Interviews, criticism, and reviews

Dey, Sohini. “Inside Zarina’s World: How the Artist Explored Meanings of Home through Lines, Maps and Memory.” Open, 31 July 2026.

Burney, Sarah. “Zarina: A Poetry Anthology.” STPI, 24 July 2026.

Burney, Sarah. “Material Encounters from Zarina’s Studio.” STPI, 17 July 2026.

Ma, Kelly. “Other Worlds of Light: Zarina’s ‘Beyond the Stars.’” ArtAsiaPacific, 22 April 2026.

D’Souza, Aruna. “Zarina Brought the World to New York.” Hyperallergic, 19 March 2026.

Ludel, Wallace. “Zarina: Beyond the Stars.” The Brooklyn Rail, March 2026.

Lee, Anna. “Zarina.” Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2025.

Mian, Ali Altaf. “Zarina’s Singularity: On Muslim Belonging and Unbelonging in the Modern World.” International Journal of Islam in Asia 4, nos. 1–2 (2023): 151–177. Published online 16 April 2024. https://doi.org/10.1163/25899996-20241070.

Shirazi, Sadia. “Returning to Dialectics of Isolation: The Non-Aligned Movement, Imperial Feminism, and a Third Way.” Panorama: Journal of the Association of Historians of American Art 7, no. 1 (Spring 2021). https://doi.org/10.24926/24716839.11426.

Bhasthi, Deepa. “Zarina and the Idea of Home: What Happens When an Artist Becomes an Exile?” ArtReview Asia, 7 July 2021.

Singh, Anshu. “Zarina Hashmi: A Critical Study on the Exhibition ‘Paper like Skin.’” Indian Journal of Social Enquiry 13, no. 1 (January 2021): 88–99.

Kumar, Aparna. “Notes on a Fragment: Zarina’s Dividing Line.” Art History 47, no. 2 (April 2024): 246–279. https://doi.org/10.1093/arthis/ulae015.

Burney, Sarah. “Zarina’s Urdu World.” Ishara Art Foundation, 12 February 2026.

Nagasawa, Nobuho. “A Personal Tribute to the Concept of Home, as Expressed through my Friendship with Zarina.” 5 May 2020.

Harris, Gareth. “She Transcends Genres and Brings Together Beauty, Text and Form: Tributes to Zarina Who Has Died, Aged 83.” The Art Newspaper, 28 April 2020.

Jayawardane, M. Neelika. “A Somber Commemoration of the Partition of India, 70 Years Later.”

Hyperallergic, 19 January 2018.

Naeem, Asma. "Partition and the Mobilities of Margaret Bourke-White and Zarina," American Art 31, no. 2 (Summer 2017): 81-88.

“Zarina Hashmi: Refugee Camps, Temporary Homes.” Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas 3 (2017): 345-353.

Singh, Devinka. “India-France: Artistic Exchanges.” Marg: A Magazine of the Arts 69, no. 1 (September – December 2017): 14-21.

Mufti, Aamir R. “Zarina’s Language Question.” Marg: A Magazine of the Arts 68, no.1 (September- December 2016): 26-33.

Singh, Kishore. “Minimal, Women, Artists.” Business Standard, web, 12 March 2016.

“Repertoire of 30 Artists Trace Process of Creating Artworks.” Business Standard, web, 27 April 2015.

Brodie, Judith. “Notes: Zarina.” Print Quarterly 31, no. 1 (March 2014): 83–84.

Chattopadhyay, Pallavi. “A Border Runs through It.” Indian Express, 15 February 2014.

Dadi, Iftikhar. “Mapping Asia.” Yishu: Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art 13, no. 6 (November/December 2014): 88–89.

“Goings On about Town: Art—Zarina,” New Yorker, 17 November 2014, 16.

Gratza, Agnieszka. “Zarina’s ‘Folding House.’” Art Agenda, 3 March 2014.

Kumar, Shaurya. “Zarina: Paper and Partition.” Art in Print 3, no. 6 (March–April 2014): 20–24.

Kurchanova, Natasha. “Zarina: Descending Darkness,” Studio International, 21 November 2014.

