LAST CHANCE Lala Rukh I

The first exhibition of the new iteration of The importance of staying quiet, a survey of Pakistani art, features photographic archives from Lala Rukh’s years at the University of Chicago (1976–78). It includes early works that carry a cinematic sense of composition before arriving at her later language of minimal abstraction, revealing the sharpening of her framing and the intent of her gaze,

Unlike her formal exhibitons, the Chicago photographs are not minimal or abstract. They contain architecture, people, animals, objects, and most importantly, construct narratives; the ‘set’ and direction recall filmic technique. These photos document Lala’s new surroundings and influences as she encountered the art, music, and politics that encouraged experimentation …