Zarina's New York Exhibition Explores Migration and Identity Through Minimalist Works

Zarina Hashmi, an artist known professionally as Zarina, is the subject of a current exhibition titled 'Beyond the Stars' at Luhring Augustine Gallery in Tribeca, Manhattan, running through March 28. Born in 1937 in Aligarh before Indian Partition, Zarina lived in multiple countries before settling in New York in 1976. Her work, characterized by post-minimalist prints, drawings, cast-paper reliefs, and sculptures, examines themes of displacement, home, and cartography. She was involved in significant New York art circles, including the New York Feminist Art Institute and co-editing the 'Third World Women' issue of Heresies magazine in 1979. Her art has been acquired by institutions like the Museum of Modern Art and featured in a 2013 Guggenheim retrospective. The exhibition showcases 32 pieces that reflect her experiences of migration and South Asian heritage, using materials like handmade paper and woodcuts to address historical events such as Partition.