Prakash, Uma. “A World of Loss and Displacement.” Asian Art News 24, no. 4 (July/August 2014): 70–73.

Sawhney, Aakriti. “Zarina Hashmi: A Life Mapped on Paper.” Hindustan Times, 11 February 2014.

Sengupta, Paula. “The Other Voice: Women in Indian Art—A Post-Modern Study.” Arts Illustrated 1, no. 5 (February–March 2014): 56–57.

Vali, Murtaza. “Critics’ Picks: New York—Zarina.” Artforum, November 2014, http://artforum.com/picks/#picks49278.

Zarina. “These Cities Blotted into the Wilderness (Adrienne Rich after Ghalib)” [portfolio]. Tripwire 8, Oakland 2014: 70–80.

Cotter, Holland. “ARTS: The Week Ahead: Jan 27–Feb 2.” New York Times, 25 January 2013.

Nadelman, Cynthia. “Pulp Fictions.” ARTnews 112, no. 9, (October 2013): 88–93.

Ollman, Leah. “Exhibition Reviews: Zarina—Hammer Museum.” Art in America, February 2013, 110–11.

Patel, Vibhuti. “Dividing Lines and The Art of the Exile.” Wall Street Journal, 25 January 2013, A21.

Rosenberg, Karen. “Reveling in the Multicultural Possibilities of Paper.” New York Times, 1 February 2013, C28.

Sen, Geeti. “Portrait of an Artist: Zarina Hashmi.” Arts Illustrated 1, no. 4 (December 2013–January 2014): 24–27.

Shemza, Anwar Jalal. “Zarina.” Harper’s Bazaar—Hong Kong, no. 1 (May 2013): 42–43.

Singh, Devika. “Reviews: Zarina—Guggenheim Museum, New York.” Frieze, no. 156 (June 2013): 235.

Tichenor, Brian M., and Thorp Raun. “Zarina: Paper like Skin.” Art in Print, January 2013, 46–47.

Wilson-Goldie, Kaelen. “Critics’ Picks: Zarina Hashmi—Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.” Artforum, April 2013.

Wolff, Rachel. “Printmaker Zarina Hashmi Finally Gets Her Due at the Guggenheim.” Modern Painters, January 2013, 56–61.

Citron, Beth. “Previews—Zarina: Paper like Skin.” Artforum 51, no. 2 (October 2012): 115.

Jahagirdar, Archana. “Plural Landscapes.” Indian Express, 29 April 2012. Knight, Christopher. “Review: Zarina Hashmi Imprints Herself in Paper.” Los Angeles Times, 21 November 2012.

Masters, H. G. “Five Plus One: Zarina Hashmi.” Art Asia Pacific Almanac, 2012, 84.

Rosenberg, Karen. “Art Review: Leaving the Figure Behind.” New York Times, 22 June 2012, C26.

Sand, Olivia. “Artist Profile: Zarina Hashmi.” Asian Art, June 2012.

“54th Venice Biennale: Zarina Hashmi (India).” Art It, 2 June 2011.

“After 116 Years, India Pavilion’s Debut at Venice Art Fair.” Deccan Herald, 15 April 2011.

Bonnet, Frédéric. “À l’heure indienne.” Journal des arts, 23 June 2011, 32.

Chatterjee, Madhusree. “Muslim Women Creating New Artscape.” Thaindian News, 14 September 2011. Cohen,

Margot. “India Heads to the Venice Biennale.” Wall Street Journal Scene Asia [blog], 10 January

2011. http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2011/01/10/india-heads-to-the-venice-biennale/.

de Maulmin, Valérie. “Dans la lumière dorée de Zarina Hashmi.” Connaissance des arts, no. 693 (May 2011): 106..

“Indian Art Heads for the Shores of Venice.” Mail Today, 4 April 2011, 21.

“Indian Pavilion in Venice Biennale Makes Visitors Curious.” Pravasi Today, 7 June 2011.

Jumabhoy, Zehra. “Zarina Hashmi, Gallery Espace.” Artforum, May 2011.

Kaira, Vandana. “Now Art Is Fashion.” Indian Express, 25 January 2011.

