cm, acrylic and oil on linen, courtesy of the artist
Photography by Jhoeko, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam