‘ONE’ exhibition highlights paradox of finite, infinite

COMO art museum wants to engage people through a series of exhibitions, talks and events

COMO Museum of Art, is Pakistan’s first private museum dedicated to the preservation and promotion of contemporary and modern art. Founded by Seher Tareen, who holds a master’s degree with a special focus on art curation, the museum will open its doors to the public in March.

The inaugural exhibition titled ‘ONE’ included artists Rashid Rana, Risham Syed, Ali Kazim, Naiza Khan, Salman Toor and Saba Khan. The exhibition is curated by Seher Tareen and is inspired by the paradoxical concept of ‘one’ - the beginning, the first, the only.

A universal unit of singularity that can hold the concept of the divine, one is the paradox of the finite and the infinite. It is the start, the end and all that lies in between.

The private viewing of the exhibition will be held on February 23 (today), as the museum hosts the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF), a Como partner, at its opening reception.

This will be followed by the LLF art talk ‘Art on the Edge - Influence of Zahoorul Akhlaque’ with Zehra Jumabhoy and Conor Macklin that will be held at the museum on Sunday.

COMO hopes to engage the public through a series of exhibitions, talks and events.

The museum will be partnering with organisations such as the Lahore Literary Festival and the Lahore Biennale Foundation as well as academic institutions to foster an environment of interactive learning for students and the community at large, through programmes that include field trips and workshops.

The goal is for COMO to become a cultural haven in the city of Lahore, celebrating the arts of Pakistan and making connections with the global art narrative.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 23^rd, 2019.