Khasnis, Giridhar. “Mapping inner Links.” Deccan Herald, 22 January 2011.

“Le Zimbabwe et l’Inde, nouveaux venus à la Biennale de Venise, annoncent leurs pavillons et artistes.”

Artinfo France, 20 April 2011.

Maddox, Georgina. “Buzz at the Biennale.” Express Newsline, 20 June 2011, 6.

“Zarina Hashmi’s Personal Journey across Continents and Civilizations.” The Arts Trust—Indian Contemporary Art, 22 June 2011.

Mazumdar, Subhra. “Celebrating India’s Art in All Its Hues.” Deccan Herald, 28 May 2011.

Poddar, Sandhini. “Sight Lines: On the Horizon.” Art in America, February 2012, 31.

Raaj, Neelam. “Paper Trail.” TOI-Crest, 12 February 2011.

Rahman, Maseeh. “Mouthing Off Gift Horses.” Outlook India, 4 July 2011,

Ruff, Joel. “Focus Indien.” Artnet, 3 June 2011. http://www.artnet.fr/magazine/expositions/RIFF/INDIEN.asp.

“Zarina Hashmi: Noor.” Télérama sortir, 14 June 2011.

Sasaki, Sali. “100 Artists’ Prices.” Art Newspaper Magazine, June 2011.

“First-Ever India Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.” Culture360, 5 May 2011. http://culture360.asef.org/news/first-ever-india-pavilion-at-the-venice-biennale/.

“The India Pavilion at Venice.” The Arts Trust—Indian Contemporary Art, May 2011.

“Zarina Hashmi: Noor.” Télérama sortir, 25 May 2011, 31. Tripathi,

Shailaja. “Etched Forever.” The Hindu, 17 February 2011.

“Indian Artist Zarina Hashmi’s First Solo Show in Paris Opens at Jaeger Bucher Gallery.”

Artdaily.org, 28 March 2011.

“Zarina dans les villes.” Air France Magazine, April 2011, 35.

“Zarina Hashmi.” Art Investor, March 2011, 51.

Wolinski, Natacha. “Saison Indienne.” Air France Magazine, June 2011.

Baswani, Manisha Gera. “Fly on the Wall #2.” Take on Art Magazine 1 (January 2010).

Chishti, Seema. “Finally, Indian Pavilion at 2011 Venice Biennale.” Indian Express, 27 September 2010.

Cotter, Holland. “Mind and Matter: Alternative Abstractions, 1940s to Now.” New York Times, 18 June

2010.

Gera, Manisha. “Contemporary Artists and Mud.” Namaste: The ITC Welcomgroup Magazine, December 2010, 47–50.

Blume, Jillian. “Summer Arts Guide.” New York Observer, 29 June 2009, 3.

Chaturyedi, Bharati. “Second India Summit Sees Overwhelming Attendance, Modest Sales.” Art India, 26 August 2009.

Citron, Beth. “Zarina Hashmi.” Artforum.com, July 2009.

Cotter, Holland. “Gaze East and Dream.” New York Times, 30 January 2009, C29.

“Zarina Hashmi ‘The Ten Thousand Things.’” New York Times, 17 July 2009, C25.

Field, Jennifer. “Zarina Hashmi: The Ten Thousand Things.” ArtAsiaPacific, no. 66 (November 2009): 138.

King, Deirdre. “Les dix artistes indiens que vous devez connaître.” Connaissance des arts, January 2009. Thirukode,

Meenakshi. “Zarina Hashmi.” Whitewall Daily, 1 July 2009.

Wilson, Michael. “Zarina Hashmi: The Ten Thousand Things.” Time Out New York, no. 720 (16 July 2009): 59.

King, Deirdre. “Anchoring the Void.” Art News Magazine of India 13, no. 2 (2008): 115–16.

Nath, Deeksha. “Fluid Structures: Gender and Abstraction.” Art Asia Pacific, no. 59 (July/August 2008): 157.

Cotter, Holland. “The Art of Feminism as It First Took Shape.” New York Times, 9 March 2007. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/09/arts/design/09wack.html.

Dang, Gitanjali. “All That’s Fit to Print.” Hindustan Times, 23 January 2007.

“Zarina Hashmi—The Early Years.” SHE, February 2007, 58.

Pal, Deepanjana. “The Fine Print.” Time Out Mumbai, 12 January 2007, 48.

Patel, Samir S. “Zarina: Edges of Her World.” Art Asia Pacific, no. 54 (July 2007): 72.

Nazar, Nukta-E. “Nukta in Conversation with Zarina Hashmi.” Nukta Art, January 2006, 136–42.

Nelson, Robert. “Micro View of the Macro World.” The Age, 29 March 2006.

Cotter, Holland. “Art in Review; Zarina.” New York Times, 2 December 2005.

“The Listings.” New York Times, 16 December 2005.

“Taking a Magical Flight through Modern India.” New York Times, 4 March 2005. ZJ. “Cut to the Quick.” TimeOut Mumbai, 2005.

Akhtar, Aasim. “Imaginary Homelands.” DAWN, 2004.

Hanif, Saquib. “Extreme Expressiveness.” Herald, August 2004, 103–5.

Mirza, Quddus. “Zarina Hashmi at Rohtas 2.” Flash Art 37 (May-June 2004): 76.

Nagy, Peter. “Paradise Now?” Art Asia Pacific, 2004, 82.

Naqvi, Akbar. “From Intimate Speech to Political Correctness.” Herald, March 2004, 132–34.

“The Atlas of My World: Zarina Hashmi in Dialogue with Geeti Sen.” India International Centre Quarterly

30, no. 3 /4 (Winter 2003 – Spring 2004): 240-257.

Ganesh, Chitra. “Memory on the Edge of Collapse: Zarina Hashmi and Jean Shin.” Dialogue—Magazine of the Asian American Arts Alliance, March 2001, 8–11.

Akhter, Shamim. “Art & Artist.” Daily News, 9 September 2000.

Chopra, Suneet. “The Conceptual Travels of Zarina Hashmi.” Financial Express, 30 January 2000.

Dutt, Nirupama. “Home Is ELSEWHERE.” Express Newsline, 20 January 2000.

Husain, Marjorie. “Zarina Hashmi in Exhibition.” DAWN, 31 August 2000, 16–17.

Jain, Madhu. “Away from Home.” India Today, 31 January 2000.

Mukul, Akshaya. “An Honest Memory of Home.” Hindustan Times, 23 January 2000.

“Markers of an Artist’s Life.” Business Standard, 29 January 2000.

“Minimalist at Home.” Hindustan Times, 26 January 2000.

Naqvi, Akbar. “Discourse of Intimacy.” Herald, October 2000, 131–33.

Sen, Geeti. “Mapping Boundaries in Space and Time.” Art News Magazine of India 5, no. 1 (2000): 32– 35.

Yadav, R. S. “Zarina at Gallery Espace.” ARTDEAL, January 2000, 41.

“Zarina Hashmi” [interview]. N-R-Eyes. VHS video. Broadcast on Zee TV, 2000.

Sinha, Gayatri. “Some Innuendo, Some Fantasy.” The Hindu, 31 December 1999.

Green, Charles. “Ada or Ardor: Nature Morte.” Artforum International, April 1998. McEvilley,

Thomas. “Tracking the Indian Diaspora.” Art in America, October 1998, 75–79. Sharma, Nandini. “Colours of Diversity.” North American Special, 1998.

Kelly, June, and Alfred Corn. “On Paper.” Journal of Prints, Drawings, and Photography 2, no. 2 (November 1997): 41.

“Zarina Hashmi.” Newsweek, 4 August 1997, 34.

Corn, Alfred. India Today, 31 March 1996, 160–61.

Borum, Jennifer. Nikkei Art, 1995.

Corn, Alfred. “Arts & Letters.” ARTnews, December 1995.

Moonrabbit Review, March 1995, inside front panel.

Borum, Jennifer. “Asia/America.” Artforum, September 1994, 108.

Melwani, Lavina. “Journeys across the Canvas: Painting and Identity.” Little India, March 1994, 27–35.

Farrukh, Niilofur. “Diary of a Traveller.” Dawn, 1993.

Husain, Marjorie. “Breaking Journey.” Tuesday Review, 24 August 1993, 20.

Naqvi, Akbar. “The House That Zarina Built.” Herald, September 1993. 124–25.

Safrani, Shehbaz H. “Zarina at the Bronx Museum of the Arts.” Asian Art News 2, no. 2 (March 1992).

Husain, Marjorie. “101 Urdu Proverbs.” Herald, September 1991.

“Tearing Down the Walls.” Herald September 1991, 146–47.

Dioscuri. “Memories and Motifs.” Star, August 1990.

Husain, Marjorie. “Etched in the Mind.” Herald, September 1990, 154–55.

“Printmaker to Share Technique.” Daily Star, 2 November 1990, 20.

Liebmann, Lisa. “Zarina’s Balm.” Artforum 26 (January 1988): 74–76.

Raven, Arlene. “Remember.” Village Voice, 26 May 1987, 101.

Shepard, Joan. “The Arts Community: Center Makes a Home for Art on Homeless.” Daily News, 8 May 1987.

“Home Is Where the Art Is.” Artspeak, 16 May 1987. Shere, Charles. Tribune, 9 March 1987.

Ahmed, Tehmina. “Paper Chase.” Star, 2 January 1986, 7.

Chaitanya, Krishna. “Art of Paper & Thread.” Hindustan Times, 20 January 1986. “The

Glory in Paper.” Times of India, 20 January 1986.

Lal, Lakshmi. “A Metaphor in Full Bloom.” Times of India, 2 February 1986.

Lipps, Lacey. Taste, 19 November 1986.

Husain, Marjorie. “Pulpitations.” Herald, June 1985, 80–82.

Javeri, Rabiya. “Artist with a Mission.” Dawn, 27 December 1985, 3.

Zaman, Hameed. “A Touch of Spiritual Rationale.” DAWN, 1985.

Cohen, Ronny. “Paper Routes.” ARTnews 82, no. 8 (October 1983): 79–85.

Saint-Gilles, Amaury. “Art: People and Places.” Mainichi Daily News, 14 May 1983.

Das Gupta, Chidananda. “Indian Painters in a Global Village.” Span, November 1982, 40–44.

Degener, Patricia. “Artists Discover a New Medium in an Ancient Craft Tradition.” St. Louis Post, 15

August 1982.

“New Editions.” ARTnews 81, no. 7 (September 1982). “Lukewarm Show by Émigré Artists.” Times of India, 14 December 1982.

Rickey, Carrie. “Why Women Don’t Express Themselves.” Village Voice 27, no. 44 (2 November 1982).

Sarwar, Beena. “Zarina Hashmi—A Passion for Paper.” Star, 13 May 1982.

Shahani, Roshan. “Statement & Lyric.” Indian Express, 12 December 1982.

Singh, Patwant. “Zarina Hashmi: In Love with Paper.” Design, January 1982, 47–49.

Lal, Lakshmi. “An Island of Feminist Art.” Times of India, 26 July 1981, 5.

Print Collector’s Newsletter 12, no. 4 (September 1981).

Nath, Aman. “Geometric Juggling.” India Today, 1 April 1978, 76.

“ARTS.” Democratic World, 17 January 1974.

Karaka, Ratan. “Zarina’s Whites against Blacks.” Indian Express, 20 October 1972.

“The Prints as Technologies.” Link, 15 October 1972, 38–39.

Karaka, Ratan. “Graphic Artist.” Current, 1971.

Malik, Harji. “Zarina Hashmi.” Eve’s Weekly, 9 January 1971.

“Superb Serigraphs by Zarina.” Statesman, 15 December 1971.

Malik, Harji. “Exhibition of Graphics Impressive.” Indian Express, 17 December 1970.

“Graphics.” Blitz, 19 December 1970.

“Refreshing Graphic Compositions.” Times of India, 20 September 1970.

“Zarina’s Prints.” Hindustan Times, 21 September 1970.

Bharat Jyoti, 20 December 1970.

Malik, Harji. “The Artist in Her Studio.” Hindustan Time, 1968.